De Grasse 2nd in Diamond League 100m, Mitton 3rd in shot put
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Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse was second in the 100 metres at Sunday’s Diamond League event in Morocco.
De Grasse, 29, finished with a time of 10.19 seconds, 0.08 behind winner Emmanuel Eseme of Cameroon. Great Britain’s Jeremiah Azu was third in 10.26. De Grasse’s time was 0.08 behind his season best run of 10.11.
Compatriot Sarah Mitton collected a third-place finish in the women’s shot put.
WATCH | De Grasse 2nd in Morocco:
The Olympic gold medalist was the runner-up with a time of 10.19 in the men’s 100-metre race during the World Athletics Diamond League competition in Marrakech, Morocco.
WATCH | Mitton 3rd in shot put:
The Brooklyn, N.S. native notched her best throw on her third turn, earning a score of 19.36 in the women’s shot put during the World Athletics Diamond League competition in Marrakech, Morocco.
The Brooklyn, N.S., native had a longest throw of 19.36 metres in Marrakech, behind winner Chase Jackson of the U.S. (20.00), and second-placed German Yemisi Ogunleye (19.40).
Mitton still owns this season’s world-leading throw of 20.68, set last weekend at the Throws U 2024 Series meeting in Fleetwood, Pa.
WATCH | Mitton in conversation with Ariel Helwani:
CBC Olympics host Ariel Helwani sits down with world championship silver medallist Sarah Mitton to talk about her Olympic experience, goals for Paris, and how close she came to leaving the sport of shot put.
