De Grasse pushes Canada to bronze as Italians shock by winning 4x100

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 06: Filippo Tortu of Team Italy beats Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake of Team Great Britain across the finish line to win the gold medal in the Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final on day fourteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 06, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
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Italy won the men's 4x100m relay Friday in Tokyo, continuing its stunning dominant run at the Olympics.

Canada won the bronze medal thanks to a phenomenal anchor leg by Andre De Grasse, the 200-meter gold medalist. The Canadians finished with a season-best time of 37.70.

Canadian users can watch the final leg of the race here:

Great Britain won silver after an incredible anchor leg by the Italians.

Italy's win means Lamont Marcell Jacobs is a two-time gold medalist at the games after he surprisingly won the 100m dash.

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