By Canadian Press

Canada’s Brown and De Grasse finish 1-2 in 200 metres at Shanghai meet

May 18, 2019 | 8:52 AM

SHANGHAI — Canada’s Aaron Brown finished just ahead of teammate Andre De Grasse to win the men’s 200 metres at the Shanghai Diamond League on Saturday.

Brown, from Toronto, was first in 20.07 seconds while De Grasse, from Markham, Ont., was second in 20.21. South Africa’s Clarence Munyai finished third in 20.37 seconds.

“It was a rock-solid field today and I am pleased with the performance,” Brown said. “I felt in Doha (earlier this month) I ran a great curve then gave it all away on the straight. It was nice to win, build some momentum and gain some more respect from the guys (in the 200). I’ve just got to keep that going.”

It was the second individual 200-metre race for De Grasse since he strained his hamstring at the national championships last summer. He had a time of 20.20 seconds last April at the Grenada Invitational.

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“It has taken me a while to recover fully from my injuries,” De Grasse said. “I am happy with my achievement today.”

De Grasse won silver in the men’s 200 metres at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He also earned bronze in the 100 metres and was a part of Canada’s third-place 4×100 men’s relay team.

Also Saturday, Genevieve Lalonde of Moncton, N.B., broke her own Canadian record in the 3,000 steeplechase.

Lalonde finished seventh in 9:29.82. Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya took top spot in 9:04.53.

Earlier, Olympic champion Omar McLeod of Jamaica made it four straight victories in the 110-meter hurdles.

McLeod couldn’t hold back the tears after finishing in 13.12 seconds. The 25-year-old had tweeted earlier that he was “numb” after learning of his aunt’s death 24 hours before the race.

After a strong start, McLeod established an early lead and, despite being put under pressure in the middle section by China’s Wenjun Xie, kept his cool over the last three hurdles to win.

McLeod won at Shanghai in 2016 before going on to take gold at the Rio Games.

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With files from The Associated Press.

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