Akeem Haynes (born 11 March 1992) is a

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sprinter. Born in

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, he moved together with his family to

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at age 7 before his family moved to Calgary when he was 10. Haynes qualified as a member of Canada's 4 × 100 m relay at the

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in London. He competed as part of Canada's Olympic team in

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. In the 100 metre he ran a 10.24 in the heats and did not advance. Haynes was part of the 4 x 100 m relay team, which finished third in their heats to advance. In the final the team came agonizingly close to a medal; they were 0.02 seconds behind the third place United States team. However, the USA team was later disqualified for an improper baton pass, handing the bronze to Canada and Haynes who ran together with

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, Aaron Brown, and

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who only ran in the heats. On January 2, 2018, Haynes signed with the

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of the

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. He was released by the Tiger-Cats on May 10, 2018 before the start of preseason games.

Awards

In August 2017, Haynes received the Athletes in Excellence Award from The Foundation for Global Sports Development in recognition of his community service efforts and work with youth.

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