Andre De Grasse’s Olympic medal run is over for now.
Six-for-six overall hitting the podium at the Summer Games entering Paris, the Canadian was eliminated in the semifinals of the men’s 100 metres on Sunday.
De Grasse, 29, was fifth in his heat and 12th overall in a season-best 9.98 seconds, with only the top two in each heat and the next two best times advancing to the final later Sunday. He was .05 seconds back of the eighth spot.
The native of Markham, Ont., barely qualified for the semis, taking the third and final spot in his opening heat at 10.07 seconds.
De Grasse’s best time this year (10.00 seconds) was just tied for 33rd in the world entering Paris, so he was not considered a strong medal contender in this event.
Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson posted the best time in the semifinals, 9.80 seconds. Fellow Jamaican Oblique Seville was second in 9.81 seconds, while American Noah Lyles was third in 9.83.
De Grasse, one of Canada’s flag-bearers at the opening ceremony, still has the 200 metres and 4×100-metre relay on his schedule at the meet.
De Grasse’s lone Olympic gold came in the 200 metres three years ago in Tokyo.
