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World Championships: Teenage star Wanyonyi bags silver in 800m

Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi.[Courtesy]

World U20 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi on Saturday won silver in the men's 800m final at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

Wanyonyi dropped to second after Canadian Marco Arop's tactic of running from the back paid off after the bell when he sprinted past the teenager to win in 1:44.24.

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