PARIS — Canada’s fastest woman over 100m has some purple praise for Paris’ purple track.

“It’s fast, it’s nice, and it’s a nice feeling,” <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;Audrey Leduc&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://ottawacitizen.com/news/gatineau-sprinter-heading-to-paris-olympics&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://ottawacitizen.com/news/gatineau-sprinter-heading-to-paris-olympics">Audrey Leduc</a> said Friday, moments after running 10.95 seconds to lower her own national record by 0.01 seconds in the first round of the Olympic 100m.

The 25-year-old from Gatineau, Que., who is making her Olympic debut, finished first in her heat, which sends her through to the semi-finals on Saturday.

Underneath its purple surface, the Olympic track boasts cutting edge technology.{ai:summary}<p>In the City of Light, Canada’s sprinter Audrey Leduc flew past the competition on a fast purple track. She clocked in at 10.95 seconds, slicing her national record down to size just in time for another round.</p><p>The Olympic stage welcomed her with open arms, but the next heat holds its own secrets. #sports</p>

What's inside the purple Olympic track that's already produced a Canadian record

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