Sprinter Jerome Blake adjusts to life as an Olympic champion [Video]

B.C.’s Jerome Blake is bringing home gold. 

Blake, who was born in Kelowna, B.C., and trains in Burnaby, was part of the men’s 4×100-metre relay team that won the gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games last week. It was the first time the Canadian men had won the event since 1996.

Blake spoke with CBC’s Gloria Macarenko from Paris.

WATCH | Jerome Blake recalls Olympic gold win: Jerome Blake, who ran the second leg of the Canadian men’s 4×100-metre relay in Paris, looks back at his team’s thrilling victory.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. 

It was electric here in the CBC newsroom when your team won. When we were watching you win we were all standing up and cheering. Was it obvious to you that your teammate Andre de Grasse was crossing the line first at that moment?

Actually, no, because of where I finished — I finished on the second bend at the 200-metre start. So I went in like 50 more metres and I started looking …