The Canadian men’s 4×100-metre relay team has captured Olympic bronze in Friday’s final at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.
Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney and Jerome Blake finished in 37.70 seconds, behind Italy, who won gold with 37.50, and Great Britain, who took silver with 37.51.
De Grasse ran the anchor leg and put his team into medal position, racing past the Chinese and Jamaican teams, who finished in 37.79 and 37.84, respectively.
THAT FINISH<br><br>Andre De Grasse does everything he can in the anchor leg of the 4x100m and pushes to bronze<br><br>The gold belongs to the Italians <a href=”https://t.co/deEd4aEIBI”>pic.twitter.com/deEd4aEIBI</a>
—@CBCOlympics
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