Emmanuel Wanyonyi smashes 1000m world record at spectacular Monaco Diamond League
Emmanuel Wanyonyi delivered the performance of the year at the Monaco Diamond League on Friday, shattering the 27-year-old men's 1000m world record with a sensational 2:11.83. The Kenyan's historic run headlined an unforgettable evening at Stade Louis-II that also featured a Diamond League record, two national records, multiple world-leading marks and a string of meeting records from Julien Alfred, Marileidy Paulino, Agnes Jebet Ngetich, Busang Collen Kebinatshipi, Masai Russell and Miltiadis Tentoglou.
Men’s 1000 metres:
World and Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi broke the world record in the 1000 metres with 2;11.83 on his debut over this distance. Wanyonyi took 13 hundredths of a second off the previous record. The previous world record was set by Noah Ngeny in Rieti in 1999 with 2:11.96.
Patryk Sieradski reached the 400m on a world record pace in 50.95. The second pacemaker Louey Querrat went through the 800m in 1:45.11. Wanyonyi took over with 200m to go and stormed towards the finish line.
Jake Wightman, who held the previous meeting record since 2022 with 2:13.88, finished second improving his PB to 2:12.77. New PBs were set by Djamel Sedjati from Algeria (2:13.94), Azzedine Habz from France (2:14.02), Ben Pattison from Great Britain (2:14.11) and Gabriel Tual from France (2:14.97). Ko Ochiai from Japan improved the national record to 2:15.24.
Emmanuel Wanyonyi: "I am so excited and so happy that I could run today in Monaco. This was the first time I ran the 1.000m, and directly breaking the world record makes me so happy. I want to thank the other athletes for pushing me to my limit. I don´t want to talk about the world record in the 800m. I first want to run fast and improve my personal best. Let me keep quiet, actions speak louder than words."
Women’s 200 metres:
Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred won her second Diamond League race of the season in a world lead and national record of 21.51 smashing the meeting record set by Merlene Ottey since 1993 with 21.77 in the women’s 200m featuring the three fastest women of the year. Alfred moved to third on the world all-time list behind Florence Griffith Joyner (21.34) and Shericka Jackson (21.41). This year’s NCAA champion Adaejah Hodge, who started the race as the world leader with her PB of 21.68 at the NCAA Championships, placed second in 21.76, setting the second time of her career in her second appearance in a Diamond League meeting. Olympic champion Gabrielle Thomas placed third in 21.84. Kayla White finished fourth in a seasonal best of 22.04 ahead of Cambrea Sturgis (22.40), Anavia Battle (22.42). Fabienne Hoenke from Switzerland improved her PB to 22.50.
Julien Alfred: ”It´s not about the reaction time, it´s about how you finish. I don´t care about my reaction time, I was first, that´s all that matters. I have been preparing for this for such a long time, to finally see it pay off, I am just happy. I didn´t realise how fast it was, till I crossed the line. I looked at the clock and saw my time and that´s why I was screaming like at the Olympics. Because I have been looking forward to this for such a long time. I am just so happy to see that time. There are no limits right now. Today, I was actually hoping to see 21.6, I got 21.5, so I am happy nonetheless.
Men’s pole vault:
Armand “Mondo” Duplantis cleared all heights at 5.70m, 5.85m and 6.07m on his first attempt to improve his meeting record by two cm in a non-Diamond League scoring pole vault event. Duplantis claimed his third win at the Herculis EBS meeting in Monaco after his victories in 2020 and 2025. Duplantis made three attempts at 6.15m.
Thiery Baptiste from France finished second with 5.85m repeating the runner-up spot achieved in Paris. Thiery beat Stockholm Diamond League winner Kurtis Marshall on countback.
