Andre De Grasse of Canada Wins Wide-Open 200m Sprint Final at Tokyo Olympics
The 26-year-old Canadian now has a full collection of Olympic medals after a scorching win in the 200m final in Tokyo.
MICHAEL STEELE
Canada’s Andre de Grasse timed his run perfectly to grab gold in a scorching Olympic 200m final on Wednesday. The 26-year-old, second to Usain Bolt in Rio five years ago, powered down the final straight to win what was considered the most wide-open sprint final of the Tokyo Games. The American world champion Noah Lyles had the best start, enjoying a clear lead around the bend, but faded as de Grasse—chased home by the American Kenny Bednarek—ran away with the gold in a time of 19.62 seconds. Bednarek took silver in 19.68 with Lyles claiming bronze in 19.74.
It lived up to the hype!
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 4, 2021
An intense men's 200m final ends with Andre De Grasse taking the GOLD. 🥇#TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/xBohSMgDSL
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