Canadian Marco Arop crowned men's short distance champion at Grand Slam Track stop in Philadelphia
Posted on: Jun 02, 2025 03:25 IST | Posted by: Cbc
Edmonton's Marco Arop won the short-distance rubric at a Grand bang caterpillar track case in city of brotherly love after finishing fourth in Sunday's men's 1,500-metre race.
He had 17 points altogether in the short distances after winning Saturday's 800 metres. That was one point better than Britain's Josh Kerr, who won the 1,500 in 3:34.44 but was fifth in the 800.
Arop, the Olympic silver medallist at the Paris Games, has won all three 800-metre Grand Slam races so far. He finished second overall in short distance at the first two stops on the circuit after finishing sixth and seventh in the 1,500.
WATCH | Arop claims men's short distance Grand Slam Track Philadelphia crown:
Edmonton's Marco Arop claims Grand Slam Track Philadelphia title with 4th place finish in 1,500m
Andre De Grasse of Markham, Ont., was fifth and Aaron Brown of Toronto was seventh in Sunday's 100 metres to finish fourth and fifth respectively in the short sprint category.
American Kenny Bednarek swept the races after winning Saturday's 200m.
WATCH | Bednarek wins 200m; Canada's De Grasse, Brown miss podium:
American Bednarek wins 100m, Canada's De Grasse 5th and Brown 7th at Grand Slam Track Philadelphia
Grand Slam Track was started by American track and field legend Michael Johnson, and is in its inaugural season. The first event was in Kingston, Jamaica, the second in Miami, and the fourth and last one will be in Los Angeles June 27-29.
Winners get 12 points, second place gets eight points, third gets six points, fourth gets five points, fifth gets four points, sixth gets three points, seventh gets two points and eighth gets one point.
The athlete with the most points after competing in both races from each category is named the "Slam Champion" for their race group. The overall season leader in points for each race group will be recognized as "Racer of the Year."
WATCH | American Jefferson-Wooden wins women's short sprints:
American Jefferson-Wooden captures Grand Slam Track Philadelphia women's short sprints title
WATCH | DR's Paulino wins overall women's long sprints:
Dominican Republic's Marileidy Paulino crowned Grand Slam Track Philadelphia long sprints champion
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