- Faith Kipyegon stormed to her third consecutive Olympic championship in the 1500m race in new record time of 3:51.29.
- Wanyonyi won his first Olympic medal in the race in a new personal best time of 1:41.19.
Kenya has taken her medal tally at the ongoing Paris Olympics to 10 with four of them being gold after the country struck two more medals Saturday evening.
The first gold medal came via Emmanuel Wanyonyi's exceptional display in the 800m finals in a time of 1:41.19.
Faith Kipyegon capped it with another gold medal by storming to her third consecutive Olympic championship in the 1500m race in a new record time of 3:51.29.
Kenya now has four gold medals, two silver and four bronze.
Wanyonyi, who turned 20 nine days ago, won the race in a new personal best time to become the youngest ever Olympic 800m champion and 3rd fastest man ever in the two-lap race.
His win extends Kenya’s dominance in the 800m at the Olympics Games.
Kenya has won the 800m race in each of the past three editions starting with Wilfred Bungei in 2008, David Rudisha in 2012 and 2016, Emmanuel Korir in 2020 and now Wanyonyi in 2024.
On her part, Kipyegon made history by becoming the first woman to win three back-to-back Olympic titles in the 1500m race.
Kipyegon won her first Olympic title at the 2016 Rio Olympics before defending her title at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
She beat a competitive field to defend the title in Paris, including Australian Jessica Hull who finished second in 3:52.56 as Great Britain’s Georgia Bell completed the podium finish in 3:52.61.
Kipyegon’s win in Paris now serves to stamp her authority in the women’s 1500m race coming just a month after she shattered her own world record at the Paris Diamond League by 0.07sec on July 7, 2024.
She clocked a stunning 3:49.04 to envelop her previous world record of 3:49.11.
The win now makes her one of the two most successful Kenyan athletes at the Paris Olympics so far with two medals having already won silver in the 5000m race.
Compatriot Beatrice Chebet struck double gold in the 5000m and 1000m women races.
"I'm dedicating this medal to all Kenyans. I just want to hear my country is proud. This was for you, you were in my mind and heart in every lap, I might have made history but I will sleep better knowing Wananchi wataenjoy the weekend,” Chebet said after winning the 1000m title.
On Monday, Mary Moraa won Bronze in the 800m women's race.
Eralier on Saturday, Ronald Kwemoi bagged silver in the men's 5000m.
In the men’s marathon, 2024 Tokyo Marathon winner Benson Kipruto secured bronze in 2:07:00.
In 2023, Kipruto finished second behind the late Kelvin Kiptum, who set the world record in 2:00:35.
Veteran marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge had a bad day in office and dropped out of the 42km race, which has been touted as the hardest in history.