Andre De Grasse qualifies for 200m semi-final at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse has just come third in his 200m heat at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, automatically qualifying him for the semi-final tonight. De Grasse ran at a time of 20.56, well below his personal and season best times of 19.80 and 19.89, respectively.

In first place was Femi Ogunode of Qatar (20.37) and in second place was Ramil Guliyev of Turkey (20.54).

De Grasse is coming off a bronze medal win in the 100m on Sunday.

Andre De Grasse coasts to third place in his 200m heat at #Tokyo2020, running a time of 20.56s, and advances to tonight's semifinals 💨#TeamCanada pic.twitter.com/ZZ8j4IyKK5
— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) August 3, 2021

Andre De Grasse qualifies for 200m semi-final at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

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