Canadian men’s 4×100-metre relay team takes silver at world athletics championships

By Canadian Press on September 21, 2025.

TOKYO — Canada’s men’s 4×100-metre relay team won silver at the world athletics championships on Sunday.

The quartet of Andre De Grasse, Brendon Rodney, Jerome Blake and Aaron Brown finished with a season-best time of 37.55 seconds.

The Americans struck gold (37.29) and the Netherlands (37.81) grabbed bronze.

It’s a return to the podium for the Canadian team at worlds after not making the final in 2023. The group won gold at the 2022 world championships.

Canada came into Sunday’s race being the Olympic champions, the first time Canada won gold in the event since the 1996 Olympics.

Sunday’s podium finish was Canada’s fifth of the world championships (three gold, one silver, one bronze).

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 21, 2025.

The Canadian Press

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