(Montreal) Audrey Leduc easily dominated her 100-metre semi-final at the Canadian Track and Field Trials, but Andre De Grasse had to settle for second in his heat, behind Aaron Brown.
Published at 7:32 p.m.
Frédéric Daigle
The Canadian Press
Leduc, who holds the Canadian records in the 100 and 200 m, covered the distance in 11.9 seconds (11.09), well ahead of her closest pursuer, Quebec’s Marie-Éloïse Leclair (11.47), who also qualified for the final, played later Friday at the Claude-Robillard Sports Complex.
The Gatineau Leduc recorded a time of 11.00 seconds last Friday at the Montreal Classic. His best time, 10.96 seconds, was achieved last May.
PHOTO CHRISTINNE MUSCHI, THE CANADIAN PRESS
Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney and Andre De Grasse
The men’s race was much closer, with Brown, a two-time Olympic medallist in the 4x100m relay, clocking 10.091, six thousandths of a second faster than De Grasse’s 10.097. Brandon Rodney finished third in that heat in 10.23 and also qualified.
De Grasse, a six-time Olympic medalist and reigning Olympic champion in the 200m, declared earlier this week that he wanted to clock a time of less than 10 seconds at these National Trials, as he believes he is in his best physical condition since the Tokyo Games. .
He ran 10.00 seconds last week in Finland, on the 25e fastest time over this distance in 2024.
