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NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan teenager Emmanuel Wanyonyi ran the fastest 800 meters since 2012 and his time of 1:41.70 makes him the third-fastest man ever in the event. The 2023 world silver medalist's dominant performance at the Kenyan athletics Olympic trials qualified him for the Paris Games. Only world record holder David Rudisha — Kenya's two-time Olympic and world champion — and Denmark's Wilson Kipketer have run faster times.
