Andre De Grasse goes sub-10 in last race before Canadian nationals

Canadian 200m record-holder Andre De Grasse is ready for the Canadian national championships. On Saturday he clocked a season’s best of 9.99 in the 100m at the London Diamond League, his first time under 10 seconds since 2016.

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"I haven't ran that fast in two years." – Andre De Grasse after he ran 9.99 seconds in 100m at London Diamond League @Underarmour #WeWillhttps://t.co/vUP699JcKt pic.twitter.com/M5dCX0eLgq

— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) July 20, 2019

De Grasse had a disappointing summer on the track in 2018, dealing with a hamstring injury that forced him to pull up in the 200m semi-final at the Canadian championships and call his season early. He also was unable to compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The sprinter’s difficult 2018 season followed his withdrawal from the 2017 World Championships.

But De Grasse is clearly back and in good shape. He will face Aaron Brown next weekend at the national championships, and there’s a lot on the line. Both runners have achieved world standard, but only first place is guaranteed a spot on the team.

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Victory and a strong finish for Jamaica's @AkeemBloomfield in 44.40 in the #LondonDL 400m.

Barbados' Jonathan Jones clocks a national record 44.63 in second.

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— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) July 21, 2019

In other London news, Jonathan Jones, the 400m runner who didn’t hear the false start at the Monaco Diamond League, just ran a national record for Barbados at 44.63.

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A major achievement by home favourite Laura Muir at @Diamond_League – London

But keep your eye on Canada's Gabriela Debues-Stafford just behind as she throws on the jets late in the race to catapult to 3rd place and a national record in the 1500m ?? pic.twitter.com/J3D8skt9mU

— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) July 20, 2019

Gabriela DeBues-Stafford set her fifth Canadian record of 2019 on Saturday when she ran a 4:00.26 over 1,500m, eclipsing the previous Canadian record by 0.01 seconds. She is currently on her way back to Canada to compete at the national championships this coming weekend.