Canada won the gold medal in the men's 4x100-m team relay on Friday at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake and Brendon Rodney landed the top spot on the podium with a time of 37:50. South Africa came in second with 37:57 and Great Britain won the bronze medal with a time of 37:61. The US was disqualified.The big win marks popular runner De Grasse’s second Olympic gold — and the victory comes after he was earlier this week eliminated from the 100-m and 200-m races. At the 2021 Tokyo Games, he won the gold in 200-m with a time of 19.62 seconds, his personal record. In total, the three-time Olympian has collected seven medals — two gold, two silver and three bronze. Team Canada now has 23 medals, including seven gold, five silver and 11 bronze. .Even sweeter for the Canadian quartet was they got the last laugh on the arrogant American favourites..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Canada won the gold medal in the men's 4x100-m team relay on Friday at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake and Brendon Rodney landed the top spot on the podium with a time of 37:50. South Africa came in second with 37:57 and Great Britain won the bronze medal with a time of 37:61. The US was disqualified.The big win marks popular runner De Grasse’s second Olympic gold — and the victory comes after he was earlier this week eliminated from the 100-m and 200-m races. At the 2021 Tokyo Games, he won the gold in 200-m with a time of 19.62 seconds, his personal record. In total, the three-time Olympian has collected seven medals — two gold, two silver and three bronze. Team Canada now has 23 medals, including seven gold, five silver and 11 bronze. .Even sweeter for the Canadian quartet was they got the last laugh on the arrogant American favourites..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
