On Saturday in Langley, B.C., Alberta’s Grace Konrad of Edmonton upset the ladies’s 400m remaining on the Canadian Observe and Subject Championships, charging previous defending nationwide champion Aiyanna Stiverne of Québec and 2023 silver medallist Lauren Gale to take gold in 52.11. She earned the primary nationwide title of her profession within the occasion, shocking followers and fellow athletes alike as she swept previous the favourites to win.
Konrad received the Royal Metropolis Inferno earlier this 12 months in 51.96, the third-best time within the nation. She has improved her 400m time by almost two seconds this season, and stormed forward of shut contenders within the remaining stretch of the 400m occasion.
Nicole Ostertag takes first heptathlon win
Heading into the ultimate occasion of the ladies’s heptathlon, the 800m, Nicole Ostertag of the Saskatchewan Huskies held an 18-point lead on Canadian Olympian Georgia Ellenwood, the hometown favorite.
Ostertag completed inside one one-hundredths of a second of Ellenwood within the 800m to equal her rating of 909 factors and safe her first Canadian multi-event title. Put up-race, Ostertag shared that she was pleased with her outcomes after a tricky couple of days. “I used to be fortunate to have Georgia [Ellenwood] to compete towards…ultimately, it got here down the 800m, and I simply tried to be as powerful as I may.” The win may elevate Ostertag on the earth rankings, starting to pave her solution to a possible Paris 2024 Olympics.
Aaron Brown races to fifth nationwide title in 100m dash
Toronto’s Aaron Brown took the 100m win in 10.08, with Brendon Rodney racing to silver in 10.12. Whereas Brown’s energy has persistently been demonstrated, notably absent was his competitors, dash phenom Andre De Grasse, who positioned ninth within the semis, failing to safe a place within the remaining.
11x 100m Canadian Champion Aaron Brown 🇨🇦🥇
Brown wins a detailed 100m remaining with an official time of 10.08 💨
Brown remporte une finale serrée du 100 m avec un temps officiel de 10.08 💨
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“I’ve had championships go right down to the wire, and I used to be used to it, and it was the second I lived for,” Brown mentioned to media post-race, standing subsequent to his younger son, Kingsley. “Each win is nice, however this one feels sweeter as a result of the blokes got here to play this 12 months. I knew I needed to lock in, and so they weren’t going to make it straightforward for me.”
For full outcomes of the 2023 Canadian Observe and Subject Championships, test right here.
