Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse was second in the 100 metres at Sunday's Diamond League event in Morocco.Posted: May 19, 2024 3:57 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago
Andre De Grasse, pictured at the 2023 Canadian championships, was second in the 100 metres at a Diamond League event in Morocco on Sunday. Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse was second in the 100 metres at Sunday's Diamond League event in Morocco. De Grasse, 29, finished with a time of 10.19 seconds, 0.08 behind winner Emmanuel Eseme of Cameroon. Great Britain's Jeremiah Azu was third in 10.26. De Grasse's time was 0.08 behind his season best run of 10.11.WATCH | De Grasse 2nd in Morocco:The Olympic gold medalist was the runner-up with a time of 10.19 in the men's 100-metre race during the World Athletics Diamond League competition in Marrakech, Morocco.DurationThe Brooklyn, N.S.
The Brooklyn, N.S., native had a longest throw of 19.36 metres in Marrakech, behind winner Chase Jackson of the U.S. , and second-placed German Yemisi Ogunleye . Mitton still owns this season's world-leading throw of 20.68, set last weekend at the Throws U 2024 Series meeting in Fleetwood, Pa.Did Sarah Mitton almost leave shot put behind? A conversation with Ariel HelwaniCBC Olympics host Ariel Helwani sits down with world championship silver medallist Sarah Mitton to talk about her Olympic experience, goals for Paris, and how close she came to leaving the sport of shot put.
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