Gold medallist Andre De Grasse after his win in the decathlon is fired up more than ever. Canada’s team of Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, and Brendon Rodney has won bronze in the men’s 4×100-metre relay.
Andre De Grasse, finished third in 37.70 seconds.
🔥 Andre bringing the heat 🔥
— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) August 6, 2021
What a finish from @De6rasse to put #TeamCanada on the podium with a 4x100m relay 🥉
See him cross the finish line on @CBCOlympics ⬇️
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SQUAD GOALS 🥉@De6rasse @JeromeBlake11 @RodneyGetEm @KingsleySC | #TeamCanada pic.twitter.com/FPbSsSUUqE
— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) August 6, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave a shoutout over Twitter to De Grasse on his bronze medal win.
#TeamCanada back on the podium in the 4x100m relay! Congratulations, @De6rasse, @JeromeBlake11, @RodneyGetEm, and @KingsleySC. https://t.co/1chChFrTny
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 6, 2021
Newly-crowned men's 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs won his second gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday as Italy won the men's 4x100m relay title with a strong finish. Great Britain bagged in a silver medal.
De Grasse has won 6 medals so far in his Olympic career.
Photo courtesy of Team Canada -Twitter.