Aaron Brown, the heart and soul of Canadian sprinting, gets his golden moment

If Andre De Grasse is the face of Canadian sprinting, Aaron Brown is its heart and soul. And while he’s never claimed a major individual medal, Brown is now an Olympic champion, thanks to his lead leg of the men’s 4x100-metre relay on Friday at Paris’ Stade de France.

Aaron Brown, the heart and soul of Canadian sprinting, gets his golden moment
A man draped in a Canadian flag pumps his fist in the air.

If Andre De Grasse is the face of Canadian sprinting, Aaron Brown is its heart and soul. And while he’s never claimed a major individual medal, Brown is now an Olympic champion, thanks to his lead leg of the men’s 4x100-metre relay on Friday at Paris’ Stade de France.