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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
De Grasse finishes 2nd in 200m at Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo
Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse finished 0.05 seconds away from victory in the men's 200-metre final at the World Athletics Continental Tour's Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo. The Markham, Ont., native was held off by 23-year-old American Robert Gregory, who won with a time of 20.24 (wind -2.0 m/s) on Sunday. WATCH l De Grasse edged by Gregory in 200m final: De Grasse, who won Olympic gold in the 200m in 2021, is searching for his second win in the distance this season. The 30-year-old won the event at last month's Florida Relays before finishing fourth in his Grand Slam Track debut earlier this month in Miami. De Grasse's Olympic relay teammate Jerome Blake was also in action in Tokyo. The Kelowna, B.C., native finished last in his heat in the men's 100m with a time of 11.54. Japan's Hiroki Yanagita went on to win the 100 final in 10.06, placing ahead of Americans Christian Miller (10.08) and Christian Coleman (10.11). Tokyo will also host the World Athletics Championship from Sept. 13-21. For more information on athletics events streaming live on CBC Sports this season, click here to see the full broadcast schedule.
CBC
18-05-2025
- Sport
- CBC
De Grasse finishes 2nd in 200m at Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo
Social Sharing Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse finished 0.05 seconds away from victory in the men's 200-metre final at the World Athletics Continental Tour's Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo. The Markham, Ont., native was held off by 23-year-old American Robert Gregory, who won with a time of 20.24 (wind -2.0 m/s) on Sunday. WATCH l De Grasse edged by Gregory in 200m final: Andre De Grasse places 2nd in 200m at Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo 54 minutes ago Duration 2:02 De Grasse, who won Olympic gold in the 200m in 2021, is searching for his second win in the distance this season. The 30-year-old won the event at last month's Florida Relays before finishing fourth in his Grand Slam Track debut earlier this month in Miami. De Grasse's Olympic relay teammate Jerome Blake was also in action in Tokyo. The Kelowna, B.C., native finished last in his heat in the men's 100m with a time of 11.54. Japan's Hiroki Yanagita went on to win the 100 final in 10.06, placing ahead of Americans Christian Miller (10.08) and Christian Coleman (10.11). Tokyo will also host the World Athletics Championship from Sept. 13-21. For more information on athletics events streaming live on CBC Sports this season, click here to see the full broadcast schedule.
CBC
18-05-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Andre De Grasse places 2nd in 200m at Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo
Andre De Grasse of Markham, Ont., finished in second place in the men's 200-metre race, at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo, with a time of 20.29 seconds. American Robert Gregory won the race with a time of 20.24 seconds.
Daily Mail
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Disgusting moment election campaign turns ugly - leaving Aussies visibly shocked
Jewish community leaders have condemned neo-Nazis for distributing vile antisemitic leaflets in Melbourne just days before the federal election. Residents in Caulfield - a suburb with one of Australia's largest Jewish populations -received pamphlets designed to mimic Liberal Party campaign material. The fake brochures featured a doctored party logo, replacing the Australian flag with an Israeli one. ' Israel First: Australia doesn't need to defend itself,' the material read. 'Abolish Free Speech: Criticising Jews is another holocaust. 'Jail Anti-Semites: Making Jews feel safe is all that matters. 'Give Jews Free Money: Jews are doing it tough and need our charity.' The material claimed to be 'authorised by Joel Davis, National Socialist Network, Melbourne', one of Australia's most notorious neo-Nazi groups. He was seen in Melbourne distributing the flyers in Kew, alongside two people imitating Orthodox Jews. 'Great policy delivered by the Liberal Party … great policies,' he said. 'Israel first, Australia doesn't need to defend itself; why would Australia need to defend itself.' Bystanders appeared visibly uncomfortable as they hurried past. Robert Gregory, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Jewish Association, condemned the letters. 'Members of the Jewish community contacted us in shock after receiving these hateful flyers,' he told Daily Mail Australia. 'The flyer appears to be an attempt to impersonate and harm the Liberal Party. 'There is absolutely no place for Nazis and antisemitism in Australia. 'The attempt to mock the Liberal party because of its strong stand against antisemitism and in support of Israel's war against terrorism will backfire. 'These Nazis recognise that Australians would never vote for them if they ran in the election, so they creep around at night printing and spreading hateful flyers.' Chairman of the Anti-Defamation Commission Dr Dvir Abramovich said antisemitism has become increasingly aimed at anyone 'who dares to stand alongside the Jewish community'. 'This is not about religion, it's about exclusion,' he said. 'It's about marking people as 'other.' It's about enforcing a perverse ideology through fear. This is not just an attack on Jews. It's an attack on democracy itself.' A spokesperson for the AEC said the commission is reviewing the pamphlets, but has not yet decided whether they breach any electoral laws. 'We are aware of the flyers and are reviewing them to ensure that they comply with the authorisation rules,' the spokesman said. 'While the AEC understands that the content of these flyers will evoke a strong emotional reaction, it is imperative that we stick to our legal role – and the Electoral Act is clear that the AEC is not able to make determinations about the content of electoral communications. 'In saying this, there may be other bodies that could have an interest under separate legislation given the nature of the content. 'While the Electoral Act doesn't prohibit the use of a political party's logo, there may be other potential legal remedies that would fall outside of electoral laws.'
