De Grasse will leave the 2016 Olympics in Rio with three medals — a silver and two bronze — after helping Canada to a third-place finish in the 4×100-metre relay Friday night at Olympic Stadium. Not since Donovan Bailey and Company claimed a relay gold to go along with his win in the 100-metres in 1996 has Canada had this kind of success in the sprints on the track. Two gold medals at the Pan Am Games in 2015; two bronze medals at the world championships the same year; silver and two bronzes here. The Canadian relay team was able to exorcise a few ghosts. Back in 2012, Canada looked to have bronze locked up in the relay in London, but the team was disqualified after Jared Connaughton stepped out of his lane.

Source: National Post August 20, 2016 02:31 UTC