Kenya’s Wanyonyi becomes youngest athlete to win 800m Olympic gold medal

Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi won gold in the men’s 800 metres final on the penultimate evening of the Olympics on Saturday.

Wanyonyi claimed a personal best 1:41.19 ahead of world champion Marco Arop of Canada with the bronze going to Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati.

Speaking to journalist after the race, Wanyonyi said he was inspired by the former 800 metres champion David Rudisha who told him that he must win a gold in the Olympics final.

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