De Grasse finishes 2nd in tight 200m at Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo

Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse finished 0.05 seconds away from victory in the men's 200 metres at the World Athletics Continental Tour's Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo.

The Markham, Ont., native was held off by 23-year-old American Robert Gregory, who won with a time of 20.24 (-2.0 m/s wind) on Sunday.

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Andre De Grasse places 2nd in 200m at Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo

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Andre De Grasse of Markham, Ont., finished in second place in the men's 200-metre race, at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo, with a time of 20.29 seconds. American Robert Gregory won the race with a time of 20.24 seconds.

Japan's Shota Iizuka took third place in 20.67.

De Grasse, who won Olympic gold in the 200m in 2021, is searching for his second win in the distance this season. The 30-year-old won the event at last month's Florida Relays before finishing fourth in his Grand Slam Track debut earlier this month in Miami.

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De Grasse's Olympic relay teammate Jerome Blake was also in action in Tokyo, but the Kelowna, B.C., native finished last in his first-round heat in the men's 100m with a time of 11.54.

Japan's Hiroki Yanagita went on to win the 100 final in 10.06 (+1.1 m/s), placing just ahead of Americans Christian Miller (10.08) and Christian Coleman (10.11).

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Japan's Yanagita wins men's 100m in front of home crowd

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Hiroki Yanagita of Japan finishes first in the men's 100-race at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo with a time of 10:06.

Sade McCreath of Ajax, Ont., was third in the women's 100m, clocking 11.46 to finish behind Australia's Bree Rizzo (11.38) and American Twanisha Terry (11.42).

The 28-year-old McCreath finished 0.01 seconds ahead of American star Sha'Carri Richardson.

Tokyo will also host the World Athletics Championships from Sept. 13-21.

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WATCH l McCreath sprints to 3rd-place finish in Tokyo:

Canada's McCreath finishes 3rd in women's 100m, Australia's Rizzo victorious in Tokyo

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Australia's Bree Rizzo wins the women's 100-metre at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo with a time of 11.38, while Sade McCreath from Ajax, Ont., places third with a time of 11.46.