Women's 5000 metre gold medalist Jessica O'Connell, bronze medalist Rachel Cliff and silver medalist Andrea Seccafien, left to right, round the track at the Canadian Championships in Montreal on Thursday, July 25, 2019.Andrea Seccafien smashed the Canadian record and ran well under the Olympic standard to win the 10,000 metres at the Sound Running Track Meet on Friday night.Natasha Wodak set the previous national record of 31:41.59 in 2015. The Olympic standard is 31.25.
Melissa Bishop-Nriagu of Windsor, Ont., shaved nearly five seconds off her personal best in the 1,500 metres on Saturday, finishing fifth in 4:04.42. Bishop-Nriagu has already run the Olympic qualifying standard in the 800. And Toronto’s Gabriela DeBues-Stafford, who’s already achieved the Tokyo standard in the 1,500, moved down to the 800, running 2:00.03 to finish sixth.Build your personal news feedfeed daily, and never miss an article. Access your Following feed from your account menu at the top right corner of every page.
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