Sedjati en argent  – Le Jeune Indépendant

He was one of the favorites in the 800 -meter final at the World Championships in Tokyo 2025 athletics (September 13 – 21). Djamel Sedjati held his rank. The 26-year-old athlete won the only medal in Algeria in this planetary meeting. The world’s vice-champion in Eugene (United States) in 2022 took the money with a hell of a time of 1: 41.90 behind the unplayable Emmanuel Wanyonyi (1:41:86) and in front of the formidable Morocco Arop (1: 41.95).

He played his 4th grand finale (3 at the Worlds and 1 at the Olympic Games). This is to say that Sedjati is now used to the atmosphere of big challenges with the experience which makes it possible to compete with the best athletes of the specialty. This Saturday, at the National Stadium in Tokyo, the native of Sougueur was faced with other renowned athletes like Marco Arop (Canada), reigning world champion, and Emmanuel Wanyonyi (Kenya), gold medal with the Olympiads of Paris 2024. This trio composed the podium of these Worlds in the fastest race in the history of the Worlds with the 8 athletes who run under the bar of 1: 43.00. Impressive ! Highly anticipated on his favorite race, the 800 m, the Algerian Djamel Sedjati did not disappoint, even if he failed to win the gold medal, being content with the money after a mad run considered the fastest recorded so far! Sedjati finished second with an incredible time of 1’41 “90c, his best performance of the season, just behind the Kenyan Emmanuel WANYONYI who set a new record of 1’41 ”96, and in front of the Canadian Marco Arop with a time of 1’41” 95C Follow the Irishman Cian McPhillips (1’42 “15), the Spaniard Mohamed Attaoui (1’42” 21), the British Max Bru (1’42 “21), the Jamaican Navasky Anderson (1’42” 29) and the Botswana Tshepiso Masalela (1’42 “77).

Thus, Sedjati will be the only Algerian satisfaction at the world athletics championships in Tokyo by ensuring the only medal, in money, well deserved for an athlete who consented enormous sacrifices to reach such a level, where he was 4 hundredth of a gold medal which will not take long to come in the future.

Sedjati equal boulmerka and fragmented

There are a few anecdotes to note. By being engaged in the 3rd final following final of the Worlds (2022, 2023 – even if he could not line up – and 2025) imitates two other legends of the DZ Athlé namely Hassiba Boulmerka (1991, 1993, 1995 for 2 gold medals and 1 bronze) and Noureddine Dragli. The latter has 4 presences (1991, 1993, 1995 and 1997) in the final (absolute record) for 3 gold medals. Legendary.