Shawn Barber, Andre De Grasse: Canada's Rising Track Stars

Pole vaulter Shawn Barber and sprinter Andre Dr Grasse are Canadian track and field athletes who are quickly rising to the top.
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[@willstuart4504]

3 Olympic medals and 2 World Championship medals later ... And Degrasse is STILL having fun and making Canada proud. ❤👍👍

[@matthewkaram9615]

Double up💯

[@dyshanedunn8295]

Who thought this guy Would win a gold medal 🥇 in the Olympics 6 years later

[@ML-np5ml]

Rip Shawn Barber Sounds like a very healthy athletic person passed. He was up to date on his shots

[@docpj72]

Great to see Canadian track and field make a comeback-it has been almost 20 years since the glory days of Bailey winning the 100m and the relay in Atlanta. It was tough to see the worlds here in Edmonton in 2001 and Canada not getting one medal, but the future looks great!

[@Ravensantos129]

If the wind was like + 0.9 time still would've been mid 19.6s, that's AMAZING for his age. Can't wait to watch him in the future

[@matthewkaram9615]

Yessir 🥇

[@JonMarM]

"Some of the things he does can't be coached." That's deep!

[@CBCTheNational]

Meet Canada's next generation of track and field superstars.

[@255sarah]

The National Wsssssssss

[@ScottCopemanGB]

I agree that "FUN" is really nice to hear from these X-Treamly Hard working Young Men to remember it's a sport,Have FUN!

[@Dare2BStoopid]

Great bit.

[@Cafe_TTV]

this was a great video

[@arpitkhairfitnessandsports7623]

Great man

[@elonmosque4294]

“Andre De Grasseeee”

[@Hever73]

He's a silver medal in the 200 m!

[@matthewkaram9615]

Gold 😉💯

[@mcmangoofficial5336]

0:47 Mitch Modin?

[@Beast777Mode]

he should try the 400m

[@matthewkaram9615]

🤝

[@nicoleanderson1067]

How exactly do you pronounce Andre's last name?

[@katiem901]

De (de) Grasse (grass)

[@nicoleanderson1067]

+Katie M thank you sweetheart

[@DashFlashTheLife]

And then De Grasse placed 3rd at the Rio Olympics!

[@pascanlons400kg8]

And now the world champs

[@Detabyte]

2nd in the 200m aswell

[@uchealisha9510]

And now Gold in Tokyo!

[@matthewkaram9615]

Now tho!

[@7134silver]

Does canada train any of their runners?

[@shivamrai2886]

7134silver he's Canadian...

[@matthewkaram9615]

@@shivamrai2886 thats not what he meant lol

[@shivamrai2886]

@@matthewkaram9615 damn this was like 4 years back lol. Ok what did he mean?

[@matthewkaram9615]

@@shivamrai2886 Ik lol I love don’t that he meant is there like a team Canada training camp 💯

[@sebastianboyd214]

Bailey did to but i Still i like him

[@singuntothelordinspiredbyt9140]

Andre is no longer a Canadian Rising star. He have Risen...He is the current Canadian track star.. and why does black boys think their path to success is basket ball? As a black man I am very annoyed with that.

[@LitCentralMillennialXLIII]

Stimulants

[@BigLadGreen]

+BlaccAmerican Stimulants to say the least, but still way ahead of where you would expect him to be.