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TORONTO — Ben Flanagan and Leslie Sexton won the Canadian 10K Championships on Sunday, signalling the return of the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon.Flanagan, who narrowly missed a Tokyo 2020 . . .
Here's what to watch on Saturday night and Sunday morning, including one more solid chance for Canada to win its 24th medal before the Tokyo Games come to a close.
Nine Canadian marathoners had achieved the qualifying criteria in the marathon, but each country is allowed only three men and three women, leading to speculation about the squad in recent weeks, and posing a good problem for Athletics Canada with the depth of talent. "Over the past few years, Canadian middle- and long-distance runners have accomplished great things on the track and on the road," Athletics Canada's head coach Glenroy Gilbert said in a statement. "In Tokyo, we'll see a new generation of marathoners who have broken Canadian records, established impressive personal bests on-dema...
Canada's Cam Levins raced Sunday knowing it was his last shot. Two previous failed attempts lingered in the back of his mind.
"(But) nothing was going to stop me today is what I told myself," Levins said. The 32-year-old from Black Creek, B.C., finally dipped under the Tokyo Olympic standard in the marathon with just a week to spare. Levins, the Canadian record-holder in the event, ran two hours 10 minutes 30 seconds to win the S7 Marathon in the mountains in Styria, Austria. The qualifying standard of 2:11.30 had to be accomplished before June 1. Levins had been well on pace twice in the past seven months, in London in October, and then in Chandler, Ariz., in December. But both times, he hit the proverbial wall wit...