The race came right down to the wire, as the 25-year-old from Edmonton ran the two laps of the purple track inside Stade de France in 141.20, finishing neck-and-neck with Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya, who clocked 141.19
Silver medalist Marco Arop of Team Canada celebrates after competing in the Men's 800m Final on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 10, 2024 in Paris , France. Canada ’s Marco Arop has earned an Olympic silver medal in the men’s 800-metres, after a thrilling final push at the finish line Saturday night in Paris .
. Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati took bronze with 141.50. The Sudanese-born Canadian, who stands six-foot-four, ran at the back of the pack for much of the first lap and then started to make his move. Arop, who is the reigning world champion in the 800 m, made things very exciting as he navigated through the pack and thrust himself into second place in the final 100.
Wanyonyi had led the race from start to finish and was just a hair in front as the two men lurched over the finish line.He was a three-time All-American while competing for Mississippi State University. Arop is a second-time Olympian. This is a huge step up from his debut in Tokyo three years ago. There, Arop had led wire to wire in his first heat but faded badly down the final stretch in his semi-final to finish seventh.
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