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Duan Asemota is a Canadian sprinter, Paris 2024 Olympian, Commonwealth Silver medalist, and the 2025 Canadian 100m Champion. He holds the Canadian record in the mixed 4×100m relay (40.07) and trains with Coach Charles Allen at Speed Academy. He races for Canada and lives between Ajax, ON and training bases abroad.

Duan Asemota is one of Canada's fastest emerging sprinters, a Paris 2024 Olympian and 2025 Canadian 100m Champion whose wind-legal 10.03 places him among the country's all-time best. In 2026 he anchored Canada to Commonwealth Games silver in the 4×100m relay in Glasgow, adding to a World Relays silver in Gaborone and the Canadian record in the mixed 4×100m (40.07). Coached by Charles Allen at Speed Academy, Duan combines elite training with community advocacy, hosting The Pocket Run 5K in his hometown of Ajax, ON, with proceeds to Right To Play Rwanda. He is a King Charles III Coronation Medal recipient, RBC Olympian, and speaker for youth-focused programs across Canada.

Duan Asemota is a Canadian sprinter competing internationally in the 100m, 200m, and 4×100m relay. In 2024 he made his Olympic debut at the Paris Games as part of Team Canada's men's 4×100m relay, running a wind-legal personal best of 10.03 in a season that also produced a wind-aided 9.98. In 2025 he claimed his first national senior title, winning the men's 100m at the Bell Track & Field Canadian Championships in 10.12. The 2026 season delivered his biggest medals to date: silver at the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone in the mixed 4×100m (40.23), followed by a Canadian record of 40.07 later that season, and Commonwealth Games silver in Glasgow with Team Canada in the men's 4×100m relay (38.11). Duan ran the third leg in the heats as Canada qualified second in Heat 1 with a time of 38.53. He is coached by Charles Allen and trains with Speed With Attitude, racing under Speed Academy, and is represented by Tonbara Sports & Entertainment. Off the track, Duan is the founder and host of The Pocket Run 5K, a community road race in his hometown of Ajax, Ontario, benefiting Right To Play Rwanda. He is a recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal and speaks regularly to youth audiences on discipline, community, and the long build toward LA 2028.