Canada's Marco Arop met his middle-distance hero — now, he wants to surpass him
There's that old adage, never meet your heroes.
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Canada's 4x400m men's team qualifies for World Relays event
After an agonizing week-long wait, Athletics Canada has officially qualified a men's 4x400-metre relay for the World Relays in the Bahamas at the beginning of May.
Athletics Canada hopes to take last-ditch shot at qualifying men's 4x400 relay team for Paris Olympics
Canada's men's 4x400-metre relay chances for Paris 2024 are hanging in the balance, and depending on what happens by the end of this week, their Olympic dreams will still be intact or could be over before they even had a chance to be fully realized.
'The main goal remains the Olympic Games': Record-setting Arop has priorities in place
Five months from the Paris Olympics, reigning world champion Marco Arop is "feeling as healthy as ever" while continuing to set Canadian records.
After 'amazing' season, world champion Marco Arop sets forth into Olympic year
Marco Arop catapulted himself to new heights, and just in time heading into an Olympic year.
World champion Arop runs 800m Canadian record for 2nd at Diamond League Final
World championship gold. A Canadian title. And on Sunday, a national record.
Arop 'hungrier than ever' to become Canada's 1st Diamond League champion since 2011
World champion Marco Arop admits he needs to learn how to celebrate his running accomplishments. Although he let loose with a gold-medal victory lap at the National Athletics Centre three weeks ago in Budapest, his mind quickly wandered to his next race.