Canada’s Olympic champion, Andre De Grasse, had a a hit day at the observe on Tuesday, profitable each the lads’s 100m and 200m occasions on the 63rd Ostrava Golden Spike Continental Excursion meet within the Czech Republic.
De Grasse recorded season’s highest occasions within the 100m and 200m, in spite of the cool and wet stipulations. He received the 100m, beating 2021 Olympic gold medallist Marcell Jacobs, in a time of 10.10 seconds, then adopted it up with every other win within the 200m 90 mins later, in 20.09 seconds.
Degrasse on most sensible over 100m 👀 @De6rasse beats @crazylongjumper at @ZlataTretra with 10.10.#ContinentalTourGold
Watch 📺: https://t.co/3p8Ulw72C1 %.twitter.com/n9snTjQM0Q— International Athletics (@WorldAthletics) Might 28, 2024
“It’s a just right coaching consultation for me,” De Grasse informed International Athletics in a post-race interview. “I sought after to return out right here, check my health and staying power and spot the place I’m at.”
For De Grasse, operating those occasions in less-than-ideal stipulations simply two months sooner than the Paris Olympic Video games is a great signal, with the Bell Canadian Observe and Box Trials 4 weeks from now. De Grasse has already hit Olympic qualification within the 200 metres, however has but to run the 100m same old of 10.00 seconds.
De Grasse creating a commentary right here in Ostrava 🙌
The Canadian wins the 100m and 200m on the International Athletics Continental Excursion simply 2 months out from #Paris2024 %.twitter.com/NX0PCMN0zW
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) Might 28, 2024
“It’s early within the season, however I’m pleased with the outcome. The elements used to be a little bit bit cold for the 200, however subsequent time I’ll get the sub-20,” De Grasse mentioned. He’ll now head the world over to Taiwan to race every other 200m on June 2.
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot information 1,500m season’s highest
Even though Quebec’s Charles Philibert-Thiboutot already hit the Olympic same old for the lads’s 1,500m match closing 12 months, he has had a slower begin to the 2024 outside season than he sought after. Philibert-Thiboutot opened his season with a three:36.73 on Might 19 and adopted six days later with a three:37.10 effort in France. On Tuesday afternoon in Ostrava, the 33-year-old ran a season’s highest 3:34.50, after hanging himself able to win with one lap to head.
The daring transfer labored out for Philibert-Thiboutot, as he knocked two seconds off his earlier highest from this season and completed fourth. He’ll compete once more within the 1,500m match at this Sunday’s Stockholm Diamond League in Sweden.