Canadian men's, women's 4x100m relay teams earn spots in Olympic finals
Canada will be represented in both the men's and women's 4x100-metre relay finals at the Paris Olympic Games after securing berths in the heats on Thursday at Stade de France.
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Olympic newsletter: Alysha Newman saves the day, plus De Grasse's last chance
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Tebogo beats Lyles to clock fastest 200m semi time
PARIS : Botswana's Letsile Tebogo set the fastest time in the men's Olympic 200 metres semi-finals on Wednesday, proving his intent to upset American Noah Lyles' quest for a sprint double.
Andre De Grasse won't repeat as Olympic champion after failing to qualify for men's 200m final
Andre De Grasse will not be defending his Olympic title in the men's 200-metre final.
Watch Canada's Alysha Newman compete for the women's pole vault podium
Click on the video player above beginning at 12:05 p.m. ET to watch live Olympic athletics coverage. Watch live track action featuring Andre De Grasse in the men's 200m semifinals at the bottom of this story.
Paris Olympics: Athletics' golds rock US to medal table top spot
Team US Cole Hocker pulled the upset of the Olympic track meet Tuesday night, outracing favourites Jakob Ingebrigsten and Josh Kerr to the finish line in the 1,500 metres.
Olympic newsletter: Is Canada having its best Summer Games ever?
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