Canada's Marco Arop won his 800-metre semi-final in a photo finish Thursday, posting a time of one minute 45.09 seconds to take his place in Saturday's final at the world athletics championships in Tokyo.

Canada’s Marco Arop left nothing to chance as he raced into the men’s 800-metre final at the world athletics championships.

Arop won his semi-final in a photo finish Thursday, overcoming wet conditions at Japan National Stadium.

The 26-year-old from Edmonton, who entered the world championships ranked second in the world, moved to the front of the pack and controlled the race early before holding off Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati. Both runners finished with a time of one minute 45.09 seconds to book a spot in Saturday’s final.

“The plan was to come out here and control the race, try to be

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