Christian Coleman withdraws from World Championship 200m
All three Canadian men are through to the 200m semi-final on Monday
On Saturday night, American Christian Coleman won the World Championship 100m in a personal best of 9.76, a time which also made him the sixth-fastest man in history. The sprinter was entered in the 200m heats which ran on Sunday afternoon, but pulled out at the last minute.
Christian Coleman wins the world 100m title in 9.76 seconds, a personal best. Coleman becomes the sixth-fastest man in history. pic.twitter.com/g7DlWlHYaa
— Nick Zaccardi (@nzaccardi) September 28, 2019
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Coleman reportedly couldn’t take the strain of racing on Sunday after Saturday’s victory. The Independent reports that Coleman was at the track until 1 a.m. and decided to forgo a chance at becoming a double World Championship gold medallist.
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Coleman faced heavy backlash from track and field fans ahead of the championships. The sprinter missed three out-of-competition drug tests in the last 12 months, which meant he was facing a two-year ban. After several weeks of investigation and the discovery of a legal loophole, the US Anti-Doping Agency dropped its case against Coleman.
"Where's the rest of the heat?" @De6rasse, probably.
Canada's De Grasse easily qualifies for the 200m semifinal, winning his heat in 20.20 at #WorldAthleticsChampshttps://t.co/YSVn80Ntz9 pic.twitter.com/0aKgGGPfgs
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) September 29, 2019
Canadians Aaron Brown and Andre De Grasse, fresh off of the 100m final, along with Brendan Rodney are onto the 200m semi-final Monday at 1:50 p.m. EDT. The three Canadians will face American Noah Lyles, the fourth-fastest man in history, in that semi-final. Without Coleman in contention for the gold, Lyles becomes the man to beat.
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In other Sunday action, Marco Arop has qualified for Tuesday’s 800m final. Arop ran an extremely impressive semi, leading his heat which included the sixth-fastest man in history Emmanuel Korir, wire to wire.
?? @marco_arop runs 1:45.07 in Heat 2 of the men’s 800m semifinals to qualify for Tuesday’s final ? pic.twitter.com/EH58lAlm42
— Athletics Canada (@AthleticsCanada) September 29, 2019
Unfortunately, Canadian record-holder Brandon McBride was eliminated in Sunday’s semi final. After a very slow first lap, McBride made a big move and swung wide with 500m to go but was passed in the final straightaway.
In the women’s 100m, Shelley Ann-Fraser Pryce, under two year post-postpartum, ran the world lead in the 100m for the win. She becomes the 0ldest 100m world champion. Second place went to Dina Asher-Smith, and Marie-Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast was third.
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