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Team New Zealand trailed the field early, but stormed back in the final three legs to win the elite mixed relay at the World Triathlon Series Sunday.

Sage Watson of Medicine Hat, Alta., continues to lower her time in the women's 400-metre hurdles, posting another season-best with a 55.32-second clocking at the Müller Anniversary Games at London Stadium on Sunday.

Australia's Emma Jackson outduelled American Summer Rappaport on the final lap to win the women's elite event at the ITU World Triathlon Series Saturday.

Make it five Canadian records for runner Gabriela DeBues-Stafford in 2019 after the Toronto native broke Lynn Kanuka's near-34-year-old mark on Saturday, placing third in 4:00.26 in the women's 1,500 metres at the Müller Anniversary Games at London Stadium.

Canada's Andre De Grasse dipped under 10 seconds for the first time in four 100-metre races this season, clocking 9.99 to place fifth at the Müller Anniversary Games at London Stadium on Saturday.

Canadian marathoner Lanni Marchant, who needed only two races in her comeback from hip surgery to remember how much fun it is to compete, is running pain-free for the first time in years and may attempt to reach the Olympic standard later this year.

Canada's Andre De Grasse will be focused on running a fast opening 30 metres in the men’s 100 at the Müller Anniversary Games on Saturday (CBCSports.ca, 9 a.m. ET) that his coach says is needed to close the gap on the world’s elite sprinters.

Watch Road to the Olympic Games, our weekly program spotlighting the best high-performance athletes from Canada and around the world. On this week's edition of the program, watch coverage from the Diamond League track and field event in London, England.

Watch action from the IAAF Diamond League's track and field event in London England. The two-day event begins on Saturday, July 20 at 9 a.m. ET.

Alysha Newman has broken her own Canadian record in the pole vault for the second time in the last two months, clearing 4.77 metres on her third attempt Wednesday to finish on top of the podium at the Stabhochsprung Jockgrim meet in Germany.