Emmanuel Wanyonyi: Why Olympics Champion is Still Worried Despite Impressive Outing in Monaco

Emmanuel Wanyonyi is still not sitting pretty despite his great form in 2025. Photo: Imago

Emmanuel Wanyonyi: Why Olympics Champion is Still Worried Despite Impressive Outing in Monaco

Joel Omotto 14:30 - 13.07.2025

Emmanuel Wanyonyi has opened up about what is giving him sleepless nights even with his great form that saw him clock a world lead in Monaco on Friday.

Olympics 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi may have recorded a world leading time at the Monaco Diamond League on Friday but he is still a worried man.

Wanyonyi is in good form as he has won his last three Diamond League meetings with his latest outing in Monaco seeing him improve his time this year.

The 20-year-old clocked a world-leading time of 1:41.44 to win the 800m and break the meeting record at Stade Louis II ahead of American Josh Hoey (1:42.01) and main rivals Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati, who was third in 1:42.20, and world champion Marco Arop, who clocked 1:42.73 for a surprise fifth place finish.

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However, Wanyonyi, who is eyeing his first world title in Tokyo, Japan in September, says the stiff competition that exists within the 800m race means he needs to work twice as hard with the World Championships on the horizon.

“I was very well prepared for that race and I had done my homework well to give my best and get a good time,” Wanyonyi said of his win as per Telecomasia.net.

What is Getting Emmanuel Wanyonyi Worried?

Emmanuel Wanyonyi after shattering the meeting record at Monaco Diamond League on July 11, 2025. Photo: Imago

“This race, however, has become very competitive and I need to do better and push harder in training to polish areas where I feel I need to do better. My full focus is on preparing for the World Championships and this means I have to pay attention to every detail both in training and the races I compete in.”

Wanyonyi is among athletes who have been tipped to break David Rudisha’s world record of 1:40.91, which has stood since the 2012 London Olympics, but he has been avoiding that discussion every time he records an impressive time.

"Sometimes I am thinking about world record. I think I can break it in the future. Focus is now on the preparations for the next races before the World Championships," Wanyonyi said in a separate interview after his win in Monaco.

The world silver medalist, who holds the second fastest time in history at 1:41.11, has won his last three Diamond League meetings in Oslo, Stockholm and Monaco and is building steam for the World Championships.