Jerome Blake injured, Canada places 7th in men's 100m final at World Athletics Relays

Jerome Blake injured, Canada places 7th in men's 100m final at World Athletics Relays

Jerome Blake of Kelowna, B.C., favoured his right leg while pulling up in the second leg of the men's 4x100-metre final, then hobbled to hand the baton to Brendon Rodney as Canada placed seventh in the eight-team field in 40.06 seconds on Sunday at the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.

Canada claims three medals at World Athletics Relays

Team Canada closed out the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone with two silver medals, a bronze, and new national records. The performances also secured qualification for five Canadian relay teams at the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing. The quartet of Eliezer Adjibi, Marie-Éloïse Leclair, Duan Asemota and Audrey Leduc delivered a silver-medal performance in the mixed 4x100m final, navigating a newly introduced running order of man-w…