Marco Arop goes wire-to-wire, winning 800m on final day of Grand Slam Track in Jamaica

Marco Arop powered to victory in the Grand Slam Track 800-metre race at the organization's inaugural event in Kingston, Jamaica on Sunday.

The Edmonton native led wire-to-wire, finishing in a time one minute 45.13 seconds, ahead of runner-up Emmanuel Wanyonyi

Wanyonyi, a 20-year-old from Kenya, hung on to claim the overall Short Distance title and accompanying $100,000 US in prize money, finishing in a time of 1:46.44. Bryce Hoppel of the United States finished third with a 1:47.02 time.

Sunday's win helped Arop secure second in the overall Slam ranking behind Wanyonyi.

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Canada's Marco Arop wins 800m at Grand Slam Track in Jamaica

Competing in just the third 1,500m race of his career on Saturday, Arop finished sixth after falling off the pace — a race Wanyonyi won following an entertaining finish.

Joining the Grand Slam Track circuit last October, Arop is the lone Canadian among 48 racers committed to appearing at all four Slams – Miami (May 2-4), Philadelphia (May 30-June 1) and Los Angeles (June 27-29) are the others.

Arop has a 2023 world championship title in the men's 800 and a silver medal in North American record time from Paris last summer.

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In the 3,000m event, Quebec City's Charles Philibert-Thiboutot attempted to make a late push in the chase pack, but finished last with a time of 8:09.46.

The 34-year-old, who says he is retiring following this season, placed last among the eight finishers in the 5,000m race on Friday.

"I want this last [season] to be fun and competitive," the two-time Olympian recently told CBC