From left: Marco Arop, of Canada, Max Burgin, of Britain, Djamel Sedjati, of Algeria, Mark English, of Ireland, Francesco Pernici, of Italy, Ben Pattison, of Britain, and Donavan Brazier, of the United States, compete in a men's 800 meters semifinal during the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Arop advances, Leduc and McCreath fall short in semi at ultimate championship
Sep 12, 2026 | 11:30 AM
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BUDAPEST — Canada’s Marco Arop will run in Sunday’s men’s 800-metre final at the world athletics ultimate championship.
The three-time world championship medallist (one gold, two bronze) and Olympic silver medallist from Edmonton completed the race in one minute 44.21 seconds to finish third in the second heat on Saturday.
In the women’s 100 semifinals, Audrey Leduc of Gatineau, Que., and Sade McCreath of Ajax, Ont., both fell short of making the final. Leduc placed seventh (11.26) in the first heat and McCreath finished eighth (11.39) in the second heat.
American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden went on to win the women’s final with a world-leading time of 10.62 seconds.
