Canada’s De Grasse upsets Noah Lyles for Olympic 200m gold

Andre De Grasse of Team Canada celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Men's 200m Final on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games — Getty Images

By NBC Olympics

Published August 4, 2021 6:24 am

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Canada’s Andre de Grasse surged in the last 50 meters to overtake reigning world champion Noah Lyles for gold in the men’s 200m final, earning his fifth Olympic medal and second of the Games after a bronze in the 100m.

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