Marco Arop to open outdoor season with 400m race

Edmonton’s Arop has not raced a 400m in two years; his personal best in the event is 46.10 seconds

Marco Arop wins World Championship gold in the men’s 800m

Arop is the first Canadian athlete to win gold at a world championship in the men’s 800m

Alberta axes 2030 Commonwealth Games bid

The high costs of hosting the event would be too great a gamble with taxpayer dollars, the province’s tourism minister said