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After setting two Canadian records in as many races, Edmonton runner and reigning 800-metre world champion Marco Arop has ended in his indoor season to focus on training for an outdoor campaign he hopes will include earning his first Olympic medal. CBC | Sports News
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Marco Arop sets Canadian 1,000m indoor record at New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Canada’s Marco Arop won the men’s 1,000 metres in a Canadian indoor record time at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston on Sunday to claim his fourth middle-distance national record time. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Ben Flanagan qualifies for Olympics, fellow runner Marco Arop lowers Canadian record
Ben Flanagan of Kitchener, Ont., set a personal best of 13:04.62 indoors on Friday in Boston to meet the automatic entry standard in the men’s 5,000 metres for the Paris Olympics this summer. The next day, Marco Arop lowered his indoor Canadian record in the 800. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian middle-distance runner Marco Arop leaves Mississippi State to turn pro
Edmonton runner and 2019 Pan Am gold medallist Marco Arop is foregoing his NCAA eligibility at Mississippi State University to concentrate on preparing for his Olympic debut next summer in Tokyo. CBC | Sports News
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