Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi crosses the finish line ahead of Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati and Canada’s Marco Arop, right, to win the men’s 800 meters final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
By The Canadian Press
Sep 13, 2026 | 11:47 AM
BUDAPEST — Canada’s Marco Arop finished second in the men’s 800 metres at the world athletics ultimate championship on Sunday.
The Edmonton native crossed the finish line in one minute 42.28 seconds. Arop, 27, is a three-time world championship medallist (one gold, two bronze) and Olympic silver medallist.
Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati finished first in 1:41.91, while reigning world and Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi placed third in 1:42.28.
In the men’s 200 final, seven-time Olympic medallist Andre De Grasse finished fifth with a time of 19.92 seconds, while Toronto’s Aaron Brown placed seventh at 20.23.