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Andre De Grasse wins third straight 100m crown as Canada’s fastest man

Andre De Grasse wins in front of a home crowd in Ottawa as Crystal Emmanuel sets a lifetime best in the women's 100m final

Andre De Grasse and Crystal Emmanuel defended their titles as Canada’s fastest man and fastest woman.

De Grasse, who eyed a sub-10-second performance in the 100m final on Friday, ran 10.11 to defeat Brendon Rodney and secure his spot at the IAAF World Championships. Crystal Emmanuel, with an emphatic celebration, set a new 100m personal best in 11.20 at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Ottawa.

Highlights

Crystal Emmanuel
Photo: Michael Doyle.
Andre De Grasse
Photo: Michael Doyle.

Women’s 100m results

Finals
1 Emmanuel, Crystal 91 Flying Angels 11.20 0.8
2 Buchanan, Leya 96 U of Oklahoma 11.45 0.8
3 Owusu-Agyapong, Flings 88 Flying Angels 11.50 0.8
4 Westney, Jellisa 93 Supreme Athletics 11.68 0.8
5 Davis, Shai-Anne 93 Unattached Ontario 11.70 0.8
6 Walkeden, Leah 93 Green and Go 11.75 0.8
7 Rowe, Whitney 92 BC Unattached 11.82 0.8
8 Béliveau, Émy 95 Rive-Sud 11.92 0.8

Men’s 100m results

Finals
1 De Grasse, Andre 94 Speed Academy 10.11 0.8
2 Rodney, Brendon 92 Hamilton Eli 10.18 0.8
3 Smellie, Gavin 86 Flying Angels 10.23 0.8
4 Haynes, Akeem 92 AB Unattached 10.29 0.8
5 Ford-Azonwanna, Andre 95 House of Roots 10.34 0.8
6 Williams, Benjamin 92 Voleo Athletics 10.40 0.8
7 Effah, Sam 88 U of C Athletics 10.40 0.8
8 Ajomale, Mobolade 95 Flying Angels 10.42 0.8

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