The current 800m world champion and Olympic silver medalist wants to crown his excellent form by breaking the 25-year-old 1000m world record.
The highlight of the 74th Boris Hanžeković Memorial will be the attempt to break the 1000m world record. This record, set in 1999, stands at 2:11.96 and is held by Kenyan Noah Ngeny, the 1500m Olympic champion from Sydney 2000.
After a quarter of a century, the current 800m world champion and Olympic silver medalist, Marco Arop, will attempt to dethrone Ngeny from the list of world record holders. In recent weeks, the Canadian has run the 800 meters under 1:42.0 three times and wants to crown his excellent form with records
“After some great 800m races, I will be running 1000m at the meeting in Zagreb, and I want to break the world record in the event. After that, I am heading to Brussels to break the 800m world record as well. The record is definitely going down,” announces Arop, who ran 1000 meters in 2:14.74 this year.
To reach the world record, Arop will be supported by outstanding British 800m runners Elliot Giles and Olympic finalist Max Burgin, as well as 1500m European U23 champion and Olympic finalist Stefan Nillessen.
Croatia’s best 800m runners, Marino Bloudek and Nino Jambrešić, will also participate in the race. Be sure to be at the Mladost Stadium in Zagreb on the afternoon of September 8th.
