Day two morning preview: Andre De Grasse begins bid for Olympic medal

Day two of the Olympics sees the start of one of the marquee events in track and field: the men’s 100m. Andre De Grasse begins his bid for the Olympic podium at 11 a.m. EDT when he will face off against the likes of Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin in the heats. The women’s 3,000m steeplechase begins the day for events featuring Canadians.

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Women’s 3,000m steeplechase – Preliminary round – 9:05 a.m. EDT

Canadians: Maria Bernard, Geneviève Lalonde, Erin Teschuk.

A deep event in Canadian athletics is the women’s 3,000m steeplechase. Canada enters the max amount of athletes (three) and the national champion, Erin Teschuk, and national record holder, Geneviève Lalonde, are in the field. There are only two rounds in the steeplechase.

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The Canadian will be split up amongst the heats. Teschuk is in heat one, Bernard is in heat two and Lalonde will be in heat three. The top three out of each race advance to the finals automatically while the next six fastest times will earn a non-automatic spot. Watch for the Canadians to run between 9:35 and 9:50 on Saturday.

See the full details on the steeplechase at the Olympics here.

Women’s 400m – Heats – 10 a.m. EDT

Canadians: Alicia Brown, Kendra Clarke, Carline Muir.

Another event that is well represented by Canadians is the women’s 400m. Carline Muir in heat eight has the best draw as she is ranked second. The two other Canadians are ranked outside of the top-three in their heat and only the top two in each heat qualify for the next round. Fortunately, there are eight spots for non-automatic qualifiers meaning that an athlete can advance based on their time alone.

Women’s heptathlon – Long jump

Canadians: Brianne Theisen-Eaton.

Theisen-Eaton begins her second of two days of the heptathlon tomorrow morning with the long jump. The heptathlon, a seven-discipline combined event, is scored based on seven individual events contributing towards an overall cumulative score. The Canadian enters day two in sixth. She was ranked number one based on 2016 performances entering the Olympics.

There are still three events to be contested on day two of the heptathlon meaning Theisen-Eaton still has plenty of time to get back into medal contention. She’s the reigning world championship silver medallist and the Canadian record holder in the seven-event discipline.

The remainder of the heptathlon will take place on Saturday evening and concludes with the 800m. Theisen-Eaton is 186 points back of Great Britain’s Jessica Ennis-Hill, the defending Olympic champion.

Her best throw in the shot put on Friday

#CAN Brianne Theisen-Eaton records 8th best throw in shot put (13.45) for the heptathlon, currently 5th overall https://t.co/2UlEmrqDGn

— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) August 13, 2016

Theisen-Eaton’s 200m run on Friday

#CAN Brianne Theisen-Eaton finishes her 200m heat in 7th with a time of 24.18. The heptathlon continues tomorrow https://t.co/zvM13iE7mh

— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) August 13, 2016

Men’s 100m – Heats – 11 a.m. EDT

Canadians: Aaron Brown, Andre De Grasse, Akeem Haynes

The men’s 100m is arguably the most hyped event in track and field and this year’s field is shaping up to be one of the best ever. Jamaica’s Usain Bolt will be going for the triple-triple (nine gold medals in three Olympic Games) and fans will get their first glimpse of the world record holder on Saturday. He will be in tough with the likes of American Justin Gatlin and countrymen Yohan Blake when (and if) they reach the final. He will cruise and run easy and still qualify out of the heats on Saturday.

From a Canadian perspective, there are three solid runners including two sub-10 men in Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown. De Grasse should be a lock to make the final and make a run for a medal while Brown, if in form, should also qualify for the final. Akeem Haynes is the third Canadian in the men’s 100m and is a good candidate to advance on Saturday morning.

Men’s 100m includes (for Canadians) heats, semifinals and finals. The men’s 100m final is set for Sunday night with the semifinals set for Sunday morning.