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.

The Toronto native crossed the finish line in 10.06 seconds, behind champion Trayvon Bromell of the U.S. (9.94) and second-place finisher Yohan Blake of Jamaica (10.05).

Andre De Grasse, racing for the first time since the world championships in July amid struggles with COVID-19 and injuries, placed eighth in the eight-man field at 10.21 seconds.

Brown told CBC Sports he was "eager" to land a top-three finish in Switzerland. He was ranked 10th in the 100m heading into Thursday's race, but the field was weakened by the absences of Olympic gold medallist Lamont Marcell Jacobs and world champion Fred Kerley.

Brown previously ran 10.06 at worlds in July, which landed him an eighth-place finish.

Still, the 30-year-old, who led off the golden Canadian 4x100m relay team at worlds, walks away with his first-career podium finish at the season-ending event.

Brown and De Grasse were scheduled to run the 200m later Thursday, while Canada's Marco Arop was in the 800m.