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Andre De Grasse's family, team "super proud" as Canadian sprinter wins Olympic Gold in 200-metre

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“Super, super proud and super, super excited. I feel like I’m on a high and I don’t know how to come down,” Andre De Grasse’s mother Beverley reacted Wednesday to her son’s Gold medal performance in the men’s 200-metre race at the Tokyo Olympics.

The 26-year-old from Markham, Ont., came first with a time of 19.62 seconds, breaking the Canadian record he had set just a day before in the semifinal. Kenneth Bednarek of the U.S. came in second with a time of 19.68, and another American, Noah Lyles, took bronze with a time of 19.74 seconds.

This is De Grasse’s second medal at this Olympics: he also won bronze in the 100-metre.

De Grasse's coach Tony Sharpe and Helen Manning, Chair of the Board of Directors, Athletics Canada also spoke about the win from Beverley's home in Pickering, Ont.

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