De Grasse wins first Diamond League title at Prefontaine Classic
Canada’s Andre De Grasse had an impressive season-best performance in the men’s 200 metres to win his first Diamond League title at the Prefontaine Classic on Sunday.
Americans Kenny Bednarek and Erriyon Knighton placed second and third, respectively. Toronto’s Aaron Brown finished sixth . He ran 19.89 in a Diamond League meet in Belgium on Sept. 8 for his first sub-20 second performance of the year, which catapulted him into Sunday’s final. The 24-year-old ran a time of one minute 42.85 seconds. The previous Canadian record was 1:43.20, set by Brandon McBride in 2018 with Arop’s previous personal best being 1:43.24, which he ran on Sept. 2.
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