Wanyonyi under no pressure against loaded 800m Rabat field
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Reading Time: 2min | Sun. 25.05.25. | 08:20
Having lost his 800m season-opener, on the international stage, at the Kingston Grand Slam to world champion Marco Arop, Wanyonyi is chasing his first win of the season in the distance
Olympic champion and reigning 800m Diamond League (DL) champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi opens his series on Sunday, 25 May in Rabat, where he is out to have fun.
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Wanyonyi won his second successive DL last season, just weeks after claiming Olympic gold in Paris is hoping to extend his dominance in one of the most fiercely competitive disciplines as he aims for a third straight 800m DL title in 2025.
He takes on Botswana’s Tshepiso Masalela, the winner in Doha last week, his compatriot Kethobogile Haingura, two-time Commonwealth champion Wyclife Kinyamal, and Olympic finalist Max Burgin.
“This is my first DL race of the season, and I do not expect a quick time. However, I want to run my race, have fun, and defend my title. The target this season is to lower my PB, but that will not be on the cards on Sunday,” Wanyonyi said in the pre-race press conference.
Having lost his 800m season-opener, on the international stage, at the Kingston Grand Slam to world champion Marco Arop, Wanyonyi is chasing his first win of the season in the distance.
After opening his season with a 2km victory in February’s national cross country championships, Wanyonyi lay low until April, where he made headlines at the Grand Slam Track, racing the 1500m distance, and taking down the Olympic podium of Cole Hocker, Josh Kerr, and Yared Nuguse at Kingston.
On Saturday, 26 April, he was back on the roads, this time at the Adizero: Roads to Records one-mile road race, carrying the day with a 3:52.45 show against a formidable field that had the American duo of Hobbs Kessler, and Nico Young completing the podium in 3:54.34 and 3:54.50, respectively.
Men's 800m entries
Emmanuel Wanyonyi
Tshepiso Masalela
Wyclife Kinyamal
Brandon Miller
Andreas Kramer
Yanis Meziane
Kethobogile Haingura
Pieter Sisk
Aaron Kemei Cheminingwa
Abdelati El Guesse
Patryk Sieradzki
Max Burgin
Abderrahman El Assal
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