Marco Arop ends Emmanuel Wanyonyi's winning streak with men's 800m victory in Silesia

Marco Arop has finally ended Emmanuel Wanyonyi’s winning streak with a commanding win at the Diamond League Meeting in Silesia.

Arop cruised to an easy victory in a meeting record time of 1:41.86 to cross the finish line ahead of wunderkind Wanyonyi who clocked 1:43.23. American Bryce Hoppel completed the podium in a time of 1:43.32.

The Canadian star was seeking revenge against Wanyonyi who shocked him at the Paris Olympic Games and the Diamond League Meeting in Lausanne.

Emmanuel Wanyonyi has been in great shape this season, threatening David Rudisha’s 800m world record. He started the 2024 season with a world record in the mile road.

The newly-crowned Olympic champion claimed top honours at the Diamond League Meeting in Rabat before dominating at the Kenyan Olympic trials. The 20-year-old finished second at the Diamond League Meeting in Paris behind Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati.

At the Olympic Games in Paris, France, Wanyonyi was in a class of his own as he claimed the win in the heats before winning the semifinal. He threw down the gauntlet in the men’s 800m final to become the youngest Kenyan to win the 800m Olympic gold medal.

Wanyonyi ensured Kenya retained the men’s title from the 2008 Olympic Games when Wilfred Bungei won the title.