Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi edges Arop for Olympic 800m gold
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Paris: Kenya s Emmanuel Wanyonyi held off world champion Marco Arop of Canada to win Olympic men s 800m gold in Paris on Saturday. Wanyonyi clocked...
Paris: Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi held off world champion Marco Arop of Canada to win Olympic men's 800m gold in Paris on Saturday.
Wanyonyi clocked a personal best of 1min 41.19sec for victory, Arop taking silver at just one-hundredth in a North American record.
Pre-race favourite Djamel Sedjati of Algeria claimed bronze with 1:41.50, while Bryce Hoppel was fourth in 1:41.67, an American record.
"This race was tough for me," said Wanyonyi. "I came to Paris, I told myself this race is not easy because it's the Olympics, so I need to run my personal best to win this.
"That's why I decided to run in front."
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