Canadian athlete Marco Arop secured the fourth position at the Diamond League track and field event held at Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne, Switzerland on Friday. Arop took an early lead and was in front as the bell lap approached but couldn’t maintain the pace in the final 400 meters, finishing just outside the top three with a time of 1:43.18.
The race was won by Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi in 1:42.19, with Djamel Sedjati from Algeria coming in second with a season-best time of 1:42.31. American runner Brandon Miller claimed the third spot with a time of 1:42.55.
Last year, Marco Arop and shot putter Sarah Mitton were the only Canadians to qualify for the Diamond League Final in Zurich, both finishing third. Arop, who was ranked second in the men’s 800m Diamond League standings behind Emmanuel Wanyonyi before the race, was in a good position to secure a spot in the upcoming Final.
The 2026 Wanda Diamond League Final is scheduled to be held on September 4–5 in Brussels, Belgium. In the women’s 200m race, American athlete Kayla White emerged victorious with a time of 22.18 seconds. Great Britain’s Amy Hunt and Nigeria’s Favour Ofili finished in a photo-finish for second and third place, both clocking 22.32 seconds.
Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, a two-time women’s world champion, had to withdraw from the race due to an injury. The upcoming men’s 200m race is anticipated to feature reigning Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo from Botswana.