Yannick Agnel, 21 years old, already crowned at this distance in London in 2012, won by a large margin at the World Championships in Barcelona.
With a time of 1’44″20/100th, he was more than a second ahead of the American Conor Dwyer (1’45″32) and the Russian Danila Izotov (1’45″59).
Congratulations followed quickly.
Eric Ciotti, president of the General Council: « I want to extend to this young athlete from Nice, with a spectacular and impressive career, my warmest congratulations and express my admiration and that of the inhabitants of Alpes-Maritimes. »
