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Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi was among the big winners at the opening leg of Grand Slam Track in Kingston, Jamaica but how did he manage to walk away with the grand prize?
Olympics 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi was among the big winners at the opening leg of Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track.
The 20-year-old Kenyan walked away with the biggest prize purse at the event, following a successful outing in Kingston, Jamaica where the first leg was held from April 4-6.
At Grand Slam Track, Wanyonyi featured in the men’s Short Distance (800m and 1500m) and emerged tops after stunning his rivals to win the 1,500m while he finished second in the 800m to top the standings with 20 points.
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Wanyonyi stormed to victory in the 1,500m race in a time of 3:35.18 after showing a great finishing kick to outsprint Yared Nuguse, Cole Hocker and Josh Kerr in the final sprint in a race that is not even his specialty.
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In the 800m, Wanyonyi renewed rivalry with world champion Marco Arop, a man he beat twice last year, when it mattered most.
Having beaten Arop to Olympics gold and Diamond League trophy in 2024, the Kenyan youngster was looking to stun him again in Kingston but the Canadian stood firm as he won the race in 1:45.13 ahead of Wanyonyi, who settled for second place in 1:46.44.
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Wanyonyi therefore amassed 12 points from winning the 1,500m race and eight from his second place in 800m, taking his tally to 20 and at the top of the men’s Short Distance leaderboard.
It saw him edge out Arop, who managed 15 points from winning 800m and sixth place in 1,500m, handing the Kenyan the grand prize of $100,000 (Ksh13 million) from his category.
It is a great start to the season for the world 800m silver medalist and it gives him hopes of banking a similar amount in the next leg set to take place in Miami from May 2-4.
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Former Tottenham youth prospect bids to make history with Kenya at U-20 AFCON
Obiero, who arrived in the Rising Stars camp earlier this week, will be hoping to make the final 21-man squad for the upcoming tournament.
There will be two more legs after Miami, being Philadelphia (May 30-June 10) and Los Angeles (June 27-29), giving Wanyonyi and the other competitors a chance to take home a total prize of $400,000 (Ksh52 million) if they emerge tops in their categories in each of the four slams.
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