Andre De Grasse and Team Canada win gold in men’s 4×100 relay
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I t was gold for Andre De Grasse and Team Canada as the men's 4x100-metre relay team crossed the finish line with the fastest time of 37.50.
The country's seventh gold medal of Paris 2024 came as Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney and De Grasse beat South Africa by seven-100ths of a second, earning them the silver, with Great Britain getting the bronze.
The U.S. was disqualified from the event after botching its first handoff.
It was also redemption for De Grasse, who has had a difficult time in Paris. After earning medals in all his events at the first two Olympics he competed in, he did not reach the final in either the 100- or 200-metre individuals.
Friday's gold is also Canada's third straight Olympic Games to medal in the event, having won silver at Tokyo 2020 and bronze in Rio.
Team Canada has won medals a total of five times in the men's 4x100 m relay at the Olympic Games.
De Grasse is now tied with swimmer Penny Oleksiak as the country's most decorated Olympian with seven medals.
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Well that was certainly a surprise, especially since they barely qualified for the final and raced way out in lane 9
Although Canadians usually excel at winter sports, it's good for them have at least some successes at the summer Olympics.
Lol unlike in 76 when we set an Olympic record by not winning a single medal as a host nation in Montreal
LOL. That just proves how humble and polite Canadians are. They excel at being great hosts that just want their foreign guests to be successful, comfortable and happy.
Well done Canada..
Good for them...
The US is going back to kindergarten to learn how to pass a damn stick...LOL
nerves
Happens to every relay team at some point, just bad luck
Its happened to the US men's every relay since 2008, thats more than bad luck.
Maybe it's because they're usually going so damn fast
The girls get it, something is up with the boys...
Bit like our swimming team.. it's the girls who haul in the gold... The guys go down for the third time..
Arvo..
Good to see us Aussies sitting third on the medal tally behind the two power houses.. China and the USA..
Done damn well us mob..🐨🇦🇺🦘
Our main ambition is to beat the Brits and hopefully that will be the case..😁
Not looking to beat any particular country this time and am content that we've already set a new record for number of medals received (although one was in breakdancing, so not sure that's a real medal, lol)
Jesus... The next olympics the mens 4x100 need to just practice baton passing for 3 months.
The women can do it, everyone else can do it. The US mens did it gold medal style 15 times... WTH.
As they say it happens..😁
For 28 years running?
Maybe they are slow learners..😁