Armand Duplantis: “The competition fulfilled my expectations, the crowd over-exceeded my expectations. It was maybe a little bit underwhelming in my own mind, in my own eyes, but I am trying to stay positive and trying to take only the positives away from it - that I still came with the win and the meeting record. I think there was some more to give. It was amazing to jump here, I am not going to complain. It was very different. I do not think people even knew that we lived here and that me and my wife moved here. But I completely felt the crowd because the atmosphere and the energy towards me right now is way different than I have experienced here. They made me feel at home and I really appreciate that. This was a really special night, even if it was not my highest night. This is an unbelievable place. The training is amazing and the federation and the organization as well. Everybody has been so helpful and kind to me. And I have been having really, really good training.
Men’s long jump:
Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou saved his best jump for last, leaping to a world lead and a meeting record of 8.61m in the Final 3. Tentoglou produced four more jumps over the 8.30m barrier in a superb series that included 8.48m, 8.52m, 8.34m and 8.49m. Five men jumped 8.30m. Wayne Pinnock from Jamaica, world silver medallist in Budapest 2023, placed second with 8.39m in the first round beating Jorge Hodelin, who leapt to 8.38m in the fifth round beating Bozhidar Saraboyukov (8.36m) and world indoor heptathlon champion Simon Ehammer (8.32m). Mattia Furlani returned from injury with 8.01m.
Miltiadis Tentoglouu: “When you jump 8.50 and then you jump 8.60 - that is just crazy. I do not think it happened many times in history. I know I am in really good shape and to be honest, I wanted a little bit more. If you saw my last jump, I think there was a space for a slight improvement. I did the jump and immediately, I touched my head because I thought I made a small mistake. But it is a very good competition, very normal. The meeting record from Pedroso - that is the most important for me today. Before this season, I changed three things: I changed my spikes and now I jump with the middle distance spikes again. I had pain when I jumped with harder ones, so I needed the soft ones. I changed my run up a lot since last indoor season - by 1,5m. And I am just healthy and well. Last year, I was not healthy and could not perform. This season, I expect something close to 8.70 and I believe I can do it because I have many good competitions ahead of me.
Men’s 100 metres:
World champion Oblique Seville stormed to a win in the 100 metres in 9.88 in the 100 metres edging world indoor champion Jordan Anthony (9.92). Seville set the fastest time in the world of 9.82 at the Jamaican Championships. Emmanuel Eseme from Cameroon finished third in 10.00 achieving his second top three spot in the Diamond League this year following his second place in Rome in a national record of 10.00 edging German record holder Owen Ansah (10.01).
Oblique Seville: “My aim is always to win, I am just staying consistent: winning and getting to the end of the season. My motive is to win every race I compete in. I will never underestimate the athlete I am going again, because everyone has class. But they have also to prove that I am the World Champion as well. The start wasn´t that great, but I still have to finish well. What matters is winning. I love competing in Europe because last year I haven´t lost a race here. The aim is to be unbeatable.
Women’s 100 metres hurdles:
Olympic champion Masai Russell won her fourth Diamond League race of the season in the women’s 100 metres hurdles improving Nia Ali’s meeting record to 12.20. Russell had already set meeting records in Keqiao with 12.25, Xiamen with 12.14 and Eugene (12.24) this season. Alaysha Johnson placed second with a seasonal best of 12.38 ahead of Nadine Visser (12.49). Pia Skrzyszowska placed fourth with 12.54 edging Rayniah Jones with the same time. Jamaica’s Demisha Roswell placed sixth with 12.56.
Masai Russell: “It felt like a good, clean execution. I was moving through the hurdles very well and it felt good and smooth. Honestly, at this point, I do not think there is a place for me to improve on. It is really just perfecting the whole sculpture. Just to put it all together. Just doing the same thing I have been doing. I have been putting on some really really good races, some really good times. And when you do the same thing a lot of times, that is when the bigger performances come. So I know there is something big coming.
Women’s pole vault:
Olympic champion Nina Kennedy claimed her second win of the season in the Diamond League setting a world lead and the Oceanian record with 4.95m at the first time of asking after failing her first attempt at 4.87m. Kennedy missed three attempts at 5.00m. Amanda Moll placed second with 4.72m. Emily Grove finished third with 4.62m beating Angelica Moser, Tina Sutej and Katie Moon on countback.
