Canadian Sprinters Ready for World Athletics Ultimate Championships — image accompanying Canadian Running's report. Image accompanying Canadian Running’s report; reduced and presented for news commentary with the attributed report. View the complete source report.
Canada's 4x100m mixed relay team, ranked third, aims for victory. They set a season's best of 40.07 seconds, close to Jamaica's world record.
Audrey Leduc and Sadé McCreath will compete in the women's 100m. McCreath holds the Canadian record at 10.86 seconds, but Leduc has beaten her twice this year. Read more racing coverage.
Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown will face off in the men's 200m. De Grasse has a season's best of 19.84 seconds, while Brown won the Canadian title in 2026. Related: Reekie Aims for Comeback After Challenging Season.
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Canada's top sprinters prepare for Budapest with strong records and rivalries. Canada's 4x100m mixed relay team, ranked third, aims for victory. They set a season's best of 40.07 seconds, close to Jamaica's world record.
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Runner World published this brief on September 7, 2026. The underlying Canadian Running report was dated September 7, 2026.
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