Andre De Grasse powers to 200m gold in Tokyo

Before De Grasse took the title in Tokyo on Wednesday the USA’s Shawn Crawford was the last man to win the 200m, other than Bolt, in 2004
Andre de Grasse celebrates gold (Martin Rickett/PA)

Andre de Grasse celebrates gold (Martin Rickett/PA)

Canada’s Andre De Grasse stormed to victory in the 200m final at the Olympics.

The 26-year-old added the gold medal to the bronze he won in the 100m on Sunday after running a national record of 19.62 seconds.

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