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4 days ago · Kenyan teenager Emmanuel Wanyonyi ran the fastest 800 meters since 2012 and his time of 1:41.70 on Saturday makes him the third-fastest man ever in the event. The 2023 world silver medalist’s dominant performance at the Kenyan athletics Olympic trials qualified him for the Paris Games. Only world record holder David Rudisha — Kenya’s two ...
2 days ago · Emmanuel Wanyonyi (Kenya, 800m) FILE PHOTO: Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya finished second in the men’s 800m final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. /CFP. Despite still being a teenager, Wanyonyi is already considered the heir to his compatriot and 800 metres world record holder, David Rudisha.
4 days ago · Emmanuel Wanyonyi hasn’t missed a beat. He is running for a heartfelt purpose, not only for his country. He is running for a heartfelt purpose, not only for his country. At the age of 19, he just set a new record of 1:41.70 (less than a second off the world record) for the 800m during the Kenyan Olympic Trials, the fastest time since 2012!!
10 hours ago · Kenya will be represented by Emmanuel Wanyonyi in the 800m. The 19-year old athlete recently made history as the third-fastest man in the category when he won the 800 meters at the 2024 Athletics Kenya Olympic Trials with a time of 1 minute and 41.70 seconds.
1 day ago · Djamel Sedjati, Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Marco Arop head to the Olympic Games, both having been impressive this season. Wanyonyi and Sedjati have run the fastest times in the world this year with the Algerian running the third fastest time at the Paris Diamond League.
1 day ago · Kenyans Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Wyclife Kinyamal cannot be written off, and it will be exciting to see how Slimane Moula of Algeria fares after starring at the Shanghai/Suzhou Diamond League meet in April. But another Algerian is the leading contender.
6 days ago · Can Emmanuel Wanyonyi win gold in Paris? At the end of it all, Kenyans will be silently hoping that if this is the year the record goes, then let it be Wanyonyi. Kenya is undefeated at the men's 800m Olympics since 2008. But as Wafula chimes in, she is wary of Wanyonyi's chances due to inexperience.
