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The 26-year-old from Markham, Ont., posted a time of 19.62 seconds in the 200-metre final on Wednesday at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, capturing the one medal that had eluded him until now: gold.

On this night in Tokyo, nothing was going to stop Canada’s Andre De Grasse.

With three Americans bearing down on the five-foot-eight Canadian on a stifling night, De Grasse found a different gear in the final seconds of the 200-metre final.

De Grasse surged down the stretch in lane six – powerful, precise, and explosive strides to the line. 

In a Canadian record time of 19.62 seconds, he crossed the line first to become Olympic champion, ahead of American Kenneth Bednarek.

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