What to watch at the track and field world championships
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De Grasse, reigning men's relay champions headline Canadian team for worlds
Canada's reigning world champion 4x100-metre relay team is back to defend its title.
Sarah Mitton golden in shot put at Canadian national trials, Craig Thorne wins 110m hurdles
Olympian Sarah Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S., won the women's shot put event with a throw of 19.69 metres at the Canadian national trials on Saturday in Langley, B.C.
Canada's Marco Arop places 3rd in final 800M race before national championships
Marco Arop took a strong step toward his goal of upgrading on the bronze medal he won at the 2022 world championships on Friday.
Ahmed, Arop gearing up for World Athletics Championships with stacked races in Monaco
Many of Canada's senior track and field athletes are home, resting and/or training ahead of the national championships, which double as the World Athletics Championships trials for the Aug. 19-27 event in Budapest, Hungary.
Aaron Brown earns career-best finish in 100m at Diamond League Final
Aaron Brown matched his season best en route to a third-place finish in the 100 metres at the Diamond League Final on Thursday in Zurich.
Jackson hands Fraser-Pryce first 100m loss of season at Diamond League Brussels
Jamaica's Shericka Jackson stormed to victory in the women's 100 metres at the Diamond League meet in Brussels on Friday, handing compatriot and twice Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce her first defeat of the season by one-hundredth of a second.
Arop runs to Canadian record over 1,000 metres, placing 3rd at Diamond League Monaco
Marco Arop held off world 1,500-metre champion Jake Wightman of Great Britain until the final straightaway but the 800 specialist didn't have the legs to go the extra distance and pull out the victory in Wednesday's 1,000 race at Diamond League Monaco.