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OTTAWA – Andre De Grbade, sprint star, seemed stronger than he had been all season, qualifying for an easy win in his semifinal of Saturday's 200 meters at the championships Canadian Athletics.
To go, De Grbade slowed down to a walk after feeling a "little grab" in his right hamstring.
The young man from Markham, Ont., 23, will have an MRI Sunday, and he hopes it's not as "I do not really know what happened, I think it was just a cramp, hopefully, "De Grbade said. "I think I ran a good 150 and then all of a sudden it surprised me, but I hope to be able to come back, find a little more information ( Sunday)."
The triple Olympic medalist had a late start to the season due to his hamstring injury, but he looked solid on Friday night at 100 yards, taking third place in 10.20 seconds. He believed that a victory was at stake in the 200.
"Yes, it's a little (frustrating)," De Grbade said. "I felt like I was about to run fast, I felt very good in the warm-up, and then suddenly it happened, but that's part of the game, you win, you lose it, and you come to take your losses and come back strong and try to get the best out of it. "
The spectacular finale on Friday night saw the top six sprinters finish in one-tenth of a second.
"I think the 100 meters is what it was too late (9:30 pm), and having to really push in this race, for all athletes, obviously run two solid laps in the 100s, and then come back the next afternoon and run a 200, you have, "said Canada's head coach, Glenroy Gilbert.
De Grbade agreed that Friday's two innings out of the 100 could have been A factor.
"It's probably my first time since last year, I've dubbed and ran races like that, so maybe it could have had a little bit of luck."
He had been pleased with his 100 meters, running at a time of 10.20 seconds on a cold night of 18 C.
"I think it was a not in the right direction since the beginning of the season. It was cold and I ran 10.2, I think it was hot, it was 10.1 or 10.0, "he said.
Now, another hamstring injury threatens the rest of his season
De Grbade turns and gives a wave to the crowd when he crossed the finish line in favor of his right leg, but after being treated at the stadium, he worked well without limping. 19659002] De Grbade said that there was a silver glow in his rocky season, Fortunately for me, now I have plenty of time to prepare for the world championships (in Doha in October 2019), so it's a chance for me, I can get in shape and get ready for the world championships, "he said.
De Grbade also became dad on June 24th. His girlfriend Nia Ali gave birth to a little girl named Yuri. ] The sprinter is not the only top Canadian athlete who has had a tough season, Derek Drouin won He was not able to compete this season because of a curved disc in the neck, while the pole vault Alysha Newman missed nationals with a partly torn patellar tendon. Melissa Bishop, silver medalist of the world at 800 meters, took the season to have a baby. His daughter Corinne was born on Monday
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