Canada's Marco Arop edged in men's 800m final, finishes 2nd at Ultimate Championship
Canada’s Marco Arop finished second in Sunday’s men’s 800-metre final at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.
Canada's De Grasse and Brown qualify for men's 200m final
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Canada’s Marco Arop finished second in Sunday’s men’s 800-metre final at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.
Despite creating a gap on the field during the final lap, the Edmonton native was unable to hold on for the win. The three-time world championship medallist — with one gold and two bronze — and 2024 Olympic silver medallist crossed the line in 1:42.28 to settle for second.
Arop had qualified sixth overall for the eight-man final.
Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati delivered an exceptional final kick to surge past Arop and claim the title in 1:41.91.
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Edmonton's Marco Arop ran a time of 1:42.28, narrowly missing the win in the men's 800-metre race in Budapest.200m finals still to come
Both Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown advanced to the men’s 200m final.
They’ll line up alongside Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo of Botswana and back-to-back Olympic 200m silver medallist Kenny Bednarek of the U.S.
In the women’s 200m final, Olympic champion Gabby Thomas of the United States will face fellow American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, who won the 100m title yesterday.
Unlike the Olympics and world championships, no medals are awarded at the ultimate championship. Instead, athletes are competing for a share of a $10-million US prize pool, with each event winner earning $150,000.
Other Day 3 results
— American Jasmine Jones secured another win for the U.S. in the women’s 400m hurdles, clocking a season-best 52.45.
— Brazilian world-record holder Alison dos Santos went sub-46 seconds to win the men’s 400m hurdles in 45.98.
— Ethiopia’s Likina Amebaw won the women’s 5,000m title in 14:30.36.
— Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage launched a massive throw of 91.09 metres in the men’s javelin to claim the title.
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