Olympic and World Champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi has sealed his berth in the Wanda Diamond League finals slated for Wednesday, August 27, 2025, and Thursday, August 28, 2025, in Zurich, Switzerland.

The two-day event will mark the culmination of the meeting series, with athletes who have accumulated the most points from 15 of the most prestigious events in global track and field battling it out for the ultimate honours.

According to the 800 m race standings, the Kenyan, on 30 points, has his spot in the final race sealed following a spate of record-breaking performances, including the Herculis race in Monaco.

In the finals

“Emmanuel Wanyonyi is on fire at the moment.

His tally of 30 points so far on the #RoadToTheFinal now gives him a spot in the final. Two more chances for others to gain points in the 800m and join him,” a statement from Wanda Athletics read.

This comes after Wanyonyi dominated a star-studded race on Friday night, July 11, 2025, at the Monaco Diamond League, powering to a world-leading and meeting-record time of 1:41.44 to clinch victory in the men’s 800m event.

The spectacular performance saw him finish nearly six-tenths clear of second-place Josh Hoey, who clocked 1:42.01, with Sedjati third in 1:42.20. Other star names for the contest included reigning world champion Marco Arop, Djamel Sedjati, Josh Hoey, and Tshepiso Masalela.

 The race not only reunited all eight finalists of the men’s 800 m from the 2024 Olympics, but it also featured the addition of world indoor champion Josh Hoey and Oceanian record-holder Peter Bol.

All were, however, no match for the Kenyan, who tracked the pacemaker through the first half as 400m was covered in 49.21, 0.07 quicker than David Rudisha’s first lap when the legendary Kenyan set his world record.

Rudisha’s record

Once the pacemaker dropped out, Wanyonyi held the lead until the end and pulled away from Hoey, who was doing his best to hold off Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati.

He crossed the line in 1:41.44, shaving 0.02 from the meeting record Sedjati set last year and racking up his sixth career sub-1:42 clocking – just one shy of Rudisha’s record tally.

“WANYONYIII, The Olympic champ powers to the 10th fastest 800m of all time with 1:41.44 to come out on top in Monaco, World lead, Meeting record,” Athletics Kenya posted on X following the sprinter win in Monaco.

This victory marked a third consecutive Diamond League victory this season for the new holder of the 10th fastest time in history over 800m races, following wins in Stockholm and Oslo, the latter yielding a world lead of 1:41.95 in June.