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Canada's Gary Reed finished fourth in the semifinal heat of the men's 800-metre event Friday and will not advance to Saturdays final.

Last updated at 12:48 AM on 29/08/09 Island athletes, from left, Kelly MacDonald, Mitchell Woodside and Lindsey Theuerkauf, all enjoyed the thrill of performing in front of the large and boisterous home crowds during the 2009 Canada Games.

DEBLOIS Although not where he left off, Robbie Arsenault got to complete his Canada Games torch run after all.

It wasn't over till Smothered in Hugs sang. But that end-of-show performance by this Prince Edward Island band basically wrapped up the official closing ceremony for the 2009 Canada Games on Saturday afternoon.

Athletes rode on shoulders, hoisted huge banners and tossed fistfuls of pins up into the crowd as Canada's largest multi-sport event came to a close in the country's smallest province Saturday.

BERLINa 'Usain Bolt's third gold medal of the world championships failed to produce a third world record because the Jamaican 400-metre relay team only managed to produce the second-fastest time in history.

Anchor Darvis Patton, left, and his American teammates outran Aikines-Aryeetey and the British squad en route to the fastest time in 4x100 qualification.

As the coach of Prince Edward Island's first track club, Dave MacEachern didn't exactly have state-of-the-art facilities at his disposal.

Despite having qualified for the men's 4x100-metre relay final in eighth spot, Canada ran a season's best Saturday to snatch a credible fifth place at the world track and field championships in Berlin.

American Darvis Patton, left, Britain's Aikines-Aryeetey battle it out on the anchor leg of their 4x100 heat.

Former UTA standout Jared Connaughton competed for his native Canada at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Berlin earlier this week where he made the quarterfinals of the 200 meters.

Canadian hopes for a first medal at the world track and field championships too a turn for the better Tuesday.

Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Canada clears a hurdle in the women's 100 metres hurdles fourth heat during the world athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, August 18, 2009.

Bryan Barnett wasn't even sure he would call it a setback. The Edmonton sprinter had hours earlier posted a truly pedestrian 10.42-second result in the 100-metre heats at the World Championships in Athletics on a normally fast track in Berlin.

Athletics Canada announced today that 6 relay team members are eligible to run in individual events at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics to take place August 15 to 23 in Berlin Germany.

Edmonton sprinter Bryan Barnett stands on the podium after winning the men's 200 metres at the Canadian track and field championships on June 28.

Athletics Canada announced today that 6 relay team members are eligible to run in individual events at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics to take place August 15 to 23 in Berlin Germany.

Perdita Felicien reacts after crossing the finish line ahead of Priscilla Lopes-Schliep to win the Women 100 Meter Hurdles during the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Toronto June 27, 2009.

Classic run Harris, Power take 100m wins at Aileen Meagher Track Classic By BRIAN FREEMAN Sports Reporter Thu.

Brian Barnett of Edmonton won the 200 metres at the Canadian track and field championships Sunday, his second victory in as many days.