De Grasse races to bronze in 100 metres, breaks women’s hold on Canadian medal haul
RIO DE JANEIRO — Andre De Grasse proved once again that he can run with the best sprinters in the world.
The Canadian flew to a personal best time of 9.91 seconds to take the bronze medal in the men’s 100-metre sprint Sunday at the Rio Olympics.
De Grasse beat his bronze-medal time from the 2015 world championships by one-hundredth of a second, trailing only the legendary Usain Bolt and American sprinter Justin Gatlin in a star-studded field.
“I’m speechless,” De Grasse said. “They’re probably jumping up and down screaming back home in Canada.”