Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 200m - Final - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 4, 2021. Gold medallist Andre De Grasse of Canada and silver medallist Kenneth Bednarek of the United States in action REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
TOKYO (Reuters) -After years of finishing among the minor medals, Canada's Andre De Grasse got his gold on Wednesday, winning the Olympic men's 200 metres with a scorching time of 19.62 seconds that made him the eighth-fastest man ever over the distance.
De Grasse, who claimed the 100m bronze and 200m silver at the 2016 Games and 2019 World Championships, finally fulfilled his potential under the clear night sky at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium.
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