Canada's Arop nears personal best in Monaco 800m, setting stage for battle for Olympic gold in Paris

Djamel Sedjati of Algeria was victorious in his second Diamond League race in five days, posting a season world-leading and national record time of one minute 41.46 seconds on Friday in Monaco. Canada's Marco Arop was sixth in 1:42.93, just 8-100ths shy of his personal best.