After silencing Canada’s Marco Arop a week ago, Wyclife Kinyamal was it again and this time it was at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial that was held on Sunday (5) in Silesia, Poland, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting.
On paper this race was favoring former world record holder for the indoor 600m champion Michael Saruni and the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Patryk Dobek from Poland but it seems Kinyamal had his secret card hidden under the table as he trounced the two crossing the line in anew Meet record of 1:44.63.
Poland’s Kacper Lewalski another unfavorite took the second place in a new personal best of 1:44.84 with European U23 silver medallist Champion Daniel Rowden from Great taking bronze in 1:44.89 after a powerful kick that denied his country mate Jake Weightman a podium finish. Weightman finished fourth in a seasonal best of 1.44.89.
Saruni the race favorite finished a distant fifth in 1:44.04.
LEADING RESULTS
800M MEN
- Wycliffe Kinyamal (KEN) 1:44.63
- Kacper Lewalski (POL) 1:44.84
- Daniel Rowden (GRT) 1:44.89
- Jake Weightman (GRT) 1:44.97
- Michael Saruni (KEN) 1:44.04
