Burgin and Wanyonyi set for London Diamond League Showdown

British 800m runner Max Burgin and Kenyan Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi will compete against each other at the Novuna London Athletics Meet on Saturday 18 July 2026 at the London Stadium. The pair previously met in London in 2025, where Wanyonyi won in a meeting record of 1:42.00 and Burgin finished third in a personal best of 1:42.36. Wanyonyi subsequently claimed the world title in Tokyo in a championship record of 1:41.86, while Burgin finished sixth in a historic final in which all eight athletes broke the 1:43.00 barrier.