Marco Arop of Edmonton, left, led Friday's men’s 800-metre race with 200 remaining but fell off the pace down the straightaway at the Stade Louis II. Algeria's Djamel Sedjati, right, won in a world-leading 1:41.46 at the Monaco Diamond League track and field meet.
Djamel Sedjati of Algeria was victorious in his second Diamond League race in five days, posting a season world-leading and national record time of one minute 41.46 seconds on Friday in Monaco. Canada's Marco Arop was sixth in 1:42.93, just 8-100ths shy of his personal best.Marco Arop of Edmonton, left, led Friday's men’s 800-metre race with 200 remaining but fell off the pace down the straightaway at the Stade Louis II. Algeria's Djamel Sedjati, right, won in a world-leading 1:41.
Sedjati, who entered Friday ranked third in the world, now sits third all-time in the event behind Kenyan David Rudisha and Wilson Kipketer of Denmark. Still, the world's top-ranking 800m runner recorded a 1:42.93 season best, just 8-100ths of a second shy of his personal best from a second-place effort in the Diamond League Final last Sept. 17 at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore.Canada's Morales Williams a finalist for NCAA men's track and field athlete of the year
The 19-year-old worked his way to third position 300 metres from the finish in the men's 400 and was fourth around the bend before reaching the finish in 45.11 seconds.WATCH l Morales Williams finishes 6th in pro debut:Quincy Hall posted the fastest 400-metre time this year, 43.80 seconds, while Christopher Morales Williams of Maple, Ont., finished sixth in his much-anticipated professional debut, at the Diamond League meet in Monaco.
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