Canadian Andre De Grasse has won gold in the men’s 200-metre final at the Tokyo Olympics.
This is De Grasse’s second medal in Tokyo after winning bronze in the men’s 100 metres. The Scarborough, Ont., native previously won silver in the 200-metre race at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Canadian Aaron Brown also finished in sixth.
De Grasse cruised to a Canadian record time of 19.73 in the semifinals to qualify for the medal round. He is now a five-time Olympic medalist.
Brown ran a 19.19 to win his semifinal heat, beating out Joseph Fahnbulleh of Libera and Noah Lyles of the United States in a photo finish.
