Sadly for Canadian Track fans Canadian record holder and World Track and Field Championships silver medalist, Gary Reed retires.

Check out his silver medal race here, where he was nipped by Kenyan, Yego. What an awesome finish.

The 800 is the most competitive distance in all of track and field. The sprinters might argue, but how many times has Usain Bolt lost? How many times did Carl Lewis, Ben Johnson, Maurice Green, Donovan Bailey lose when they were on top?

On any given day, any top-ranked 800m runner could be 1st or 10th and be within a tenth of a second of either.