One of many standout moments from the 2025 Canadian Indoor Monitor and Subject Championships in Toronto over the weekend was within the males’s U18 60m occasion. Wyatt Lee, a rising dash star from Kingston, Ont., burst out of the blocks to set a brand new Canadian U18 indoor file with a formidable time of 6.71 seconds.
Wyatt Lee Blazes to a New 🇨🇦 Report! 🔥😮💨
Wyatt Lee storms to the end line in 6.71 seconds, setting a brand new U18 60m 🇨🇦 file and claiming the Canadian Indoor Championship title!
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Lee entered the championships with a private better of 6.79 seconds within the 60m. He equalled his private greatest in the course of the preliminary spherical and surpassed it within the remaining along with his record-breaking efficiency. The 17-year-old had a commanding lead, ending three-tenths of a second forward of the remainder of the sphere—a big margin for a brief distance.
The earlier U18 Canadian indoor file within the 60 metres of 6.73 seconds was set by Brandon Bobb on the 2012 New Stability Nationals in New York Metropolis—when Lee was simply 4.
After crossing the end line, Lee pointed to his bracelet, which reads “Run for Rowan,” in tribute to his late pal and teammate Rowan Dean from Kemptville, Ont., who died from cardiac arrest throughout a coaching run in September 2024. Lee wears the crimson bracelet at each race, saying it serves as a reminder that his pal is “with him within the blocks.”
Presenting the brand new proprietor of the Canadian U18 60m file – Wyatt Lee (6.71s) 🇨🇦💥
Présentant le nouveau détenteur du file canadien du 60m U18 – Wyatt Lee (6.71s) 🇨🇦💥 pic.twitter.com/CF7vfAzuvO
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Lee’s speedy rise in sprinting has been extraordinary. In Could 2024, he debuted within the 100m for his highschool with a time of 11.51 seconds. Inside three months, he had lowered his private greatest to 10.61 seconds. He went on to medal in 100m and 200m at OFSAA, Ontario’s highschool observe championships.
Like seven-time Canadian Olympic medallist Andre De Grasse, Lee’s abilities had been acknowledged at a highschool observe meet. He joined Toronto’s Flying Angels dash program earlier than the 2025 indoor season and has since continued his trajectory, shaving his 60m time down from 6.90 seconds to six.71 seconds.
Regardless of his early success and rising assortment of medals, Lee stays humble and acknowledges he nonetheless has a lot to be taught. His progress thus far, nevertheless, makes him an thrilling next-generation sprinter for Canadians to look at because the outside observe and subject season approaches.
