Started from the bottom... Canada’s Andre de Grasse pipped American Kenny Bednarek to first place in the men’s 200m final, leaving the United States without a sprinting gold medal for 17 years. | IOLsport Tokyo2020
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 200m - Final - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 4, 2021. Andre De Grasse of Canada crosses the line to win gold REUTERS/Phil Noble TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
By the time of the next Olympics in Paris it will be 20 years since Justin Gatlin and Shawn Crawford completed a 100-200 US double at the Athens Games. Lyles had been strongly tipped to end that losing streak in Tokyo, but was unable to respond as de Grasse controlled Wednesday's final from start to finish."But this was my moment, I knew I had it in me, and I just wanted to come out here and get the job done."De Grasse said he had almost given up hope of returning to top-level sprinting during difficult seasons in 2017 and 2018 when he was hampered by a string of injuries and illness.
"I've been training hard, I've been battling adversity going through my injuries," de Grasse said."But my sponsors, my family, my friends never gave up on me, even when sometimes I gave up on myself. "They said 'You've got more in the tank, don't let the media and pressure get to you, get out there and be yourself.'"
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