What to watch at the track and field world championships

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At last year's World Athletics Championships in Oregon, Canadians won four medals. Andre De Grasse anchored the men's 4x100-metre relay team to a stunning gold, decathlete Pierce LePage and hammer thrower Camryn Rogers took silvers and 800m runner Marco Arop grabbed bronze. Those athletes will all contend for the podium again as this year's world championships get going Saturday in Budapest, Hungary. With the 2024 Olympics now less than a year away, this meet will show us who we might see on the medal stand next summer in Paris. Here are some key Canadian and international storylines to follow:Does De Grasse still have it? Heading into last year's worlds, the Canadian sprinting star had entered seven individual events at a major championship (worlds or Olympics) and won a medal in all seven of them. But the streak came to an abrupt end when De Grasse, who'd struggled with his health all season, failed to advance to the men's 100m final after clocking one of the slowest times in the semis. The reigning Olympic 200m champion then withdrew from his best event to save himself for the 4x100m relay — which paid off when De Grasse ran a blistering anchor leg to give Canada a surprising gold. Unfortunately, De Grasse's solo struggles have continued this year. He missed his last chance to qualify for the 100m event at worlds when he placed a shocking ninth in the semifinals at last month's Canadian championships. Though he bounced back to win the 200m to achieve the qualifying standard for worlds, De Grasse's time of 20.01 seconds makes him just the 20th-fastest man in the world