On Saturday in Langley, BC., Alberta’s Grace Konrad upset the ladies’s 400m remaining on the Canadian Observe and Discipline Championships, charging previous defending nationwide champion Aiyanna–Brigitte Stavern of Québec and 2023 silver medallist Lauren Gale to take gold in 52.11. She earned the primary nationwide title of her profession within the occasion, shocking followers and fellow athletes alike as she swept previous the favourites to win.
Konrad gained the Royal Metropolis Inferno earlier this yr in 51.96, the third-best time within the nation. She has improved her 400m time by practically two seconds this season and stormed forward of shut contenders within the remaining stretch of the 400m occasion.
Nicole Ostertag takes first heptathlon win
Heading into the ultimate occasion of the ladies’s heptathlon, the 800m, Nicole Ostertag of the Saskatchewan Huskies held an 18-point lead on Canadian Olympian Georgia Ellenwood, the hometown favorite.
Ostertag completed inside one-one-hundredths of a second behind Ellenwood within the 800m to equal her rating of 909 factors and safe her first Canadian multi-event title. Submit-race, Ostertag shared that she was pleased with her outcomes after a troublesome couple of days. “I used to be fortunate to have Georgia [Ellenwood] to compete in opposition to…ultimately, it got here down the 800m, and I simply tried to be as powerful as I may.” The win may elevate Ostertag on the planet rankings, starting to pave her strategy to a possible Paris 2024 Olympics.
Aaron Brown races to fifth nationwide title in 100m dash
Toronto’s Aaron Brown took the 100m win in 10.08, with Brendon Rodney racing to silver in 10.12. Whereas Brown’s power has been persistently demonstrated, his competitors was notably missing dash phenom Andre De Grasse, who positioned ninth within the semis, failing to safe a place within the remaining race.
11x 100m Canadian Champion Aaron Brown 🇨🇦🥇
Brown wins an in depth 100m remaining with an official time of 10.08 💨
Brown remporte une finale serrée du 100 m avec un temps officiel de 10.08 💨
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“I’ve had championships go right down to the wire, and I used to be used to it, and it was the second I lived for,” Brown mentioned to media post-race, standing subsequent to his younger son Kingsley. “Each win is good, however this one feels sweeter as a result of the fellows got here to play this yr. I knew I needed to lock in, and so they weren’t going to make it straightforward for me.”
For full outcomes of the 2023 Canadian Observe and Discipline Championships, test right here.
