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Canada's Marco Arop Races to Second in 800 Metres in Diamond League
LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 19 – Emmanuel Wanyonyi won the 800m with a meeting record of 1:42.00, marking his fourth Diamond League victory this season and the third-fastest time worldwide in 2025.
- Canadian runner Marco Arop finished second in the men's 800 metres at the Diamond League event in London on Saturday.
- Arop competed after posting a season-best 1:42.73 time in Monaco on July 11 where he finished fifth, facing Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi in London.
- Emmanuel Wanyonyi won the London race with 1:42 flat, edging Arop's 1:42.22 by one one-hundredth of a second, while Max Burgin placed third at 1:42.36.
- Wanyonyi said, "That is what I came here to do, and it is great to set a meeting record too," reflecting on his performance.
- This result continues the rivalry between Arop and Wanyonyi ahead of the Canadian Championships in Ottawa, where Arop will defend his national 800m title.
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The 26-year-old established a personal summit this season with a time of 1 min 42 s 22/100, but had to admit to defeating Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi.
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Wanyonyi shines bright in London 800m Diamond League triumph
Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi lit up the London Diamond League on Saturday, July 19, 2025, by storming to a commanding victory in the men’s 800m final with a meeting record of 1:42.00. Wanyonyi, 20, left no doubt about his elite status on the global stage, outpacing a strong field that included Canada’s Marco Arop and Great […]
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