Andre De Grasse races to season-best 100 metres in rainy Diamond League event

Despite a steady downpour of rain and a false start, Andre De Grasse will leave Norway with something to feel good about.

The Canadian won the 100 metres at the Diamond League meet at Bislett Stadium in Oslo with a season-best time of 10.05 seconds, bouncing back from a last-place finish in 10.21 seconds during his last race at the Prefontaine Classic in May.

De Grasse, the 27-year-old two-time reigning Olympic bronze medallist in the event, struggled to begin the 2022 season, and has still yet to crack the 10-second mark. His personal best of 9.89 was set at the Tokyo Olympics, where he also won 200m gold and helped the Canadian 4x100m relay team to silver.

But the Oslo race has the Canadian headed in the right direction with nationals coming up next week in Langley, B.C., which determines the team for the world championships in July in Eugene, Ore.

"Yesterday, when I came out here I felt pretty good. I know my speed is coming back. The difference is going to be that start and the first 30 metres. I am pretty satisfied with my first win of the season, SB, but I know I still have a couple of things to work on," De Grasse said.

Olympic 200m champion <a href="https://twitter.com/De6rasse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@De6rasse</a> narrowly edges out <a href="https://twitter.com/reeceprescod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@reeceprescod</a> over 100m at a rainy <a href="https://twitter.com/BislettGames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BislettGames</a>