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Marco Arop narrowly missed breaking the 25-year-old 1000m world record in Zagreb but achieved a personal best and fifth all-time.
Canadian middle-distance star Marco Arop faced a challenging race against time at the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial meet in Zagreb, Croatia, aiming to break the long-standing 1000m world record of 2:11.96 set by Kenya’s Noah Ngeny 25 years ago.
Despite his best efforts and a new personal best, Arop fell short, clocking in at 2:13.13, though he did manage to climb to fifth on the world all-time list.
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Arop's strategy in the race saw him opting for a conservative start hanging back as the pacemakers set a brisk early pace.
By the time he took control after the 800m mark the record seemed just within reach. However, despite a powerful finish the clock stopped just over a second too late, marking a close yet unfulfilled chase.
“I felt good.I think to beat the world record I need to be more aggressive early on, but there was just too much room to make up for.
Overall it was a big season with a personal best, an Olympic medal, and a lot of Diamond League wins. In Brussels (Diamond League final) I would like to go after the world record (in the 800m), but the conditions have to be ideal," Arop told World Athletics.
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The race unfolded on a warm Croatian evening with a large crowd witnessing what was one of the most anticipated events of the meet.
Arop’s performance while not record-breaking was a display of tactical racing and raw speed traits that have characterized his rise in the track field.
Looking forward Arop’s eyes are set on the upcoming Diamond League final in Brussels, where he plans to challenge the men’s 800m world record of 1:40.91.
“It has been on my mind for some time,” he said.
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The Boris Hanžeković Memorial also saw other notable performances from Canadian athletes.
Olympic hammer throw champion Ethan Katzberg suffered his first loss of the season, bowing out to Olympic bronze medalist Mykhaylo Kokhan, who threw a new personal best of 81.14 meters to clinch the victory.
Meanwhile, Jerome Blake, a Canadian 4x100m relay gold medalist, secured a respectable fourth place in the men’s 100m with a time of 10.15 seconds.
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