Two years after the Canadian males’s 4x100m relay crew gained silver on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the 4 males will lastly be awarded their medals on Saturday on the 2023 Canadian Observe and Area Championships in Langley, B.C. The quartet was first awarded bronze, however the disqualification of Group Nice Britain for a constructive doping take a look at in Sept 2021 led to their ascent to the silver medal place.
A momentous event awaits the Canadian males’s 4x100m relay crew, comprised of Jerome Blake from Burnaby, B.C., Aaron Brown from Toronto, Andre De Grasse from Markham, Ont. and Brendon Rodney from Etobicoke, Ont. The 4 males will lastly be awarded their long-awaited Olympic medals throughout a recognition ceremony on Saturday afternoon.
The sudden improve for Group Canada got here on account of the disqualification of British sprinter C.J. Ujah, who was suspended shortly after the Video games when his take a look at pattern was discovered to include ostarine and S-23, each of that are prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Company (WADA). Ujah was given a two-year ban from athletics, and the Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) subsequently disqualified Group GB and reallocated their silver medals to the Canadians, whereas Japan was upgraded to bronze; Italy gained gold.
In response to his suspension, Ujah mentioned that he “unknowingly consumed a contaminated complement,” which was the rationale for the constructive take a look at. He apologized to the crew and UK Athletics, saying the implications are one thing he’ll “remorse for the remainder of his life.”
The Canadian 4x100m males’s relay crew acquired their revenge on the 2022 World Athletics Championships, the place they gained their first gold medal within the 4x100m self-discipline in 25 years, beating the pre-race favourites Group USA on their residence soil. They may enter the 2023 World Championships in Budapest because the defending world champions.
The 2023 Canadian Observe and Area Championships in Langley, B.C. kick off on Thursday, July 27 and run until Sunday, July 30. All of Canada’s high athletes can be in attendance, attempting to safe their spot on Group Canada for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest subsequent month.
