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<\/figure>\n\n\nIn a rematch of Paris, Olympic champion Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi was able to hold off Arop down the stretch, this time with a more sizeable margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arop, 25, ended his race in 1:41.72, and France’s Gabriel Tual placed third in 1:42.30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a repeat of the Paris 2024 Olympic results, Edmonton’s Marco Arop finished in second place in a non-official men’s 800-metre race at the Diamond League meet in Lausanne, Switzerland, behind only Olympic gold-medal winner Emmanuel Wanyoni of Kenya. 4:04<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the Paris Olympics, Edmonton’s Arop stopped the clock in a Canadian-record time of 1:41.20. Wanyonyi held on for gold, beating Arop by one-hundredth of a second in 1:41.19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arop’s Olympic medal was Canada’s first in the event since Bill Crothers earned silver at the 1964 Tokyo Games, and fifth ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Freshly minted 800m Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi on Thursday night produced yet another blistering run to beat his arch-rival Marco Arop of Canada in a rematch at a Diamond League meet in Lausanne, Switzerland. Wanyonyi pressed the gas pedal in the final stretch to win the race in 1 minute, 41.11 seconds \u2014the world\u2019s fastest…<\/p>\n