While talk between Grand Slam Track events could shift to Marco Arop’s continued pursuit of David Rudisha’s 800-metre world record, he remains focused on the opportunity to develop another skillset racing the 1,500. Arop was sixth in a field of eight in the distance on Saturday, posting a time of three minutes 39.65 seconds in … Read more
Marco Arop powered to victory in the Grand Slam Track 800-metre race at the organization’s inaugural event in Kingston, Jamaica on Sunday. The Edmonton native led wire-to-wire, finishing in a time one minute 45.13 seconds, ahead of runner-up Emmanuel Wanyonyi Wanyonyi, a 20-year-old from Kenya, hung on to claim the overall Short Distance title and accompanying $100,000 US in prize … Read more
After Olympic disappointment in 2021, a motivated Marco Arop redeemed himself with a 2023 world championship title in the men’s 800 metres and a silver medal in North American record time at the Paris Olympics last summer. With talk the Canadian runner is happier at practice and having better quality workouts, thanks in part to … Read more
