Injured Drouin had hoped to be “that person” who stepped up for ailing De Grasse
LONDON — Derek Drouin was on the bus on the way to a practice earlier this week when he learned that teammate Andre De Grasse had withdrawn from the world championships with an injury.
The Canadian team, he knew, would need others to step up in the star sprinter’s absence.
“I was looking forward to being that person,” Drouin said.
Instead, the reigning Olympic and world champion was forced out of the competition himself, leaving a beleaguered Canadian squad missing another good bet for a medal.