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Fresh off his silver medal at the Paris Olympics, Canada’s Marco Arop returned to the track and finished second in the men’s 800-metre event on Thursday in Lausanne, Switzerland. CBC | Sports News
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Keely Hodgkinson wins 800m gold as Team GB climb Olympics medal table
Keely Hodgkinson has won Team GB’s 12th gold medal of the Paris Olympics after winning the 800 metres on Monday evening. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Arop nears personal best in Monaco 800m, won by record-setting Algerian Djamel Sedjatis
Djamel Sedjati of Algeria was victorious in his second Diamond League race in five days, posting a season world-leading and national record time of one minute 41.46 seconds on Friday in Monaco. Canada’s Marco Arop was sixth in 1:42.93, just 8-100ths shy of his personal best. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Marco Arop runs world-leading 800m in season-opening win at Xiamen Diamond League
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Read More »Inside Iran’s £800m war chest as it launches drone strikes on Israel
Iran has launched more than 100 drones toward Israel, according to an Israel military official. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »McIntosh dethrones Ledecky in 800m freestyle, snapping American legend’s 13-year win streak
Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh has sent yet another shockwave across the swimming world by defeating American legend Katie Ledecky in the 800 metre freestyle. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Butterworth bursts into 800m semis on birthday at track and field worlds
Canadian Lindsey Butterworth handed herself a 27th birthday present by advancing to the 800-metre semifinals at the track and field world championships on Friday in Doha, Qatar. Also moving on were Canada’s Alysha Newman, Genevieve Lalonde, Mo Ahmed and Justyn Knight. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Melissa Bishop finishes 5th in 800m at track worlds
Canada’s Melissa Bishop finished fifth in the women’s 800-metres at the world track and field championships. The 29-year-old from Eganville, Ont., ran one minute 57.68 seconds. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Melissa Bishop qualifies for semis after near-fall in 800m heat
Canadian-record holder Melissa Bishop of Eganville, Ont., recovered after nearly being tripped on the first lap of her 800-metre heat on Thursday to finish second and qualify for Friday’s semifinal (CBCSports.ca, 2:35 p.m. ET). CBC | Sports News
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