Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi, gold, Algeria's Djamel Sedjati, silver, and Canada's Marco Arop, bronze, cross the line in the men's 800 meters final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Canada’s Marco Arop finishes second in season-best effort in 800m at Diamond League
Jun 7, 2026 | 12:40 PM
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STOCKHOLM — Canada’s Marco Arop finished second in a season-best effort in the men’s 800 metres in Diamond League action.
The Edmonton native ran one minute 43.11 seconds.
It was just the second competition of the year for the 27-year-old who is a three-time world championship medallist (one gold, two bronze) and Olympic silver medallist. He did not finish his last event on May 1.
Cooper Lutkenhaus of the United States placed first in 1:42.70, with Algeria’s Slimane Moula crossed the finish line in third in 1:43.41. They also ran season-best times.
