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Andre De Grasse sidelined for Canadian Track and Field Championships in Ottawa
Andre De Grasse sidelined for Canadian Track and Field Championships in Ottawa

CTV News

timea day ago

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  • CTV News

Andre De Grasse sidelined for Canadian Track and Field Championships in Ottawa

Sprinter Andre De Grasse speaks with CTV News Ottawa ahead of the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Ottawa. (CTV News Ottawa) As Canada's top track and field athletes compete in Ottawa at the national championships this weekend, sprinter Andre De Grasse will be watching from the sidelines. The Canadian Track and Field Championships run until Sunday at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility at Mooney's Bay. However, the seven-time Olympic medallist tells CTV News Ottawa tightness in his hamstring will prevent him from competing this weekend. 'Unfortunately, I won't be competing this weekend,' De Grasse told CTV News Ottawa's Patricia Boal on Wednesday. 'I picked up a little bit of tightness a couple of weeks ago with my hamstring so I'm going to play it safe and not do any extra damage I need to do. I'll just be here this weekend signing autographs, doing meet-and-greets, taking pictures and just hanging out with my fans and making sure everyone has a chance to see me.' De Grasse expects to be ready for the World Athletics Championship in Tokyo in September. 'I have about five-six weeks, so I should be good. It's just a little bit of tightness in my hamstring so I don't want to risk it and make it worse,' De Grasse said. 'I've been getting a lot of treatment from the team doctors here, making sure I'm ready to go when it matters.' De Grasse won gold with the men's 4X100 metre relay team at the Paris Olympics, and won gold in the 200 metres and bronze in the 100 metres in Tokyo 2020. The semi-finals and the finals for the men's and women's 100 metres are scheduled for Friday night in Ottawa, while the 200 metres semi-finals and finals are set for Sunday. De Grasse admits there is 'always a little bit of pressure' for athletes competing at home. 'There's obviously a little bit more expectations because you have your family, your friends – you want to do well in front of them,' De Grasse said. 'I always treat that as something very special to me.' De Grasse tells CTV News Ottawa he is looking towards the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. 'L.A. would be a full-circle moment for me,' De Grasse said. 'I went to school in L.A., it's kind of where I got my start and started to make a name for myself out there. Definitely, that would be a full-circle moment for me, competing at the Coliseum.'

Watch Canada's De Grasse, Brown compete at Diamond League Oslo
Watch Canada's De Grasse, Brown compete at Diamond League Oslo

CBC

time11-06-2025

  • Sport
  • CBC

Watch Canada's De Grasse, Brown compete at Diamond League Oslo

2025 World Athletics Wanda Diamond League: Oslo Live in 1 day Social Sharing Click on the video player above beginning on Thursday at 2 p.m. ET to watch live action from the Diamond League track and field meet in Oslo, Norway. Two of Canada's top men's sprinters will go head-to-head at the Diamond League circuit's latest stop, the Bislett Games in Oslo. Canadians Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown will both run in the men's 200m in Norway's capital when the event streams live on Thursday at 2 p.m. ET on and CBC Gem. De Grasse and Brown recently both competed as challengers at the Grand Slam Track league meet in Philadelphia. Brown edged out his compatriot at the finish line of the 200 in that event, finishing third in 20.50, while De Grasse was fourth in 20.58. Thursday's rematch is scheduled to begin at 2:42 p.m. ET. Joining the men's 200m field in Oslo is Liberia's Joseph Fahnbulleh, Americans Kyree King and Vernon Norwood, Reynier Mena of Cuba, Timothé Mumenthaler of Switzerland, and Italy's Fillipo Tortu. Watch all the action from Diamond League in Oslo beginning on Thursday at 2 p.m. ET on and CBC Gem. Click here for the full broadcast schedule. Also in action in Oslo is reigning world and Olympic champion in the men's hammer throw, Ethan Katzberg. The Nanaimo B.C., native will compete a day earlier, on Wednesday, in a non-Diamond League event. Katzberg will look to keep his 2025 season rolling – he won the men's hammer throw title at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi earlier this month. Kenny Bednarek on newfound confidence, success in Grand Slam Track 6 days ago Duration 8:46 The American sprinter discusses what has led to his improved 100m, Grand Slam Track's success so far and his goals for this season.

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