BUDAPEST, Hungary — Former Mississippi State track and field athlete Marco Arop has qualified for his third 800-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Hungary after advancing through the semifinals on Thursday.
Going into the final, Arop clocked the fourth-fastest time of any runner in the event, and has the opportunity to become the first Canadian male to win gold at Worlds.
“I felt great,” Arop said in Thursday’s press release. “The first 200m was a little quick, but I didn’t really feel it so I just decided to carry it all the way. I feel like I’ve had this chance so many times and I haven’t been able to get it quite right. I think I’m in the best shape of my life right now, so hopefully everything just works out.”
Arop earned a bronze medal last year, becoming just the second person in Canadian history to medal in the 800-meter at Worlds.
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