Andre De Grasse, hoping for the chance to beat Usain Bolt for the first time at Friday's Diamond League meet in Monaco (CBCSports.ca, 2 p.m. ET), will have to wait until the upcoming world championships in London, England as the sprinters will be competing in separate events.
Crystal Emmanuel broke the Canadian record in the 200 metres on Tuesday, rewriting one of the oldest records on the books.
Forty-eight athletes, including defending champions Shawn Barber in pole vault and injured high jumper Derek Drouin, were named to Canada’s team Tuesday for the Aug. 5-13 world track and field championships at London Stadium in England.
Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse finished first and set a meeting record in the 200-metre race at the Diamond League stop in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday.
Fresh off double gold at the Canadian track and field championships, Andre De Grasse continues his preparation for worlds by running the 200 metres at a Diamond League meet in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 2 p.m. ET).
Distance runner and Canadian 10,000-metre record holder Cam Levins is trying to get his career back on track, literally, with his old college coach after ending his four-plus year working relationship with Alberto Salazar of the Nike Oregon Project training group.
Olympic relay champion Glenroy Gilbert has been named Athletics Canada's permanent head coach.
In the penultimate race of an illustrious career, four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah won the 3,000-metre race at the London leg of the Diamond League, while Canadians Liz Gleadle and Christabel Nettey both finished off the podium in there respective events on Sunday.
Andre De Grasse pulled away from the rest of the pack to win the 200-metre race at the Canadian track and field championships on Sunday, two days after he posted a victory in the 100. Fellow Canadian Crystal Emmanuel also captured the double with an absolutely dominant win in the 200 on Sunday.
The reigning Olympic and world champion in the men's 50-kilometre race walk, Matej Toth, has been suspended over an alleged breach of anti-doping rules.