Olympics champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi is still not satisfied despite clocking a world leading time in Stockholm on Sunday and wants to make certain improvements.
Olympics 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi still feels there are lots of improvements he has to make despite clocking a world leading time at Stockholm Diamond League on Sunday.
Wanyonyi ran a dominant 800m race in a strong field to win in 1:41.95 to improve on his time in Oslo three days earlier.
The Olympics champion had won the race in Oslo in 1:42.78 but improved his time to become the first runner to clock a sub-1:42 in 2025.
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It was the fifth sub-1:42 in his career with only world record holder the legendary David Rudisha having done it more, after dipping under 1:42 seven times.
The 20-year-old is seen as the man to beat for the World Championships gold in Tokyo in September but he is not entertaining that talk until he makes certain improvements to his game.
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“It was a very tough race for me because I was not feeling too well but I had to give a good effort and push,” Wanyonyi said as per Telecomasia.net.
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“I was delighted to have run under 1:42 in such a short turnaround from my last race and there are some positives to pick. But, heading back home, I want to work a bit more on my speedwork and improve my finishing,” he added on the areas to work on.
Wanyonyi, who holds the second fastest time in history, has been tipped to break David Rudisha’s world record but has consistently shrugged off that talk, opting to focus on one race at a time.
His personal best of 1:41.11 clocked in Lausanne last August is only bettered by Rudisha’s world record of 1:40.91 set at the 2012 London Olympics.
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