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Paris 2024: How Rudisha's pep talk spurred Wanyonyi to Olympic glory

800m Olympic gold medallist Emmanuel Wanyonyi. [AFP]

Though almost predictable and with a one tactical approach, Emmanuel Wanyonyi will be remembered for being the only Kenyan man to win a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

All the other Kenyan male athletes either won a silver or bronze medal at the Games that ended at the Stade de France yesterday.

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