Coming from the sprint legend himself, Canada’s De Grasse is the guy to beat

With Lamont Marcell Jacobs being the 100 meters Olympic champion now, it doesn’t seem to really matter with Andre De Grasse being the man to watch out for and that will likely put his stamp on the men’s sprints say’s Usain Bolt. With De Grasse taking silver in the Tokyo Olympics his consistently is what makes him the front runner to dominate the sport of sprint. He won gold for the 200m, but he has 10 Olympic and world champion medals. He has been on Bolts radar since he finished runner up to him in the 100m at the 2016 Rio Games.

During the 200m semi-finals, at the Summer Olympics 2016, the two athletes, Andre, and Bolt, shared an unforgettable moment. Even though they were engaged in a highly intense battle for the first place, they looked at each other and smiled. The candid moment was captured and turned into one of the most iconic Olympic pictures in the event’s history.

Bolt says “”Andre De Grasse is more consistent any time he is in shape he is always on the podium,” Bolt told Reuters. “So, if that continues this line, he would be the guy to watch, or he will be the guy to beat. “Everyone else has been up and down, win one meet lose the next and it is all about consistency.” When De Grasse crossed the line, he knew he had won gold, for the 200m sprint in Tokyo. He say’s “When I looked up at the scoreboard the camera was on me, and I knew I did it. I was just so proud of myself,” he said. “It feels amazing. Won the gold. Had a personal best. I couldn’t have asked for more. This was the race of my life,” “I’m so happy. I’m so proud of myself. I finally got it done. I’ve been working hard for this moment for the past five years.”

 

With his hard work, dedication, and humility towards the sport and just the willingness of smiling and having fun while doing it shows that he meant to be doing what he is doing. Once he gets that Gold maybe they will be no stopping him after especially if it’s coming from a winner itself.

 

 

 

 

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