Andre De Grasse and Melissa Bishop light up the track on home soil

The most competitive meet in Canada so far this year, the Harry Jerome Classic, did not disappoint a packed Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, B.C. on Friday evening. Canadian stars Melissa Bishop and Andre De Grasse, two of the country’s best hopes for a medal at the Rio Olympics, won their events on June 17 among world-class fields.

Bishop, the world silver medallist in the 800m and Canadian record holder, ran 1:58.79 to break the existing meet record and defeat American Brenda Martinez. She’s expected to run in the Victoria Track Classic on Sunday.

Andre De Grasse

De Grasse continued his sprinting dominance on Friday evening with a pair of wins in the men’s 100m and 200m. He ran 10.32 to win the 100m and 20.46 in the 200m and was a favourite among the young fans after his races.

The 21-year-old Markham, Ont. native came into the Burnaby competition with back-to-back wins at Diamond League events in Oslo and Birmingham. He won two golds at the Pan Am Games in Toronto last summer and followed that up with a pair of bronze medals at the world championships in Beijing.

Harry Jerome is believed to be De Grasse’s final race before the Olympic Trials July 7-10 in Edmonton. Between his 100m and 200m events, he was kept busy by taking selfies with fans and signing autographs as his popularity continues to grow ahead of Rio.

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Steeplechase

The men’s and women’s 3,000m steeplechase events are turning out to be two of Canada’s most competitive disciplines as four men have Olympic standard as do five women. The water pit is always one of the more popular spots to enjoy a track meet.

Bridget Franek won the women’s race at the Harry Jerome Classic and Donn Cabral won the men’s race. Both are American.

Brianne Theisen-Eaton

The heptathlete narrowed her focus on Friday by running the 100m hurdles at the Harry Jerome Classic instead of her seven-event specialty. The Canadian heptathlon record holder and world indoor champion was third in 13.40.

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Gabriela Stafford

The University of Toronto student who ran the Canadian Olympic qualifying standard the last time she was on the track challenged American record holder Shannon Rowbury for the win in the women’s 1,500m by making a strong move on the final curve. The 20-year-old did well to finish second (4:09.65) in a competitive field.

The Harry Jerome Classic is named after one of Canada’s all-time sprint greats. The sprinter won a bronze medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics (100m) and was a world record holder during his career.

Full results can be found here.