Weekend recap: Canadian relay teams earn Olympic spots

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Some Canadian teams qualified for the Olympics, others fell short, and a golfer boosted his Paris chances with his first win. Here's what to know from a big weekend for Canadian athletes on the world stage:

Three Canadian track relay teams qualified for the Olympics.

The bulk of the entries for each track relay event in Paris — men's and women's 4x100m, men's and women's 4x400m and mixed 4x400m — were up for grabs at the World Athletics Relays in the Bahamas. Canada went 3-for-5, with two of the Olympic qualifiers going on to reach the podium the next day.

With an Olympic berth and a spot in Sunday's final going to the top two finishers in each of the opening-round heats on Saturday night, Andre De Grasse and the Canadian men's 4x100m team won their heat while the women's 4x100 and 4x400 squads placed second to also qualify and advance.

With Olympic seeding and prize money on the line in Sunday night's finals, De Grasse's foursome ran to silver behind the U.S. team anchored by double sprint world champion Noah Lyles, while the Canadian women's 4x400 team took bronze and the 4x100 women finished seventh.

WATCH | Trio of Canadian teams earn Paris 2024 berth at relay worlds:

The Canadian men's and mixed 4x400 teams failed to qualify for the Olympics on Saturday and also fell short in the repechage round on Sunday. Again needing a top-two finish in their heat, the men placed fifth while the mixed team was third. The men's 4x400 lineup included 800m world champion Marco Arop and NCAA indoor 400m champ Christopher Morales-Williams, but it was unable to earn Canada's