Aaron Brown tried to warn everybody. But they didn't listen.
Aaron Brown, right, and Andre de Grasse, of Canada, celebrate after winning the gold medal in the men's 4 x 100 meters relay final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Canada's men's 4x100-metre relay team claimed Olympic gold on Friday night at Stade de France in a stellar performance from Lane 9. With Andre De Grasse running the anchor leg, the Canadians posted a winning time of 37.50 seconds. .
“These guys can do incredible things when we put our minds to it and it showed today. Never count us out, no matter what lane. … We can be in two, we can be in nine, we can be in the stands, it doesn’t matter. … These guys can make magic together.”As far as running from Lane 9 goes, Rodney said it was of benefit.
In Paris, De Grasse said he re-aggravated a hamstring some days back after missing the 100 and 200 finals, the first time in his career he missed an Olympic final. When asked what was said Friday morning, Blake jumped in to say “Wake up, let’s go, we got a medal to go win. That’s it.” “I just tried to go for it. The rest yesterday helped too . … These guys mostly did all the work to be honest, these guys had some incredible legs.”
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