Andre De Grasse matched his season-best time and earned his first top-three finish in the 100-metre sprint in over a year at Tuesday’s 62nd Ostrava Golden Spike in the Czech Republic.
Racing his first 100 in a month, the Canadian finished strong in Lane 5 and crossed the line third in 10.21 seconds, tying his performance from his season opener at the Tom Jones Memorial meet in Gainesville, Fla.
Technically, De Grasse ran faster Tuesday competing in comfortable conditions and a slight tailwind – 0.6 metres per second, compared to 1.6 m/s at the Florida event in April.
Akani Simbine was the only
