Watch: Andre De Grasse runs 9.69 for 100 meters...very wind aided

Andre De Grasse smoked the 100 meter field at the Stockholm Diamond League thanks to a gust of wind behind him.
Watch: Andre De Grasse runs 9.69 for 100 meters...very wind aided
Watch: Andre De Grasse runs 9.69 for 100 meters...very wind aided /

Canadian Olympian Andre De Grasse ran 9.69 for the win at the Stockholm Diamond League meet on Sunday afternoon but the time was very wind aided.

The allowable limit for a race is 2.00m/s and the race on Sunday had a wind reading of 4.8 m/s. DeGrasse's wind-legal personal best is 9.91. Usain Bolt's world record is 9.58 from the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin. 

Watch the race below:

[youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E-nR7usVLY]

"The wind was pretty much a hurricane," announcer Tim Hutchings said after the race.

DeGrasse has already said that his hope is to defeat Bolt at the upcoming IAAF World Championships in London. At last year's Olympics, De Grasse won a bronze medal in the 100 meters and a silver medal in the 200 meters.


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Chris Chavez
CHRIS CHAVEZ

An avid runner, Chris Chavez covers track and field, marathons and the Olympics for Sports Illustrated.