Olympic and world 800m champion who set 1,000m world record (2:11.83) at Monaco Diamond League in July 2026.
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The Standard
… Aside from the relays, Kenyan world champions such as Faith Kipyegon (1,500m) and Emmanuel Wanyonyi (800m) already qualified for the inaugural Ultimate Championship. …
Sprinters now shift focus to Ultimate and World Championships after Gaborone showThe Standard
… Emmanuel Wanyonyi (men’s 1500m), Mercy Oketch (women’s 400m), Joyce Biwot (women’s 3000m SC), Cornelious Kemboi (men’s 5000m), and Miriam Cherop (women’s 1500m) were the other Kenyans who topped key races (core and discretionary) in the event.Fans were treated to a spectacular sh …
Kip Keino Classic lives up to its billingThe Standard
… Seven records tumbled in the afternoon, with Kenyan athletics poster boy Ferdinand Omanyala redeeming himself in men’s 100m, where he clocked a sub-10 twice in a span of one week.Emmanuel Wanyonyi (men’s 1500m), Mercy Oketch (women’s 400m), Joyce Biwot (women’s 3000m sc), Corneli …
Kip Keino Classic lives up to billing, young talents get platform to realise dreamsThe Standard
… Mercy Oketch successfully defended her women’s 400m title, clocking 50.17 seconds to beat a strong international field and set a season’s best.Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi thrilled the crowd in the men’s 1500m, winning in 3:34.11. …
Omanyala, Thomas, Wanyonyi shine at Kip Keino ClassicCitizen Digital
Kip Keino Classic: Wanyonyi shines as Ethiopia’s Getachew floors Odira By Brian Ouma April 24, 2026 07:42 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Olympic and world champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi celebrates 1,500m victo …
Kip Keino Classic: Wanyonyi shines as Ethiopia’s Getachew floors OdiraOlympic and world champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi competes in the men's 800m at the London Diamond League, facing strong international middle-distance runners including Canada's Olympic silver medallist Marco Arop, following Wanyonyi's recent 1,000m record in Monaco.
18 July 2026 · The Standard →
Olympic and world champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi competes in the men's 800m at the London Diamond League, facing strong international middle-distance runners including Canada's Olympic silver medallist Marco Arop, following Wanyonyi's recent 1,000m record in Monaco.
18 July 2026 · The Standard →
As the Diamond League circuit nears its conclusion, Kenyan stars Edmund Serem, Simon Koech, and Emmanuel Wanyonyi are among those competing for points to qualify for the finals in Brussels on September 4-5. Wanyonyi leads the 800m/1000m standings with 22 points after setting a 1000m world record in Monaco, while Serem and Koech have already secured their places in the final.
17 July 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi set a new 1,000m world record of 2:11.83 at the Monaco Diamond League meet, breaking the 27-year-old record of 2:11.96 set by Kenyan Noah Ngeny. Wanyonyi, the world 800m champion, will next compete at the London meet.
12 July 2026 · The Standard →
Emmanuel Wanyonyi set a new world's best time of 2:11.83 in the men's 1,000m at the Diamond League meet in Monaco, surpassing Noah Ngeny's previous best of 2:11.96 from 1999.
10 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Faith Kipyegon, Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis, Julien Alfred and Oblique Seville headline the Diamond League meet in Monaco on Friday, the 10th of 15 elite circuit events. The track and field competition at Stade Louis II will feature Olympic triathlon champions and other top athletes competing across multiple events.
9 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi finished second in the Oslo 800m Diamond League race on Wednesday, edged by American Cooper Lutkenhaus in a photo finish. Wanyonyi's second-place finish came in his first competition after becoming a father, with his daughter born between the Rabat and Oslo meets.
12 June 2026 · The Standard →
Olympic and world 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi finished second in a close photo finish to American Cooper Lutkenhaus at the Oslo Diamond League. Wanyonyi says he will refocus on the Monaco Diamond League meeting and is confident he will return to winning ways.
11 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
American 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus won the 800m at the Bislett Games in Oslo with a personal best of 1:42.08, edging Olympic and world champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi by one hundredth of a second in a photo finish. Lutkenhaus said he had to dive for the line to secure the victory.
11 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Canada's Marco Arop, and American teenager Cooper Lutkenhaus compete in the men's 800m at the Wanda Diamond League's Bislett Games in Oslo on Wednesday. Lutkenhaus upset Arop at the preceding Stockholm meeting three days earlier, winning in 1:42.70.
9 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Briton Max Burgin upset Olympic 800-metre champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi at the Rabat Diamond League meeting on Sunday, clocking 1:42.98 to Wanyonyi's 1:43.56. Burgin's victory marks his return to form after earlier injuries and suggests potential for the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest in September.
1 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's mixed 4x400m relay team finished fourth at the World Relays in Gaborone, qualifying for both the inaugural Ultimate Championships in Budapest (September 11-13) and the 2027 Beijing World Championships.
4 May 2026 · The Standard →
The seventh Absa Kip Keino Classic at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi saw seven records broken, with Kenyans including Ferdinand Omanyala (men's 100m), Emmanuel Wanyonyi (men's 1500m), and Mercy Oketch (women's 400m) topping key races. The event introduced U20 categories for the first time and used wave-light technology to pace athletes.
26 April 2026 · The Standard →
The seventh Absa Kip Keino Classic at Nyayo National Stadium saw seven records broken, with Ferdinand Omanyala clocking a sub-10 twice in the men's 100m. The event introduced U20 categories for the first time, providing a platform for young athletes to showcase their talent, supported by a Sh35 million investment from Absa Bank Kenya.
25 April 2026 · The Standard →
Ferdinand Omanyala won the men's 100m in 9.96 seconds at the seventh Absa Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, while Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi took the men's 1500m in 3:34.11 and American Gabby Thomas won both women's sprints with world-leading performances.
25 April 2026 · The Standard →
Olympic and world champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi opened his season with a 1,500m victory in 3:34.11 at the Kip Keino Classic, leading Kenya to a 1-7 finish at Nyayo Stadium. In the women's 800m, Ethiopia's Getachew defeated reigning world champion Lillian Odira with a season's best 1:58.79.
24 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →