Day 2: De Grasse dominates in men’s 100-metre heats
Watson clears her first hurdle in Tokyo
Andre De Grasse served notice that he is on a mission, qualifying with the fastest time of the men’s 100-metre heats, winning his preliminary heat with a season’s best time of 9.91 seconds.
“I feel good – season’s best. I’m really looking forward to tomorrow night. I’m ready to go,” said De Grasse. “I feel like people put pressure on me, but I enjoy it. I have fun with it. It makes me feel better that I’m one of the guys that can bring a medal home to Canada. I’m just enjoying the moment. It’s my second Olympic Games and I’m just grateful and blessed to be here.
DAY 2 CANADIAN RESULTS
| ATHLETE | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | RESULT |
| Sage Watson | W | 400mH | Heats | 55.54 Advanced to semi-finals |
| Noelle Montcalm | W | 400mH | Heats | 55.85 SB |
| Marco Arop | M | 800m | Heats | 1:45.26 Advanced to semi-finals |
| Brandon McBride | M | 800m | Heats | 1:46.32 |
| Khamica Bingham | W | 100m | Semi-Final | 11.22 |
| Crystal Emmanuel | W | 100m | Semi-Final | 11.21 |
| Gavin Smellie | M | 100m | Heats | 10.44 |
| Andre De Grasse | M | 100m | Heats | 9.91 SB Advanced to semi-finals |
| Bismark Boateng | M | 100m | Heats | 10.47 |
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I had a great start and I was up there. I didn’t finish as great as I would like to but, at the end of the day, I crossed the line healthy. I had the support of Canada behind me, as well as my angels – my mom and Daundre Barnaby – and I’m just happy to have made it to this point.”
– Khamica Bingham
A LOOK AHEAD…
Every race, jump or throw at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games just might turn out to be ‘the highlight of the Games’. Don’t miss a moment of the action.
Here’s a look at Team Canada’s schedule for Day – 3 (Aug. 1):
| MORNING SESSION | ||||
| LOCAL TIME | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | ATHLETE |
| 9:10 (JST) 20:10 (July 31 – EDT) | W | Hammer throw | Qualification | Jillian Weir (Group A) |
| 9:40 (JST) 20:40 (July 31 – EDT) | W | 3000mSC | Heats | Geneviève Lalonde (Heat 1) Regan Yee (Heat 2) Alycia Butterworth (Heat 3) |
| 9:50 (JST) 20:50 (July 31 – EDT) | W | Long jump | Qualification | Christabel Nettey (Group A) |
| 10:40 (JST) 21:40 (July 31 – EDT) | W | Hammer throw | Qualification | Camryn Rogers (Group B) |
| EVENING SESSION | ||||
| LOCAL TIME | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | ATHLETE |
| 19:10 (JST) 6:00 (EDT) | M | High jump | Final | Django Lovett |
| 19:15 (JST) 6:15 (EDT) | M | 100m | Semi-Final | Andre De Grasse (Heat 1) |
| 20:25 (JST) 7:25 (EDT) | M | 800m | Semi-Final | Marco Arop (Heat 2) |
| 21:50 (JST) 8:50 (EDT) | M | 100m | Final | Andre De Grasse* |
*Pending qualification
FOLLOW ALONG
With so many ways to follow the Games at your fingertips, we created a list of our favourites:
Athletics Canada
- Website
- Daily Canadian schedule
- Meet the team (bios)
- Historical stats (medallists, individual placing by event, placing table)
Team Canada
World Athletics
CBC Sports
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
MEDIA INFO
Throughout the Games, Caroline Sharp will serve as the Canadian athletics media attaché, while Gilles LeBlanc will assist with race walking and marathon events in Sapporo.
Should you wish to arrange an interview, or need more information, please do not hesitate to reach out to Caroline or Gilles. Once a member of the Canadian team returns home, please contact a member of Athletics Canada’s communications team (Amanda or Riley).
Caroline Sharp (Athletics media attaché)
Email: csharp@olympic.ca
Number (Japan): 81-7043-287-480
WhatsApp: 613-323-5605
Gilles LeBlanc (race walking and marathon media attaché)
Email: gleblanc@softball.ca
Number (Japan): 81-7043-902-316
WhatsApp: 613-795-1996
Amanda Nigh (Athletics Canada – post-Games requests)
Email: amanda.nigh@athletics.ca
Riley Denver (Athletics Canada – post-Games requests)
Email: Riley.Denver@athletics.ca
Looking for a list of all-time Canadian Olympic medallists? The best Canadian placing at the Games by event? Or even the team’s overall placing from 1900 to 2016? You’re in luck. It’s all in one place: www.athletics.ca/events/tokyo-2020-olympic-games.
Updated bios of each Tokyo Olympian can also be found here.