Marco Arop of Canada secured a fourth-place finish on Friday at the Diamond League track and field event held at Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Arop started strong, leading the pack as they approached the final lap, but he was unable to keep up the speed during the last 400 meters, crossing the line in 1:43.18.
Emmanuel Wanyonyi from Kenya emerged victorious with a time of 1:42.19, followed closely by Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati, who achieved a season-best of 1:42.31. Brandon Miller from the United States took third place with a time of 1:42.55.
Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi won the men’s 800-metre race at the Diamond League meet in Lausanne, Switzerland, while Edmonton’s Marco Arop finished in fourth place.
In the previous year, Arop and shot put athlete Sarah Mitton were the only Canadians to qualify for the Diamond League Final in Zurich, where they both claimed third place.
Before this latest race, Arop was ranked second in the men’s 800m Diamond League standings, trailing behind Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi. Although he had yet to officially secure a spot in the Final, his ranking provided him with a favorable chance to qualify.
The 2026 Wanda Diamond League Final is scheduled to take place on September 4–5 in Brussels, Belgium.
Olympic champ Tebogo, American Kayla White take 200m
The reigning Olympic champion, Letsile Tebogo from Botswana, took first place in the men’s 200m with a time of 19.87 seconds. Sinesipho Dambile of South Africa followed in second with a time of 19.98, while Zimbabwe’s Makanakaishe Charamba secured third in 20.14 seconds.
Reigning Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo of Botswana won the Diamond League men’s 200-metre race in Lausanne, Switzerland, with a time of 19.87 seconds.
On the women’s side, American Kayla White triumphed in the 200m event, clocking in at 22.18 seconds. The race concluded with a photo finish for the second and third positions, where Great Britain’s Amy Hunt narrowly defeated Nigeria’s Favour Ofili. Both runners recorded a time of 22.32 seconds. Two-time women’s world champion Shericka Jackson from Jamaica sustained an injury and had to be taken off the track in a wheelchair.
American Kayla White won the women’s 200-metre Diamond League race in Lausanne, Switzerland with a time of 22.18 seconds. Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson pulled up with an injury and was taken off the track in a wheelchair.