Within the marquee occasion on the 2025 Canadian Monitor and Subject Championships in Ottawa, Olympian Duan Asemota reminded the nation (as soon as once more) why he’s one of many nation’s most electrifying sprinters.
Coming off a yr that pushed him to his bodily limits to achieve Paris 2024, Asemota wasn’t seen because the clear Canadian 100m favorite. However on Friday night time, he silenced the doubters, whereas speaking the speak and strolling the stroll.
With Jerome Blakethe quickest Canadian in 2025, disqualified for a false begin within the semis, and Others de grass out with a hamstring subject, Asemota emerged from the semis with the highest qualifying mark for the ultimate. Two hours later, Asemota blazed to a season’s better of 10.12 (-0.5 m/s) to win the Canadian 100m title.
Although Canadian dash veteran Aaron Brown completed simply one-hundredth of a second behind him, the race by no means felt shut. The truth is, Asemota was even seen glancing over and barking at Brown and Malachi Murray within the ultimate 10 metres.
“Aaron’s been my greatest mentor because the begin, however I needed to present him it’s my time now,” Asemota advised Canadian Working post-race. “I advised him all week he’s just a little too outdated to be there. After the primary spherical, I used to be asking if he was heading house for a nap.”
The 28-year-old from Ajax, Ont., was coming off a troublesome 2024, the place he completed simply off the rostrum at nationals and was chosen for the Olympics, however didn’t advance out of the 100m heats. “It was tough to be on the Olympics and never be 100 per cent,” Asemota admitted. “I knew afterwards I simply wanted to get wholesome.”
Now again to full kind, Asemota secures his second senior nationwide title—his first within the 100m, following a win within the indoor 60m this previous March.
“I simply need to dominate the sprints in Canada,” he mentioned, smiling.
For full outcomes from the 2025 Canadian Monitor and Subject Championships, or to see the upcoming schedule, see right here.
