Wanyonyi dedicates Diamond League trophy to his mother
800m Olympics champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi gifts the Italian Ambassador Roberto Natali with a Kenyan jersey at the Italian Embassy in Nairobi on September 16, 2024.
Speaking upon his return from Belgium, Wanyonyi also dedicated the gold medal he won at the Paris Olympic Games to his coach, Claudio Berardelli.
He praised Berardelli for playing a pivotal role in his career since they met, and is now setting his sights on next year’s World Athletics Championships, where he hopes to upgrade the silver medal he won last year in Budapest, Hungary.
Newly crowned 800m Diamond League champion, Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya, has dedicated his trophy to his mother, Margaret Nasimiyu, after a competitive season on the track.
Wanyonyi, who concluded the season with a win in the Brussels Diamond League on Saturday, expressed his joy with how the season ended and is now looking forward to a well-deserved break ahead of next season.
