Connaughton and Canadian relay team make it to finals
P.E.I.’s Jared Connaughton and the remainder of the Canadian men’s 4x100 relay track team will race for an Olympic medal on Friday in Beijing, China.
Earlier today, the Canadian team of Hank Palmer of Montreal, Anson Henry of Pickering, Ont., Connaughton and Pierre Browne of Toronto finished second in its heat to qualify for the final.
The team finished the race in a time of 38.77 seconds, placing second to the team from Jamaica.
Friday’s 4x100 relay race is scheduled to begin at 8:10 a.m. P.E.I. time. The results will be posted online as soon as they are available.
Earlier this week, Connaughton advanced to the semi-finals of the men’s 200-metre race before being eliminated.
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