Edmonton Marco Arop won the short distance title at an Athletics event of Grand Slam in Philadelphia after finishing room in the 1,500 meters of Sunday.
He had 17 points in total in the short distances after winning 800 meters on Saturday. That was a better point than Josh Kerr of Great Britain, who won 1,500 in 3: 34.44, but was fifth in 800.
Arop, the Olympic silver medalist in the Paris Games, has won the three 800 -meter Grand Slam races so far. He finished second in a short distance in the first two stops in the circuit after finishing sixth and seventh at 1,500.
Look | AROP affirms the short distance from the men Grand Slam Track Philadelphia Crown:
After winning its exclusive 800 -meter event on Saturday, Marco Arop de Canada is crowned with the short male distance of Grand Slam Track Philadelphia Champion after placing room in the 1,500 meters race.
Andre de Grasse de Markham, Ontario, was fifth and Aaron Brown de Toronto was seventh in the 100 meters of Sunday to finish fourth and fifth respectively in the short sprint category.
The American Kenny Bednarek swept the races after winning 200 meters on Saturday.
Look | Bednarek Win 200 m; Of Grasse de Canada, Brown Miss Podium:
Kenny Bednarek of the United States states that the title of short male sprints at the Grand Slam track stop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Andre de Grasse ends fourth in the classification, while Canadian fellow Aaron Brown places in fifth place.
Grand Slam Track was initiated by the American athletic legend Michael Johnson, and is in its inaugural season. The first event was in Kingston, Jamaica, the second in Miami, and the fourth and the last will be in Los Angeles from June 27 to 29.
The winners get 12 points, the second place obtains eight points, the third obtains six points, the fourth has five points, the fifth obtains four points, the sixth obtains three points, the seventh gets two points and the eighth gets one point.
The athlete with the greatest number of points after competing in both races in each category is called the “Slam champion” for his racing group. The general leader of the season at points for each racing group will be recognized as “Racer of the year.”
Look | American Jefferson-Wooden Wins Short Women’s Sprints:
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of the United States ends first in the short-female sprints race at the Grand Slam song stop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a time of 10.73.
Look | Dr. Paulino wins the long sprints in general:
Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic wins the 200 meter female race in the Grand Slam Philadelphia song.
