Canadian sprinter Andre de Grasse triumphed at the Tokyo Olympics in Wednesday’s 200m final with a time of 19.62 s. Behind him were three Americans, silver with a deficit of six hundred won by Kenneth Bednarek and bronze by Noah Lyles (+0.12).
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Andre De Grasse, winner of the Olympic 200.
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De Grasse set a personal and national record and achieved the most valuable triumph of his career, on the same track he was silver behind the Jamaican Usain Bolt at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. In Tokyo, he has already won a bronze medal in a hundred, thus repeating the placement five years ago.
He also has another Olympic bronze from the Rio in the 4 × 100 m relay. The 26-year-old Canadian completed part of his preparations for the Olympics in Šamorín.
The previous three Olympic titles in the two hundred were celebrated by Jamaican Usain Bolt, who had already ended his career. In the Tokyo final, up to five runners now fit under 20 seconds. Not a single representative of the European continent made it to the finals.
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Slovak sprinter Ján Volko did not advance from the 200 m starts in Tokyo. He finished fifth in 21.21 seconds, placing him 42nd overall overall.
Men’s 200m Finals: 1. Andre de Grasse (CAN) 19.62 s, 2. Kenneth Bednarek 19.68, 3. Noah Lyles 19.74, 4. Erriyon Knighton (all USA) 19.93, 5. Joseph Fahnbulleh (LBN) 19.98, 6. Aaron Brown (CAN) 20.20, 7. Rasheed Dwyer (JAM) 20.21, 8. Jereem Richards (TTO) 20.39
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