Trayvon Bromell, Andre de Grasse Headline 100m Semifinals
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Trayvon Bromell, Andre de Grasse Headline 100m Semifinals originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
The Tokyo Olympics will crown a new fastest man alive on Sunday morning. After Usain Bolt won the 100m at the last three Olympics, which sprinter will come out on top?
The semifinals are at 6:15 a.m. ET, followed by the final at 8:50 a.m. ET. Stream both live here:
Andre de Grasse of Canada was the top qualifier in Round 1, finishing in 9.91 seconds the same time in which he won bronze in the event at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy was second, followed by Fred Kerley of the United States.
Fellow American Trayvon Bromell surprisingly finished only fourth in his heat but advanced on time. He has the fastest time in the world this year (9.77) and came to Tokyo as a favorite alongside de Grasse and South African Akani Simbine, who also finished in the middle of the pack in the heats.
Ronnie Baker, another U.S. sprinter, had the eighth-fastest time in the heats and will also look to make the final.