OSLO — Canada’s Andre De Grasse sprinted to another Diamond League victory, winning the 100 metres at the Bislett Games on Thursday.
The 22-year-old from Markham, Ont., was slow out of the blocks but breezed past the field to cross in 10.01 seconds, edging Chijindu Ujah of Great Britain by one one-hundredth of a second.
"It felt good, weather was great. I ran my season’s best (time)," De Grasse said.
"I hope it will continue in Stockholm and I will be able to get my sub-10 before the Canadian trials (July 3-9 in Ottawa). Yes, it was very close so I must look at the race. For sure I can improve my start."
Ben Youssef Meite of Ivory Coast was third in 10.03. Aaron Brown of Toronto was fifth in 10.15.
De Grasse was coming off a victory in the 200 metres at last week’s Diamond League meet in Rome. He also won the 100 at last year’s Bislett Games.
Olympic and world champion Derek Drouin of Corunna, Ont., cleared 2.25 metres in the high jump to finish tied for third, while Michael Mason from Nanoose Bay, B.C., finished fifth. Mason also cleared 2.25, but had more misses than Drouin. Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim cleared 2.35 to win gold.
Melissa Bishop of Eganville, Ont., was fifth in the women’s 800 metres in one minute 59.89 seconds. Caster Semenya of South Africa raced to victory in 1:57.59, Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi was second in 1:58.18, while Kenya’s Margaret Wambui crossed third in 1:59.17.
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