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De Grasse advances to 100m semifinals in Paris - National

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The Canadian Press

Posted August 3, 2024 7:56 am

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PARIS – Andre De Grasse is off to the semifinals of the men’s 100 metres at the Paris Olympics.

The 29-year-old sprinter from Markham, Ont., finished third in Heat 7 with a time of 10.07 seconds.

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Kenny Bednarek of the United States paced the group with a 9.97, while Cameroon’s Emmanuel Eseme ran a season-best time of 9.98.

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De Grasse has won bronze in the 100 at the last two Olympics, with a personal-best time of 9.89 seconds at the Tokyo Games in 2021.


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He owns a season best of 10.00 seconds, which he ran in Finland, meeting the Olympic standard on June 18.

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The semifinals and final for the men’s 100 will take place Sunday night.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 3, 2024.

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