MONACO (MON, Jul 10): Amazing Wanda Diamond League evening at the Stade Louis II, highlighted by a new 1000m world record of 2:11.83 by Emmanuel Wanyonyi. Also, five more world leads: 21.51 by Julien Alfred in the 200m; 861 by Miltiadis Tentoglou in the long jump; Nina Kennedy in the pole vault; Collen Kebinatshipi in the 400m; and the third-fastest 3000m time ever by Agnes Ngetich. Two DL records, eight meeting records and two area records underlined the excellent level of competition at the Herculis Meeting. Next Wanda Diamond League is scheduled for London on July 18.Event by event reviews
Women
200m: Performance of the day, Julien Alfred stormed to a fifth fastest time ever of 21.51 (0.9) WL/MR/NR, moving to third in the all-time lists, ahead of Adaejah Hodge (21.76) and Gabrielle Thomas (21.84).400m: Marileidy Paulino, after a significant acceleration in the home stretch, set a new meeting record of 48.67 and won ahead of Aaliyah Butler (48.84 PB) and Lurdes Gloria Manuel (49.44).
3000m: Only Agnes Ngetich was able to keep up with the pace set by Jessica Hull (1000m/2:41.85), and clocked a massive lifetime best, world lead and meeting record of 8:08.95, third fastest time ever. Aleshign Baweke was the best from the rest of the field and finished second (8:23.81 PB) ahead of Senayet Getachew (8:24.02 PB) and Faith Kipyegon (8:24.21). All finishers sub-8:41; also national records for France by Olympic triathlon champion Cassandre Beaugrand (8:32.86) and Belgium (Jana van Lent, 8:36.14).
100m hurdles: Masai Russell in a meeting record of 12.20 (-0.4) ahead of Alaysha Johnson (12.38) and Nadine Visser (12.49).
Pole vault: Nina Kennedy is definitely back in shape. After securing a victory at 482 and failing once at 487, she cleared 495 on her next attempt, setting a new world lead and Oceania record before failing at 500. Amanda Moll was second (472). Kennedy moved to tied fifth in the all-time lists.
Triple jump: Saly Sarr leaped to 14.99 (0.7) PB in her final attempt, but was overtaken by Leyanis Pérez Hernández with her first-ever 15m jump of 15.06 (-0.1); Thea LaFond finished third with 14.79 (-0.9).
Javelin: Yan Ziyi this time with a single extra-long attempt of 68.75 in the final series, until then posting 64.60, Adriana Vilagoš second (63.18).
Men
100m: Oblique Seville in 9.88 (0.2) ahead of Jordan Anthony (9.92), Emmanuel Eseme (10.00) and Owen Ansah in his DL debut (10.01).
400m: Collen Kebinatshipi clearly again in a new DL and Botswanan record of 43.44. Moving to tied sixth in the all-time lists, ahead of Jacory Patterson (43.96), with all finishers sub 44.60, including seventh Hungarian Attila Molnár (44.47 NR).
1000m: After an excellent pace by Patryk Sieradzki (400m/50.95) and Louey Ouerrat (800m/1:45.11), Emmanuel Wanyonyi stormed to a new world record of 2:11.83, winning clearly ahead of Jake Wightman (2:12.77 PB), as top eight finishers broke their lifetime bests, including Japan’s teenager Kennedy Ochiai, finishing seventh in 2:15.24 NR.
5000m: Seven runners entered the final lap together, four of whom finished for victory in the home stretch, and Dominic Lobalu won with a season best of 12:52.54, ahead of Graham Blanks (12:52.60).
3000m steeplechase: Finally a Kenyan victory in the steeplechase, Simon Koech clocked 8:03.35 ahead of Ryuji Miura (8:10.30), Ruben Querinjean sixth (8:14.22) as the best European.
High jump: Kimani Jack cleared 230 on the first attempt in his debut DL appearance and was in the lead ahead of Oleh Doroshchuk, who was successful at the second, but the Ukrainian also cleared 232 and got the victory. Gianmarco Tamberi sixth (223) and Mutaz Essa Barshim eighth (220).
Pole vault (non-DL): Armand Duplantis cleared a meeting record of 607 on the first attempt, after securing a victory at 585, but failed at 615. Baptiste Thierry second on countback over Kurtis Marschall (both 585).
Long jump: Miltiadis Tentoglou at his best, winning after an excellent series (848-852-834-x-849-861) highlighted in the final attempt of 861 (0.0) WL/MR over Wayne Pinnock with 839 (0.3) and Jorge Hodelín with 838 (0.5).
