Emmanuel Wanyonyi shatters 27
Kenyan athlete Emmanuel Wanyonyi set a new world record in the 1,000m at the Diamond League meeting in Monaco. The event also featured notable performances in the women's 3,000m and 100m hurdles.
Why it matters
The breaking of a 25-year-old world record represents a significant milestone in professional track and field athletics.
On Friday, at the Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis EBS in Monaco , the 10th stop of the 2026 Diamond League circuit, Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi secured his 13th Diamond League win in world-record fashion. In the men’s 1,000m, the Olympic and world champion took down a mark that had stood for more than a quarter of a century, running a blistering 2:11.83. It was his first time taking on the non-standard distance.
The previous world record of 2:11.96 was set by Kenyan compatriot Noah Ggency in 1999.
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Wanyonyi’s run led seven other runners in the field to personal-best performances. Great Britain’s Jake Wightman took second in a best of 2:12.77, while Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati also grabbed a PB of 2:13.94, good for third.
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