Canada’s runner Marco Arop placed fourth on Friday at the Diamond League track and field event held in Lausanne, Switzerland, at Stade Olympique de la Pontaise. Arop started strong and led the pack into the final lap but could not sustain the pace, finishing fourth with a time of 1:43.18.
The race was won by Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi in 1:42.19, with Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati coming in second with a season-best time of 1:42.31. American Brandon Miller secured the third position, crossing the finish line in 1:42.55.
In the previous year, Arop and shot putter Sarah Mitton were the only two Canadians to qualify for the Diamond League Final in Zurich, both achieving third place. Arop was placed second in the men’s 800m Diamond League standings before the event, trailing behind Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi, positioning him well for qualification.
The 2026 Wanda Diamond League Final is scheduled to happen on September 4–5 in Brussels, Belgium.
In the men’s 200m race, Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo from Botswana clinched victory with a time of 19.87 seconds. South Africa’s Sinesipho Dambile secured second place in 19.98 seconds, while Zimbabwe’s Makanakaishe Charamba finished third in 20.14 seconds.
On the women’s side, American Kayla White won the 200m event with a time of 22.18 seconds. Great Britain’s Amy Hunt narrowly beat Nigeria’s Favour Ofili to secure second place, both finishing in 22.32 seconds. Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, a two-time women’s world champion, suffered an injury during the race and had to be assisted off the track in a wheelchair.