TORONTO — Canadian sprint phenom Andre De Grasse added his third gold medal of the Pan American Games, helping the 4×100-metre relay team to victory.
De Grasse, who won both the 100 and 200 at Pan Ams, ran the second leg and along with Gavin Smellie, Brendon Rodney and Aaron Brown crossed in a Pan Am Games record 38.06 seconds.
Canada's Nicole Sifuentes and Sasha Gollish captured silver and bronze in the women's 1,500 metres Saturday at the Pan American Games.
Sifuentes, a 29-year-old from Winnipeg, ran 4:09.13 seconds.
The 33-year-old Gollish, from Toronto, crossed in 4:10.11, despite running all but 150 metres with her shoe half off. Another runner had clipped the back of it near the start.
Muriel Coneo of Colombia won the gold, outkicking Sifuentes down the homestretch to finish in 4:09.05.
Canada's women's 4×100 relay of Crystal Emmanuel, Kim Hyacinthe, Jellisa Westney, and Khamica Bingham raced to bronze in a time of 43.00.
The Americans won in 42.55, followed by Jamaica (42.68).
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