Marco Arop from Canada secured a fourth-place finish on Friday during 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 entered the final lap, but was unable to keep up the speed in the last 400 metres, clocking in at 1:43.18 for a fourth-place result.
Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya took first place with a time of 1:42.19, followed closely by Djamel Sedjati from Algeria, who achieved a season-best of 1:42.31. Brandon Miller from the United States finished third, completing the race in 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.
Last year, both Arop and Sarah Mitton, a women’s shot putter, were the only Canadians to qualify for the Diamond League Final in Zurich, where they both earned third place finishes.
Before Friday’s race, Arop was ranked second in the men’s 800m Diamond League standings, trailing behind Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi. While Arop had not yet officially qualified for the Final, his current standing put him in a favorable position to secure a spot.
The 2026 Wanda Diamond League Final is scheduled for September 4–5 in Brussels, Belgium.
Olympic champion Tebogo, American Kayla White take 200m
Letsile Tebogo, the reigning Olympic champion from Botswana, won the men’s 200m race with a time of 19.87 seconds. South Africa’s Sinesipho Dambile followed closely in second with a time of 19.98, while Makanakaishe Charamba from Zimbabwe finished 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.
In the women’s event, American Kayla White claimed victory in the 200m with a time of 22.18 seconds. The race concluded in a dramatic photo finish for second and third, with Great Britain’s Amy Hunt narrowly defeating Nigeria’s Favour Ofili, both finishing at 22.32 seconds. Two-time world champion Shericka Jackson of Jamaica suffered 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.