Nina Kennedy: ”I know that I am in really good shape. Pole vault is so technical so I just had to put everything together. Monaco is the place to do it, I always jump well here, it's a good runway, an amazing crowd. I am just really happy with how I jumped. This is really my favorite meet, I have a hat-trick win here now. This feels very similar to home with the ocean and the vibes. We were based here in Nice for a few weeks. I thought about going to Prefontaine Classic after Paris, but the trip was gonna be too hectic. Given that I know that it´s a good place to jump, I put all my eggs in this basket and am really happy that it paid off. I genuinely believe that I can jump 5m and I know if everything aligns I can do it. I still have a lot of competitions for the rest of the season. It´s my goal, it´s my team's goal. Project 5m is here.
Men’s 400 metres:
World champion Collen Busang Kebinatshipi from Botswana won his fourth 400 metres race this season improving his own Diamond League record to 43.44. Jacory Patterson dipped under the 44 seconds for the first time this season with 43.96. World and Olympic champion Raj Benjamin missed his PB by just two hundredths of a second with 44.13 in third place. Matthew Hudson Smith finished fourth with 44.22 edging Zakhiti Nene (44.24). Jereem Richards set his seasonal best with 44.44. Attila Molnar improved his Hungarian record with 44.47. Muhammed Kounta from France set his PB with 44.57.
Collen Busang Kebinatshipi: "Monaco is a very good place for me. I did my very first Diamond League race here in 2024 so I just wanted to come here and make the mark."
Women’s 3000 metres:
Agnes Jebet Ngetich won the women’s 3000 metres the women’s 3000m in her first race on the track this year setting a meeting record, a world lead and a PB with 8:08.95. Aleshign Baweke from Ethiopia finished second improving her PB to 8:23.81 six days after winning the 2 miles race in Eugene. Senayet Getachew from Ethiopia also set her lifetime best with 8:24.02 ahead of three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon, who ran 8:24.21 in her second race after a hamstring injury. Freweyini Hailu from Ethiopia clocked 8:25.77. Olympic triathlon champion Cassandre Beaugrande set the French record with 8:32.86.
Agnes Ngetich: “Coming here, I did not have any plan. My plan was to run a PB. My coach was like - you know you can do it. And I was like: Hey coach, this is the first race on the track . I am opening on the track because I have been on the road races and cross country lately. But for today, I am so happy and have to say thank you to him and to the whole team who helped me. I was coming here just to test if I still have the speed on the track. My last track race was in Tokyo and I see that it is so amazing. I just could not believe who I was on the track. Running side by side with Faith Kipyegon and with Jessica - it was a pleasure. It is a privilege. She is a nice lady, she is a queen on the track. She has been a role model to us. For now, I just go back to my coach and see what is next.
Women’s 400 metres:
Olympic champion and world silver medallist Marileidy Paulino won her third Diamond League race of the season improving her meeting record to 48.67. In her previous meetings this year Paulino set the weeting record in Doha with 48.91 and the Diamond League record with 48.48. Aaliyah Butler from the USA finished second improving her PB to 48.84. World indoor champion Gloria Lurdes Manuel took third place with 49.44 beating Nickisha Pryce (49.56 seasonal best). Lieke Klaver equalled her PB to 49.58 to take fifth place.
Marileidy Paulino: “I think I am in really good shape and I am very glad that I stayed under 49s. The Ultimate championship is definitely my main objective this season. But I would also love to set the new national record. I love France and Monaco. I became an Olympic champion in Paris and now I won in Monaco, so it suits me. It is the result of all the hard work I have put in. I feel very good racing in Monaco.
Women’s triple jump:
World champion Leyanis Perez Hernandez from Cuba improved her PB to 15.06m (-0.1 m/s) in the sixth round to win the women’s triple jump. Perez Hernandez took the early lead with 14.80m in the opening round before four fouls. Saly Sarr from Senegal, world indoor bronze medallist in Torun 2026, improved her PB to 14.99m (+0.7 m/s) to take the lead in the sixth round, but Hernandez responded with the first mark of her career over the 15 metres in the Final 3. The Cuban athlete added eight cm to her two-year PB. Olympic champion Thea Lafond leapt to 14.79m in the fifth round to take the third place.
