Canada's 4x100-metre men's relay team will not win a second straight gold medal. The reigning world champions placed sixth in their heat at the World Athletics Championships on Friday in Budapest with a time of 38.25 seconds, well outside of qualifying time for Saturday's final.
Posted: Aug 25, 2023 9:31 AM EDT | Last Updated: 12 minutes ago
"Of course if I was on the anchor leg we'd have been in the final, but I only had one run in my legs so I had to just give it my best shot in the 200 to give me a chance to get on the podium."Andre De Grasse discusses 200m final, skipping 4x100 relay heatsMarkham, Ont., native Andre De Grasse reflects on the World Athletics Championships and his 2023 season.
With the win, Lyles, 26, becomes the first man to complete the 100-200 double at worlds since Bolt in 2015. "All four of us did what we could to qualify. Andre has the 200 so he was resting his legs, so it's all good. We'll just come back next year for the Olympics and get our revenge then," he said.Racing in Lane 9, Toronto's Aaron Brown got Canada off to a blazing start before handing off to Blake, who kept the momentum going.
"I am stunned."@perditafelicien breaks down what went wrong for the men's 4x100m relay team and how it's now raised the pressure on Andre De Grasse to perform in the 200m final 😬WATCH: https://t.co/EmLfkkKX5v pic.twitter.com/Z6htAZYAzlThe result may have been especially bitter for Brown, who was disqualified from Thursday's 200 semifinals after posting a time fast enough to advance."I was already at max level so you can't get higher.
Gabby Thomas took silver in 21.81, while fellow American Sha'Carri Richardson added bronze to her 100 gold with a personal best 21.92.Shericka Jackson defends 200m world title with 2nd-fastest time everJamaica's Shericka Jackson wins the women's 200 metres final at the World Athletics Championships with championship-record time of 21.41 seconds.
Germany's Leo Neugebauer currently holds the top spot with 4,640 points, but LePage and Warner are both nipping at his heels.
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