Wanyonyi breaks 1,000m world record on debut in Monaco

Wanyonyi breaks 1,000m world record on debut in Monaco

By GhanaSummary NewsroomPan-Africa

22 seconds as world champion Collen Kebinatshipi set a Diamond League record of 43.

That makes Alfred the third fastest woman of all time over the distance, behind only world record holder Florence Griffith Joyner (21.

Emmanuel Wanyonyi broke the long-standing men's 1,000m world record on his debut at the rarely run distance in Friday's Diamond League meeting in Monaco, with Great Britain's Jake Wightman finishing second.

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