KENYA’S Emmanuel Wanyonyi delivered a superb gun-to-tape victory to win the world 800 metres gold in a championship record on Saturday.
The 21-year-old has been the form man in the event all season and executed a front-running strategy despite his stated dislike for it.
He began to tire on the final straight but had just enough left to hold off Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati in a time of one minute and 41.86 seconds.
Sedjati took silver in 1:41.90, an upgrade from his bronze medal performance at the Paris Olympics.
Canada’s defending champion Marco Arop, who won silver at the Olympics, battled through strongly for bronze in 1:41.95.
Ireland’s Cian McPhillips finished an impressive fourth in an Irish national record of 1:42.15. – Reuters