Canadian Andre De Grasse wins gold medal in men s 200m
by News Staff and The Canadian Press
Posted Aug 4, 2021 9:02 am EDT
Last Updated Aug 4, 2021 at 1:25 pm EDT
Andre De Grasse, of Canada, reacts after his semifinal of the men s 200-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Canadian Andre De Grasse has captured the gold medal in the men’s 200m, his second medal of the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
De Grasse ran the 200-metre sprint in 19.62 seconds, improving on the record he set for Canada in the semi-final.
The other Canadian in the race, Aaron Brown, failed to get on the podium, finishing sixth.
El canadiense
Andre de Grasse ganó este miércoles la carrera de los 200 metros de atletismo en los
Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020, los primeros sin el recordman jamaiquino Usain Bolt, con un tiempo de 19s62. De Grasse se quedó con la medalla de oro en esta prueba, que desde Beijing 2008 le pertenecía al Rayo Bolt. Retirado en 2017, el jamaiquino sigue siento el dueño de los tiempos más rápidos en los 100 metros (9s63) y en los 200 metros: su récord mundial es de 19s19 y el récord olímpico, de 19s30.
El podio de Tokio 2020 lo completaron los estadounidenses Kenneth Bednarek, medalla de plata con 19s68, y Noah Lyles, el campeón mundial, bronce con 19s74.
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