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B.C.'s Jerome Blake helps Canada win 1st gold in 4x100 since 1996

Blake, along with Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, and Andre De Grasse finished with a time of 37.50 seconds
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Jerome Blake and Team Canada won gold in the 4x100 relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday, Aug. 9.

Kelowna's Jerome Blake is a gold-medal winner at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Blake, along with teammates Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney and Andre De Grasse, finished first on the 4x100m relay race on Friday, Aug. 9. They finished with a team time of 37.50 seconds, beating South Africa by .07 seconds and Great Britain by .11 seconds.

The quartet's gold on Friday marks the second straight time they've captured a medal at the Olympics, as they won silver in the event at Tokyo 2020.

It's Canada's first gold in the event since 1996.

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Jordy Cunningham

About the Author: Jordy Cunningham

Hailing from Ladner, B.C., I have been passionate about sports, especially baseball, since I was young. In 2018, I graduated from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops with a Bachelor of Journalism degree
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