LONDON - ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥ middle-distance racer Marco Arop finished second in a Diamond League 800 metres Saturday.
The 26-year-old from Edmonton posted a season-best one minute 42.22 seconds at London Stadium behind Kenyan victor Emmanuel Wanyonyi's 1:42.
Britain's Max Burgin placed third in 1:42.36.
Arop, the reigning world champion and last year's Olympic silver medallist in Paris, led at the final turn Saturday, but Olympic champion Wanyonyi reeled the ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥ in down the stretch.
"This is such a great place to race, and it lifted us all (to) produce a really competitive and close race today," Arop said.Â
"I was happy to run a season best. I just trust in my coach's plan and it seems to be paying off."
Arop bested his previous fastest time this season of 1:42.73 in Monaco on July 11 when he finished fifth.
Wanyonyi, who set a meet record in London, aims to take the world crown from Arop in September in Tokyo.
"I am so excited to win this race. That is what I came here to do, and it is great to set a meeting record too," Wanyonyi said.Â
"It was a great race to be a part of. Preparation has been going well after Monaco, so this one was important today. My training right now is at 80 per cent, so I will be upping the training in the next few weeks and over the next races before Tokyo."
This report by ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥was first published July 19 2025.
