They may not have been in the stands but Toronto runner Aaron Brown is keeping his family close to his heart during these Olympics.

The 29-year-old runnerwon a bronze for Canadain the Olympic Games at Rio in 2016 in the 4x100m relay.

In Tokyo, he ran an impressive19.99 seconds in the 200m半决赛。

But in the 200m final, teammateAndre De Grasse claimed goldand Brown placed sixth with a time of 20:20.

After the race, Brown said he had mixed feelings.

“I run for Canada, I run for all my fans, but most importantly, I run for my family”

Canada's Aaron Brown finished 6th in the men's 200m final, but he's hungry and still looking to chase medals in Tokyopic.twitter.com/CssKuWjLYr

— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics)August 4, 2021

"I would have liked to have given a better performance in the final but I know there's more opportunities ahead,"Brown told CBC in a post-race interview. "I won't let one race define me."

He also said he was happy for his teammates.

But in what might be one of the sweetest moments in the Tokyo games, Brown showed CBC the other side of his running bib.

"Just as a reminder of who I run for. This is what matters to me most and as long as they are proud of me, I am happy at the end of the day," Brown said. "I run for Canada, I run for my fans but most importantly, I run for my family."

“I run for Canada. I run for my fans. But most importantly I run for my wife and son.”

Aaron Brown shows a photo of his wife and son, inside his bib as he raced here tonight.

He finished sixth. Outstanding.pic.twitter.com/FxV3fYz3xX

— Devin Heroux (@Devin_Heroux)August 4, 2021

The pandemic has meantno family members or spectatorswere allowed to attend the games.

Brown is married to Preeya Milburn andannounced the birthof his son, Kingsley Nico Brown on Jan. 26, 2021 in Orlando, Florida where he lives and trains.

布朗在多伦多和长大attended Birchmount Park Collegiatebefore going to the University of Southern California on a track scholarship. Hestarted running trackat age 16 thanks to high school coach Bill Stephens.