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September 20, 2025
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Emmanuel Wanyonyi wins men's world 800m gold

Emmanuel Wanyonyi wins men's world 800m gold

Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi added the world crown to his laurels with a hard-fought victory in the men's 800m in Tokyo...

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Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi secured the men's 800m world title at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Saturday, clocking a championship record of 1min 41.86sec.

  • Wanyonyi's winning time of 1:41.86 was just four hundredths of a second ahead of Algeria's Djamel Sedjati.
  • Defending champion Marco Arop of Canada earned the bronze medal with a time of 1:41.95.
  • The 21-year-old Kenyan employed his characteristic gun-to-tape strategy, leading early and holding off a late surge from his competitors.

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