Marco Arop runs the best race to compete in the 800m final

Day 7 of the World Athletics Championships in Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon brought highs and lows to Team Canada.Medium range star Marco Arop He cruised to 1: 45.12 in the men’s 800m semifinal 3 and won him a spot in the Saturday final. Aaron brown I was disappointed and left the course because I couldn’t win the medal at the men’s 200m.

Allop ran smartly on the first lap and hung around to get others to work. “I kept telling myself to stay patient early on,” says Arop. “When I found an opening with 300m left, I took it and closed it hard to finish the top two.”

Slimane Moula He won the semi-finals of Allop at 1: 44.89 in Algeria. This was the fastest time to the final. “I was hoping that Mura would be the last to charge, but I was happy to see that he was the only one,” says Alop.

“The goal was to reach the final,” he says. “Now it’s time to recover and prepare for Saturday night.”

Brown struggles in the last 50 meters as Team USA dominates the 200-meter final

Brown broke out of the block in the fifth consecutive major championship final and finished second or third on the home straight. With 50 meters remaining, Brown tied up and retreated to 7th place, finishing in 20.18 seconds.

“I felt it in the last 50 pairs,” says Brown. “I saw Joseph Fernbre When Noah Lyles I ran well from the corner and noticed that I wasn’t there. “

“I was disappointed and hurt, but it’s all part of the game,” says Brown. “Sometimes things don’t change your direction, but I still have that thirst for that individual medal.”

Lyles won the men’s 200m and defended the 2019 world title. He won the race in an American record time of 19.31 seconds. And it’s the third fastest in history. Kenny Bednarek And the phenomenon of 18 years old Erriyon Knighton They took second and third place at 19.77 and 19.80, dominating the American podium.

When asked if Brown lost in 7th place, he said: It bounces off. I’m already looking forward to running the 4x100m relay with the boys tomorrow night. “

Canada’s Butterworth cuts it down, but will compete in the women’s 800m semifinals

Lindsey Butterworth Burnaby, British Columbia, was one of three Canadians competing in the women’s 800-meter heat Thursday night. Butterworth was the only Canadian to compete in the semi-finals with the fastest qualifying time outside of automatic qualifying.

Unfortunately, Butterworth missed the automatic spot in Heat 1 and finished fourth at 2: 00.80. She patiently and nervously watched from Mixzone television and passed her fastest non-automatic qualifying.

Canada’s Madeleine Kelly When Addi Townsend He did not get out of the 800m heat and finished in 6th and 7th respectively.

“I now feel that I can run 1:59 or 2 flats in any race,” says Butterworth. “I feel okay after this and I know I can run faster.”

She will be competing in the heat scheduled for 9:35 pm EST in one of tomorrow’s semifinals.

Moh Ahmed participates in the 5,000m final

Olympic 5,000m silver medalist, Mo AhmedSet the pace early to set a fast time and qualifying spot in the Saturday finals.

Ahmed led the race after passing 2,000m, then moved to cruise control and crossed the line in 5th place at 13: 15.17. “I knew that if I increased the pace at a faster pace, I would be able to get rid of some of the people on the bubble from the first heat,” says Ahmed.

“Today was a tempo effort. I’m looking forward to the final on Saturday.”

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