- Mendis clinches Sri Lanka series win over West Indies
- Israel says killed Hamas chief Sinwar in Gaza
- Panel urges Secret Service shake-up after Trump assassination bid
- Trump, Harris back on friendly ground after tough interrogations
- Pressure on Ten Hag is 'too much': Brentford boss Frank
- Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar: Israel's most wanted man
- ECB bans transgender women from women's professional cricket
- Monaco aiming to last in Ligue 1 title fight with PSG
- Kenya deputy president impeachment trial in chaos after he falls ill
- English coaches 'capable' of managing national team, says Southampton boss
- Wales scrum-half Gareth Davies retires from international rugby
- Real Madrid fans dismiss 'fake' Mbappe rape reports
- IMF chief calls for unity on shared challenges in 'deeply troubled times'
- Australia post 134-5 in semi-final of women's T20 World Cup
- Tech giants go nuclear in AI arms race
- 1,100 mpox deaths recorded across Africa: CDC
- UK's National Gallery bans liquids after activist art attacks
- Onboard wifi is latest frontline in airline competition
- Instagram moves to face rising tide of sextortion scams
- Tributes to One Direction's Liam Payne after hotel balcony fall
- Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-leader Hasina
- Israel says 'checking' if Hamas chief Sinwar killed in Gaza
- Victims of Vietnam tycoon's record scam count losses after sentence
- EU leaders talk tough on migration, but divided on action
- Global stocks climb as ECB cut rates and tech rebounds
- Biden heads to Germany to discuss Ukraine, Middle East
- US retail sales pick up pace in September
- Pakistan sense series-levelling win over England after Sajid heroics
- Kenya deputy president falls ill during impeachment trial
- Mbappe to keep any explanations for Swedish justice, 'if necessary' - lawyer
- 345,000 Gazans face 'catastrophic' hunger this winter: UN
- ECB makes back-to-back interest rate cuts as inflation falls
- France's richest family, Red Bull in 'exclusive talks' for Paris FC takeover
- Public money 'must be at core' of new climate pact: UN's Stiell
- Russian MPs back ban on 'propaganda' of childless lifestyles
- New Zealand on top after India bowled out for 46 in rain-hit Test
- UK's Lammy visits China in bid to reset London-Beijing ties
- What's next in Swedish rape investigation into Mbappe?
- Nestle overhauls executive team as sales slump
- US B-2 bombers strike Huthi facilities in Yemen: military
- Eurozone stocks climb as ECB rate cut looms
- Lebanon crowdfunded ambulances under fire in Israel-Hezbollah war
- S Korean Nobel winner Han Kang hopes daily life 'won't change much'
- Pakistan extend lead beyond 200 in second England Test
- Liam Payne: One Direction singer swept up by teenage stardom
- Zelensky defends 'victory plan' at EU and NATO
- Vietnam death row tycoon jailed for life in separate trial
- Hard talk on migration tops agenda at EU summit
- Beckham says Ratcliffe needs time to revive Man Utd
- Conway puts New Zealand in lead after India bowled out for 46
BCC | -3.28% | 142.33 | $ | |
JRI | -0.23% | 13.14 | $ | |
SCS | -0.88% | 13.025 | $ | |
CMSC | -0.06% | 24.905 | $ | |
CMSD | -0.08% | 25.131 | $ | |
RBGPF | 1.67% | 60.5 | $ | |
BCE | -0.12% | 33.44 | $ | |
NGG | -1.27% | 67.284 | $ | |
RIO | -1.63% | 64.895 | $ | |
RYCEF | 2.28% | 7.47 | $ | |
RELX | 1.01% | 48.64 | $ | |
VOD | -1.18% | 9.735 | $ | |
AZN | -0.03% | 78.29 | $ | |
GSK | -0.27% | 39.105 | $ | |
BTI | -1.17% | 35.385 | $ | |
BP | 1.09% | 31.27 | $ |
World champion Arop wants piece of 800m pie in Monaco
World champion Marco Arop cheered on from his sofa watching last week's thrilling 800m race at the Paris Diamond League that saw the podium installed as the third, fourth and fifth fastest on the all-time list.
While the Canadian missed that race, he will line up in Friday's Monaco meet, the ninth of 15 on the Diamond League circuit, along with Paris winner Djamel Sedjati of Algeria (1min 41.56sec) and third-placed Frenchman Gabriel Tual.
Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi, who finished second in the French capital, was a late withdrawal from Monaco.
"I think it's a really great time for the 800m," said Arop, who won gold at last year's world championships in Budapest after claiming bronze in Eugene in 2022.
"I'm just a big fan of the sport, this event specifically, so I loved watching them.
"I'm really happy for these guys... it was incredible just watching them."
Arop said he believed the current generation of 800m runners is capable of targeting David Rudishas long-standing world record of 1:40.91 from the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
"Seeing that race in Paris, it goes to show when you put your mind to it, you don't really know what you're capable of and that world record is definitely on the horizon now," the Khartoum-born runner said.
"I dont know who's going to break it but there are plenty of guys who are in range and that's very exciting to me.
"It's put the world on notice and that's the way it's supposed to be."
Arop added his own hopes were to break the 1:42 mark at some point.
"Based on my training, I'm definitely in shape to run that," he said. "I opened in Eugene with 1:43, the fastest I've opened a season."
Tual, who smashed the French record when finishing third in Paris, said he had been on a "bit of a high for a few days".
"But I'm fine now! The legs are good and I hope to run as fast tomorrow."
His time saw him dislodge current World Athletics president Sebastian Coe in the all-time list, the Briton now sitting sixth behind Tual.
"That's the toughest thing to realise, I think about it daily, it's totally crazy!" said Tual.
"But it's Monaco tomorrow and the Olympics in a few weeks, which mean I stay focused.
"I didn't think I could run that fast and going into the top five of all-time is completely crazy. I'm here to run 1:41 again and to prove to myself I can run that fast again."
Arop said he hoped the positive upswing in form would last through until the Paris Olympics.
"I hope that everyone will be at their best there so we can have a good competition," he said.
"It helps a lot knowing that we're not only capable of running fast, but having close competitive races. It will drive everyone to push past their own barriers and set some faster times."
F.Schneider--AMWN