Track Icon Andre De Grasse Faces Shocking Setback at Prefontaine Classic 2022 Even With Season’s Best Performance

Freshly coming from a third-place finish at Birmingham Diamond League, the Canadian track star Andre De Grasse faced a huge setback at Prefontaine Classic 2022 today. The irony is that, despite scoring his fastest time of the season, he finished in the ninth place. Perhaps this only highlights one simple fact: the other guys were ridiculously faster than him.

In a lineup strictly dominated by American track superstars, De Grasse could not do much. However, the six-time Olympic medalist had indeed hoped for a better result. In fact, his last race of the season might have given him the push he needed, but all that can be said, as of now, is that perhaps it was not his day on the track.

Andre De Grasse finished ninth in the Prefontaine Classic 2022

With 10.21 seconds on the clock, the Canadian track star De Grasse finished ninth in the 100m at Prefontaine Classic 2022. This must be a huge setback for the Olympic 200m champion, given that he was amongst the top favorite before the race in Eugene. However, given that Eugene Diamond League featured some of the top contemporary track athletes, it must have been the toughest race of De Grasse’s career. 

Though in the best of his forms the Canadian sprinter is expected to topple any opponent on the track. But the defending champion couldn’t defend his title this season.

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Trayvon Bromell got his redemption 

Trayvon Bromell, of the USA, bagged 1st place. He was earlier disqualified in Birmingham due to a false start. While Fred Kerley and Christian Coleman bagged second and third places, respectively. Bromell scored a sensational 9.93sec victory over Kerley’s  9.98 second and Coleman’s 10.04 seconds. With the trio winning the first, second, and third place, it was a proud moment for the entire US track team as well as for fans. 

Did you enjoy the first American track clean swipe at the podium after a long time?

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