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Sprinter Morales Williams loses lead, places 3rd in men's 400m at Ostrava Golden Spike
An aggressive Christopher Morales Williams led midway through the men's 400 metres at the 68th Ostrava Golden Spike on Tuesday, but the Canadian sprinter faded over the final 100 and finished third in 45.10 seconds in the Czech Republic.
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Camryn Rogers wins women's hammer throw for 2nd Kuortane Games title in 3 years
Camryn Rogers continued her unbeaten week and winning season on Saturday. The Richmond, B.C., hammer thrower captured the women's event in Finland, defeating her friends and Finnish teammates Krista Tervo and Silja Kosonen at the 86th Kuortane Games.
Hammer thrower Rogers, runner DeBues-Stafford victorious for Canada at Paavo Nurmi Games
Canadians grabbed a share of the track and field spotlight Tuesday, with hammer thrower Camryn Rogers and middle-distance runner Gabriela DeBues-Stafford winning their competitions at the 68th Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland.
Savannah Sutherland lowers NCAA and Canadian women's 400m hurdles marks in 4-record effort
University of Michigan hurdler Savannah Sutherland of Borden, Sask., set four records Saturday on the final day of competition at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships in Eugene, Ore.
Battling hip issue, Aaron Brown disqualified from men's 200m for false start in Sweden
A tough week on the track for Aaron Brown began with his slowest 200-metre race of the season and ended in disqualification for the four-time Canadian Olympian in the same event on Sunday at the BAUHAUS-galan meet in Stockholm.
Katzberg captures 5th straight hammer throw win of season, topping 80 metres in Norway
Canada's Ethan Katzberg, the reigning world and Olympic men's hammer throw champion, was the lone athlete in a field of seven Wednesday to surpass 80 metres, throwing a winning 80.19 in his third of six attempts at the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway.
De Grasse outsprints friend, Canadian relay teammate Brown in men's 200m at Bislett Games
Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse drew even with friend and relay teammate Aaron Brown in their second meeting this season over 200 metres at the Bislett Games on Thursday in Oslo. De Grasse finished third, stopping the clock in 20.33 seconds, while Brown was sixth in 20.65.
Marco Arop's coach hails world champion runner as 'once-in-a-lifetime athlete,' marvels at fast recovery time
Edmonton runner Marco Arop will try to secure to his first Grand Slam Track title in three attempts on Sunday in Philadelphia. He won his third straight 800-metre race in Slam competition and will run the 1,500 at 5:01 p.m. ET.
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Canada's Linkletter narrowly close to winning his 1st-ever marathon, placing 2nd in Ottawa
Rory Linkletter, who wanted his first-ever victory in marathon to occur on home soil, finished second on Sunday morning in Ottawa in two hours eight minutes 31 seconds. A day earlier, Quebec City's Charles Philibert-Thiboutot lowered the Canadian record in the 10K.
Christopher Morales Williams 5th at Diamond League Rabat in 400m outdoor season debut
It was a Sunday of mixed results for Canadians Christopher Morales Williams and Alysha Newman at the fourth Diamond League professional track and field meet of the season.