Boateng’s switch from soccer to track pays off with national silver medal
TORONTO — For a moment, the announcers at the recent Canadian track and field championships thought Bismark Boateng had won the tightest 100 metre final in the history of the meet. And so did Boateng.
The 26-year-old from Toronto let out a jubilant roar, and ripped off his race singlet in celebration.
“I took my shirt off and ran around the field like a soccer player,” Boateng said, laughing.
Boateng would end up second to Aaron Brown, just a thousandth of a second separating the two. Three-time Olympic medallist Andre De Grasse was third.