"The greatest sprinter that ever lived, a living legend," in the words of 1996 Canadian Olympic sprint champion Donovan Bailey. "We just want to go out and prove to the world that we can compete with the best," De Grasse said. Damian Warner, decathlonThe London, Ont., native's bronze medal is Canada's second-ever decathlon medal and first since Dave Steen's bronze in Seoul, South Korea in 1988. Ashton Eaton, decathlonThe American world record holder (9,045 points), and husband of Brianne Theisen-Eaton, successfully defended his gold medal from London with 8,893 points. 1 Renaud Lavillenie of France with a jump of 6.03 metres to win gold.

Source: CBC News August 21, 2016 21:11 UTC