5 Canadian monitor athletes who excelled of their Olympic debuts
Crew Canada athletes didn’t come to Paris 2024 to fool spherical. In monitor and self-discipline, 5 youthful sprinters significantly stood out, bringing nothing nonetheless their A-game as they made their first-ever look on the Video video games. Although medals had been out of attain this time spherical (the medals earned in athletics had been obtained by veterans), the performances of these youthful Canadians caught the attention of followers throughout the globe and making it clear that they is perhaps returning, larger than ever, for additional.
Audrey Leduc (100m, 200m, 4x100m)
The 25-year-old Quebec native capped off her breakthrough season in Paris, the place she competed in three completely completely different events and broke two nationwide info all through her enormous Olympic debut. Already holding the Canadian report throughout the 100m and 200m events, Leduc sprinted to a model new non-public higher of 10.95 seconds throughout the first spherical of the women’s 100m, setting a model new nationwide report and qualifying for the semi-finals.
She moreover moved on to the semis throughout the women’s 200m, and anchored the 4x100m relay group to a model new sixth-place finish throughout the final–after they ran a Canadian report time of 42.50 throughout the semi-final.
Audrey Leduc sprints to 100m nationwide report in Olympic debut
Jacqueline Madogo (100m, 200m, 4x100m)
After an unconventional transition from the sport of soccer to hint at 19, Madogo’s first look on the Olympic Video video games was profitable. It’s uncommon to comprehend a personal biggest as quickly as at any predominant championships, to not point out twice–nonetheless the 24-year-old Ottawa native made it look easy. After falling wanting reaching the 100m final, Madogo shifted her focus to the 200m, working a personal biggest of twenty-two.78 throughout the first spherical, and one different non-public biggest of twenty-two.58 throughout the repechage spherical–which merely licensed her for the semi-final, the place she positioned twentieth.
Identical to Leduc, Madogo’s third and supreme event was the 4x100m relay, the place she moreover contributed to the group’s new nationwide report.
Christopher Morales Williams (400m)
Vaughan, Ont.’s Morales Williams capped off a near-perfect season with an impressive Olympic debut. He took an automatic-qualifying spot throughout the first spherical of the lads’s 400m, taking second in his heat in 44.96. Inside the semi-final, he took eighth in his heat, and whereas he had bigger aims of developing it into the last word, the 20-year-old nonetheless ran away with twenty first on this planet. Determining that he was certainly one of many youngest throughout the event and nonetheless has a great deal of experience to attain, Morales Williams is ready to put up an excellent bigger fight subsequent time he’s on the world stage.
After signing a six-figure contact with Adidas, Morales Williams shall be competing as educated sprinter in upcoming seasons (instead of competing throughout the NCAA) whereas he finishes his diploma in ecology on the School of Georgia.
Savannah Sutherland (400m hurdles)
21-year-old Savannah Sutherland impressed the world by taking seventh throughout the quickest 400m hurdles race in historic previous on Thursday’s final in Paris. The Borden, Ont. native ran 53.80 and 53.88 throughout the semi-finals and finals merely two days apart, every not far off her Canadian report time of 53.26. She adopted this effectivity by displaying up as part of the women’s 4x400m relay group, working the second leg in a jaw-dropping break up of fifty.06. The Canadian women took sixth place throughout the final–decrease than a second from breaking the nationwide report.
Sutherland shall be returning for her fourth 12 months on the School of Michigan this fall to complete her pre-med diploma and her final years of eligibility competing throughout the NCAA.
Mariam Abdul-Rashid (100m hurdles)
Abdul-Rashid superior to the semi-final of the 110m hurdles after securing certainly one of many excessive three spots in her first spherical heat. A formidable effort from the 26-year-old earned her a shiny, new non-public higher of 12.60, nonetheless didn’t advance her to the last word. It did, nonetheless, depart her additional determined than ever to level out that her biggest is alright to make an Olympic final. She’ll be returning subsequent 12 months to compete on the huge stage in direction of the deep self-discipline of rivals throughout the 110m hurdles–her quick time met the standard for the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo.
Following their return from Paris, these athletes shall be having enjoyable with well-deserved downtime after a very prolonged season. Their teaching will ramp up throughout the fall in preparation for the 2025 season, the place every the indoor and outside World Championships are optimistic to be on their horizon.
