The track and field world championships are approaching — here's how Canadians are preparing this weekend

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With the world championships in Tokyo just a month away, some of Canada's top track and field athletes will be competing in one of two international meets over the next few days. Here's a look at them:

Mitton, sprinters warm up in the Bahamas

Indoor shot put world champion Sarah Mitton and a strong contingent of sprinters will lead a team of 30 Canadians at the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) championships in the Bahamas from Friday through Sunday.

For some athletes, this meet will serve as a tune-up for the world championships. For others, it's their final chance to hit the automatic qualifying standard or to improve their spot in the world rankings, which is another way to get into the worlds.

The Canadian squad includes 17 Olympians and 19 athletes who have competed at the world championships. Headlining the group is Mitton, who took silver at the 2023 outdoor worlds before capturing back-to-back indoor world titles; and sprinters Jerome Blake, Aaron Brown and Brendon Rodney, who won the Olympic men's 4x100m gold in Paris last summer alongside Andre De Grasse.

Brown and Rodney will both run the 200m at the NACACs, while Blake does the 100m. Blake clocked a 9.97 in June for the fastest time by a Canadian this year.

Blake and De Grasse (9.98) are the only Canadians who have achieved the men's 100m world championship qualifying time of 10 seconds flat. Blake and Brown have met the 200m standard of 20.16, while De Grasse will likely get in by way of his world ranking. The men's 4x100 team qualified in May at the World Athletics Relays, where they