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Youngster Emmanuel Wanyonyi looks to extend his winning streak to the Diamond League Meeting but faces a stern test, going up against strong challengers.
Emmanuel Wanyonyi faces a gruelling task at the Diamond League Meeting in Silesia where he goes up against the two men who almost ended his dream of becoming an Olympic champion.
Wanyonyi became the youngest Kenyan to win the 800m title, ensuring Kenya retains the Olympic title after Wilfred Bungei won the 2008 Olympic title.
David Rudisha claimed the 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics titles before Emmanuel Korir retained the title at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Emmanuel Wanyonyi beat a strong cast in the men’s 800m final at the Paris Olympics to win the race.
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17:21 - 17.08.2024
How Emmanuel Wanyonyi’s rival faced an anti-doping raid before Olympic 800m final
A track athlete was raided by anti-doping officials at the Olympic village days before securing a bronze medal in the 800m event.
He now heads to Silesia, a race favourite to take top honours but his rivals will be out to challenge him and seek revenge after he flocked them at the Stade de France.
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The headliner of the challengers will be Canadian Marco Arop who earned a silver medal at the Olympics, finishing second behind the Kenyan youngster.
Arop hoped to claim the Olympic title after he stunned Wanyonyi at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. However, Wanyonyi switched gears on him, showing him dust at the Olympic Games.
Djamel Sedjati was impressive in his Diamond League Meeting campaign, winning in Paris and Monaco before the Olympics. He was a favourite to win but could not match Wanyonyi’s energy and was forced to finish third.
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12:48 - 16.08.2024
Emmanuel Wanyonyi & Marco Arop to renew rivalry as Tebogo seeks to assert authority in Lausanne
Olympic champions Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Letsile Tebogo will be the star attractions at the Lausanne Diamond League where epic battles are in the offing.
Another strong athlete to look out for is Frenchman Gabriel Tual who has been impressive in the Diamond League campaigns. However, he failed to impress in the men’s 800m final at the Olympic Games.
Commonwealth Games champion Wycliffe Kinyamal will give Wanyonyi company as they look to show their opponents dust in the two-lap race.
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