Athletics - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 10 - Source: Getty — Noah Lyles of the USA and Andre de Grasse of Canada competing in the men's 200m event at the Paris Olympics 2024 [Image Source: Getty]

After being snubbed by Noah Lyles, Olympic champion Andre de Grasse takes out a victory parade in style after Paris Olympics

Modified Sep 23, 2024 04:01 GMT

Olympic champion sprinter Andre de Grasse recently took part in a victory parade after his achievements at the Paris Olympics. The multiple Olympic medalist uploaded snippets from his celebrations on his Instagram account.

De Grasse uploaded a video of his celebrations from the victory parade, where he was greeting his fans. He also shared one of the video from his fans, which was captioned as:

"That walkdown was crazy"

Screengrab of Andre de Grasse's victory parade [Image Source: Andre de Grasse's Instagram]

However, that 'walkdown' was also an indirect statement to Noah Lyles, who had snubbed the Canadian relay team before the Paris Olympics. Only a month ago, a video resurfaced where the Olympic champion was seen mocking the Canadian team after the World Relays.

When a journalist asked Noah Lyles if he and his team saw Canada as a threat at the Paris Olympics, he laughed it off, saying, "Who? Who?" This was subject to heavy criticism, with many criticizing Noah Lyles for his lack of sportsmanship.

However, despite not winning any individual medal at the Paris Olympics, Andre de Grasse had the last laugh. Although Noah Lyles couldn't participate in the 4x100m relay as he was recovering from COVID-19, the American team had qualified for the finals. However, they were disqualified due to an improper baton exchange, as the Canadian team won gold, with Andre de Grasse running the final leg of the race.

Andre de Grasse at the Paris Olympics

Andre de Grasse of Canada celebrates after winning the Olympic gold medal in the men's 4x100m relay event [Image Source: Getty]

Andre de Grasse had entered the Paris Olympics as one of the top favorites. The Canadian began his journey in the men's 100m event, where he was expected to give a tough fight, even if not win the Olympic gold medal. He clocked 10.07 seconds to finish third in his heats and qualify for the semifinals.

However, things didn't go as planned. Despite clocking a seasonal best of 9.98 seconds, de Grasse only finished fifth in his heats during the semifinals, pushing him out of the medal contention.

The Canadian sprinter didn't give up though. He finished behind Noah Lyles in the heats, with a timing of 20.30 seconds to qualify for the semifinals. However, his timing of 20.41 seconds wasn't enough to give him a ticket to the finals. For the first time since his Olympic debut, Andre de Grasse failed to bag an individual Olympic medal.

The final hope for Andre de Grasse was the relay event, where Canada just managed to qualify for the finals. However, De Grasse gave it his all in the anchor leg, and Canada clocked a seasonal best of 37.50 seconds to win their first Olympic gold medal in this event since their last victory at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.