Andre De Grasse will run relay at world championships, days after withdrawing from 200m

Andre De Grasse will run in the men's 4x100-metre relay at the world track and field championships.

Canada's six-time Olympic medallist withdrew from the 200 metres earlier this week, saying he wasn't 100 per cent recovered from COVID-19.

De Grasse didn't qualify for the 100 finals at the worlds, but he said after the semifinals that he planned to compete in the relay.

"I definitely don't want to let my team down. I'll be there for them," he said. 

The 27-year-old from Markham, Ont., led Canada to a silver medal in the relay at the Tokyo Olympics.

The heats of the relay are scheduled for Friday evening at 9:05 p.m. ET (CBCSports.ca)

De Grasse's remarkable medal streak came to an end when he failed to qualify for the 100m final — dating back to his world championship debut in 2015 when he won bronze in the 100. De Grasse has entered seven individual events at the worlds or Olympics and reached the podium in every single one of them.

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