De Grasse has done it! GOLD in the 200m at Tokyo 2020

Andre De Grasse has just won the gold medal in the 200m at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with a personal best time of 19.62 seconds.

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In second and third place were Kenneth Kednarek (19.68) and Noah Lyles (19.74) of the United States.

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This is the fifth Olympic medal for Andre De Grasse, including a bronze in the 100m at Tokyo 2020. De Grasse also won a silver medal in the 200m and bronze medals in the 100m and 4x100m relay at Rio 2016.

Usain Bolt still holds the world record in the 200m, with a time of 19.19 seconds.

???? GOLD MEDAL FOR #TEAMCANADA ????

Andre De Grasse sprints to 200m ???? with a time of 19.62s ????????????

This is his second straight Olympic medal in the event, and his second medal of #Tokyo2020 ????

Race into the details ➡️ https://t.co/vUgMmSwnjS pic.twitter.com/mapsjT7ba4

— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) August 4, 2021

For the complete medal count at the Olympics, please visit the Tokyo 2020 website.

For more on Team Canada, please visit their website. To watch live coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Canada via CBC, please click here.

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