Wanyonyi comfortably fended off Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati, who finished second in 1:42.71, while France’s Yanis Meziane completed the podium in 1:42.87.
MoreWanyonyi followed the pacemakers as the first pacemaker Patryk Sieradzki reached 400m on world record pace in 50.95 as planned.
MoreWanyonyi delighted the home crowd by stepping up to the 1500m and beating the specialists at that distance.
MoreWanyonyi edged out American sprint ace Noah Lyles, the 200m world champion, to lift the Male Track Athlete of the Year crown, a perfect reward for his commanding 2025 campaign.
MoreThe two world 800m leaders head to Lausanne off the back of very different seasons.
MoreThe 24-year-old Kenyan, who already held the world record for 10km in a mixed race (28:46), was in dominant form, winning by more than a minute.
MoreOlympic champions Beatrice Chebet and Emanuel Wanyonyi scooped the Sportswoman and Sportswoman of the Year awards respectively.
MoreIn winning the 1500m, Kipyegon secured her fifth Diamond trophy and capped yet another unbeaten season at her specialist discipline.
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