Marco Arop wins 1,000-metre race at World Athletics Continental Tour in Zagreb meet

Marco Arop of Edmonton won the men's 1,000-metre race at the World Athletics Continental Tour meet in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sunday.

The 25-year-old posted a time of 2 minutes 13.13 seconds to set a Canadian record in the non-Olympic distance. Arop beat his previous mark of 2:14.35, set at the Monaco Diamond League meet in August 2022.

Kenyan-born Jonah Koech, who represents the U.S., finished 2.02 seconds behind Arop. Stefan Nillessen of the Netherlands was third.

Arop earned his first Olympic medal in Paris 2024, winning silver in the men's 800m event. He won the world championship in the distance in Budapest 2023, improving on his bronze from Eugene 2022.

In other Canadian results, reigning Olympic champion Ethan Katzberg of Nanaimo, B.C., was third in the men's hammer throw event with a best attempt of 79.04 metres.

Mykhaylo Kokhan of Ukraine, who won bronze in Paris 2024, finished first with a throw of 81.14 to edge Poland's Paweł Fajdek (79.10).

Jerome Blake of Kelowna, B.C. was fourth in the men's 100m race with a time of 10.15 seconds.

American Courtney Lindsey secured victory in 9.97 seconds ahead of Ferdinand Omanyala of Kenya (10.02) and Romell Glave of the U.K. (10.11).

Blake was part of the Canadian 4×100m relay team that struck gold in Paris 2024 and earned silver in Tokyo 2021.