De Grasse finishes 2nd in tight 200m at Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo

Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse finished 0.05 seconds away from victory in the men's 200 metres at the World Athletics Continental Tour's Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo.

The Markham, Ont., native was held off by 23-year-old American Robert Gregory, who won with a time of 20.24 (-2.0 m/s wind) on Sunday.

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Japan's Shota Iizuka took third place in 20.67.

De Grasse, who won Olympic gold in the 200m in 2021, is searching for his second win in the distance this season. The 30-year-old won the event at last month's Florida Relays before finishing fourth in his Grand Slam Track debut earlier this month in Miami.

De Grasse's Olympic relay teammate Jerome Blake was also in action in Tokyo. The Kelowna, B.C., native finished last in his heat in the men's 100m with a time of 11.54.

Japan's Hiroki Yanagita went on to win the 100 final in 10.06, placing just ahead of Americans Christian Miller (10.08) and Christian Coleman (10.11).

Tokyo will also host the World Athletics Championships from Sept. 13-21.

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