"Anchor De Grasse battled Noah Lyles down the home stretch, but the American pulled away over the final metres to reach the finish line in a world-leading 37.29 seconds at Japan National Stadium. Canada posted a season-best 37.55, with the Netherlands taking bronze in a national record 37.81. The Canadian mark is 37.48, set by Brown, Blake, Rodney and De Grasse in their 2022 winning performance at worlds in Eugene, Ore."
"After Sunday's race, Lyles suggested to Heroux it wasn't smart for the Canadian foursome to shout 'USA, who?' following their Olympic victory in Paris, where he won 100 gold and 200 bronze. He wasn't in the American lineup for the relay final after testing positive for COVID, and his teammates were later disqualified for an illegal pass on the first exchange between Christian Coleman and Kenny Bednarek."
""Congrats to [the U.S.] but I still feel like we're a team that can win gold," Brown told Devin Heroux of CBC Sports. "We're happy with a silver but we know there is more there.""
Canadian sprinters Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney and Andre De Grasse won silver in the men's 4x100-metre relay at the World Championships in Tokyo, running a season-best 37.55 seconds in rainy conditions. The United States took gold in a world-leading 37.29, while the Netherlands earned bronze with a national record 37.81. Canada previously ran 37.48 to win worlds in 2022 and also claimed Olympic gold last summer. Noah Lyles criticized Canada's prior celebration and noted he missed the recent relay final after testing positive for COVID, while the U.S. lineup faced a separate disqualification earlier.
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