Kenya's 17-yr old sensation Emmanuel Wanyoni wins his European debut in 1:44.15. Might he be a player at Worlds?

“17”

"38"

Exactly. 17 going on 30 lol

17 years and 1:44?

Sound like the 16 years Ethiopian who run 3:33 in the 1500m

Well let's see. 800m world junior champion you say? The 2014 champion was Alfred Kipketer, banned in 2020 for failing four drug tests. The 2016 champion was Kipyegon Bett, banned in 2018 for testing positive for EPO. Other Kenyan winners all do well for 1 year then fade into oblivion.

I'd bett the most likely scenario is that he wins a medal in Oregon, then fails a test in a couple of years time.

He goes again in Rabat, with Amos, Korir.

Kipsang, Wightman, Katir, Jake Heyward in the 1500m.

Poor coevett, salty and sad that Burgin got smoked by someone much younger. Boo hoo. 😫

Yeah, here he is at 16 - much younger than Burgin
😂

The biggest new star in middle-distance and 49 followers on Instagram. Wasn't there a thread here recently asking why our sport is dying?

I remember when t&f was popular. I followed Zátopek, Snell and Lydiard on instagram back then.

He’s 17 in that photo.

He will face as big a challenge in making the Kenyan team as being a factor (e.g. surviving the Semis in Oregon). There will be potentially double-digit athletes with 1:45.0x or faster 800m SBs. In good form, you have Noah Kibet, Wanyonyi, Collins Kipruto, Nicholas Kebenei and Festus Lagat. Tuwei is coming around, and you have the old guard of Rotich, Korir and Saruni who went 1-2-3 last year. Elias Ngeny, Wyclife Kinyamal bear watching as big talents who haven't shown their best this year but appear to be healthy.

Always the arrogance of big "Kenyan network" (*) of runners...

You have only Kypiegon remaining...

(*) Pardon me I'm translating from Google

Arrogance? Go and educate yourself, boy.

In Tokyo Kenya had gold from Kipyegon, Kipchoge, Korir and Kipchirchir.

Silver from Obiri, Rotich, Tim and Brigid.

Bronze from Jepkemoi and Kigen.

It's not Kenya's fault that your country only got 1 medal, same as Bermuda, Kyrgyzstan or Burkina Faso.

Moula was hauling at the finish! He might be a player a Worlds.

The Algerian Nick Symmonds (albeit completely different background as a 200-400 sprinter who's moved up).

Kenya's 800M race is sooo full of talent. Can't wait to witness National trials at our Kasarani sports centre in Nairobi. The likes of Noah Kibet, Wanyonyi, Collins Kipruto, Nicholas Kebenei, Festus Lagat, Tuwei, Rotich, Korir, Saruni , Elias Ngeny & Wyclife Kinyamal just shows how the selection will be tight.....🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪💪💪💪. 800M men is ours to loose...

Nonsense. Ati only Kipyegon remaining.

What of Kipchoge? Ruth chepng'etich? Peres? Brigid? Korir? Chepkoech? Kipsang? Tim? Just to mention a few? The good thing with Kenya is: we keep on churning new champions!!!

17 or 38 is #2 in the World this year and he looked quite good (and powerful) getting that win in Ostrava.