Leyanis Perez Hernandez: ”I am very surprised. I was not expecting it. I came here to do my job, stayed very focused, carefully analyzed each of my attempts, and finally I improved my PB. This event is very competitive this year. There are already three women jumping over 15m and we are fighting for the same goal: to become a champion. I am very proud of what I did today. As always, I gave everything I had until the very last jump, and I achieved it. It has been three years and it has taken a lot of hard work, so I am very emotional.”
Women’s javelin throw:
World under 20 record holder Yan Ziyi claimed her fourth consecutive Diamond League win with a mark of 68.75m in the sixth round. Ziyi produced a second best throw of 64.60m in the second round, which would have been enough to take the win. Adriana Vilagos from Serbia placed second with 63.18m ahead of last year’s Diamond League winner Elina Tzengko (58.20).
Yan Ziyi: " The competition was very good today. But I had the feeling I needed to adjust my technique and my position when throwing. I felt like I could not go up with my throws and did not have the right position. But in the last attempt, I finally had a good feeling and the throw was very good. I felt a bit nervous about my technique during the competition but after the final attempt, I felt relieved and relaxed. So in the end, it was a very good event for me. Of course, I like the fact that I am at the top of the world rankings at the moment. I also hope I can keep this position and go on like that with my career.
Men’s 3000 metres steeplechase:
Kenya’s Simon Koech won for the second time in his career in Monaco just missing out on a sub-8 time with 8:03.35. Ryuji Miura from Japan placed second in a seasonal best of 8:10.30 on the track where he set the Japanese record last year. Edmund Serem from Kenya placed third with 8:11.15 ahead of Matthew Wilkinson (8:11.76). Leonard Bett and Ruben Querinjean from Luxembourg improved their seasonal best times to 8:13.37 and 8:14.22 respectively.
Men’s 5000 metres:
Dominic Lobalu from Switzerland won the second Diamond League race of his career in the 5000m with a seasonal best of 12:52.54 edging out USA’s Graham Blanks (12:52.60) and Birhanu Balew from Barhein (12:52.91). Two-time world medallist Jacob Krop crossed the finish-line in fourth place with 12:53.71 ahead of Cornelius Kemboi (12.57.36) and Biniam Mehary (12.58.37).
Dominic Lobali: “I fight every time, but finally, I got the win. My coach always tells me to not underestimate my opponents and just for the time to come. I just did not want to allow anybody to beat me in that last 50m. It was really amazing to get my win and I knew that today it could be the day. Mo Farah - he is a role model for me and I learn a lot from him and other legends. I try to have the same kick and also the mental approach. He was very strong mentally, once he was in the front. I have one competition over 3000m in Switzerland now and then the big goal is the European Championships.
Men’s high jump:
World indoor champion Oleg Doroshchuk sailed over 2.32m on his first attempt to win the men’s high jump. Kimani Jack from Great Britain, this year’s NCAA champion, cleared 2.30m on his first attempt to place second ahead of Sarvesh Kushare from India (2.26m). Romaine Beckford and Ju’Vaughn Harrison shared fourth place with 2.23m beating Italian jumpers Matteo Sioli and Gianmarco Tamberi on countback.
Oleg Dooshchuk: ”I am very glad for my jumps today and really wanted to get over 2.35 today. But it was a hard competition for me today because I did not feel like myself. I do not know the reason, maybe it was too hot. All of my attempts were good, I just need to improve little technical mistakes and it will be fine. Now, I am going home and will spend like two weeks at home, then we have two weeks of the training camp and will get ready for Birmingham. I have no special goals for this season, maybe to do more good technical jumps. But I would love to jump over 2.35. And if it is fun, it is even better.
