Canada's Jerome Blake cheers as teammate Brendon Rodney runs the baton in the men's 4 x 100m relay during the Paris Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

By Canadian Press

Canadian men’s 4×100 team, anchored by De Grasse, wins Olympic gold

Aug 9, 2024 | 12:17 PM

Canada’s men’s 4×100-metre relay team has claimed Olympic gold.

With Andre De Grasse running the anchor leg, the Canadians posted a winning time of 37.5 seconds in Friday’s final.

South Africa was second in 37.57 seconds and Britain third in 37.61.

The United States, which botched its first handoff, was disqualified.

The Canadian team, which also included Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake and Brendon Rodney, improved on the silver medal they won in Tokyo.

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And for De Grasse, who is now tied with swimmer Penny Oleksiak as Canada’s most decorated Olympian, it’s his seventh career medal. He has two gold, two silver and three bronze medals.