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It's our first glimpse of the men's 100 metres this season. The second stop of the Diamond League campaign features most of the same Canadian faces as last week's opener. But one key event is different, with the men's 100m replacing the 200m. Led by De Grasse, Canadians make up three of the eight sprinters in the field. The two-time Olympic 100m bronze medallist found himself a step slow in the 200m — the event in which he claimed Olympic gold — last week, and he's the only athlete in the field not to have run the 100m this season. But De Grasse performs best in the clutch, as evidenced by seven medals in seven individual races at marquee events, so don't be surprised if he uses this race as something of a warmup ahead of next week's Prefontaine Classic in Oregon, which doubles as the site of July's world championships. Ever wonder what exactly it is that makes De Grasse so fast? We have all the answers here:
WATCH | Glenroy Gilbert breaks down the mechanics of De Grasse's speed:
The other Canadians in the field are the always-steady Aaron Brown and Jerome Blake, who may be on the verge of a breakout season. The top international competitors are Yohan Blake, the Jamaican who owns the lowest personal best in the field at 9.69 (though it was set a decade ago), and American Trayvon Bromell, the Olympic favourite who flamed out in qualifying in Tokyo.
Elsewhere, Canadians Marco Arop and Django Lovett will look to back up strong
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