Canadians to watch at the track and field world championships
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Marco Arop Sport News
Strength in numbers: Deep Canadian team ready to step up at World Athletics Championships
When this year's World Athletics Championships gets underway, a record number of Canadians will be looking to repeat as champions.
For first time, Canada to have 4 athletes defending titles at upcoming athletics worlds
Canada will send four defending champions to the World Athletics Championships for the first time in the competition's history.
Watch Canada's Marco Arop compete at the Diamond League Final
Click on the video player above beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET to watch live action from Day 2 of the Diamond League Final in Zurich.
Arop aims for his 1st Diamond League Trophy before world 800m title defence
Canadian record holder Marco Arop will try to run to his first Diamond League Trophy victory in five attempts this week in Zürich.
Canadian runner Marco Arop's status for Diamond League Final up in air until Monday
Canadian middle-distance runner Marco Arop must wait until Monday to learn if he'll be making a fifth appearance in the Diamond League Final next week in Zürich.
Marco Arop earns spot in Diamond League Final with solid 800m run in rainy Lausanne
Marco Arop excited Canadian track fans by taking the lead late in Wednesday's 800-metre race before the reigning world champion surprised them seconds later by fading over the final 100 in a steady downpour for a fifth-place finish in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Ethan Katzberg easily wins hammer throw title at Canadian championship
Ethan Katzberg, the reigning Olympic and world champion in men's hammer throw, added another title to his impressive resume with a first-place finish at the Canadian track and field championship in Ottawa on Saturday.