Track and field worlds: 5 Canadians to watch
The 2015 track and field world championships begin Saturday in Beijing (Friday in the Canadian time zones) and Canada is sending one of its most talented teams ever. Here are five athletes with a strong chance of bringing home a medal.
Talented team competing in Beijing
The 2015 track and field world championships begin Saturday in Beijing (Friday in the Canadian time zones) and Canada is sending one of its most talented teams ever.
- 4 Canadian track athletes to watch at worlds
- Canadians poised for podium in field events
- SCHEDULE: Track & field worlds on CBC, CBCSports.ca
With 2013 world medallists Damian Warner (decathlon), Brianne Theisen-Eaton (heptathlon) and Derek Drouin (high jump) joining a rising crop of youngsters including 100-metre sensation Andre De Grasse, Canada has a good shot at topping the five medals it won two years ago in Moscow.
While De Grasse, 20, is not expected to reach the podium in his first world-championship appearance, here are five Canadians with a strong chance of taking home some hardware, presented in an interactive graphic from The Canadian Press: