Andre De Grasse fails to qualify, but Aaron Brown in 100-metre final at world track championships
Coming off a foot injury, down time and two separate bouts of COVID-19, De Grasse was unable to match the speed in his heat or the top eight to advance to the men’s 100-metre finals at the world track and field championships at Hayward Field.
Aaron Brown of Toronto, who clocked a 10.06 to finish third in the third heat, managed to make the final as a top eight qualifier. Oblique Seville of Jamaica and Marvin Bracy of the U.S. topped the third heat and automatically qualified with the other top two finishers in each heat.Article content De Grasse told reporters after the semifinals that he had hoped to “at least make the final,” but admitted he wasn’t in top racing form.
He was undecided about competing in the men’s 200 metres, citing energy levels as a concern he and his coaches are keeping close tabs on.
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