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She goes back to Monaco after missing out on Genzebe Dibaba’s world record of 3:50.07 by an agonising 0.3 seconds.
Two-time world 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon and world 800m champion Emmanuel Korir headline the fields at the ninth edition of the Diamond League Meeting in Herculis EBS, Monaco on Wednesday, July 21.
Kipyegon will lead the women’s 1500m field and will be hoping to win her fourth Diamond League Trophy.
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08:40 - 06.05.2023
ATHLETICS Faith Kipyegon sets ambitious goal after successfully opening her season in Doha
The double world champion destroyed a strong field to win the women's 1,500m in 3:58.57.
The two-time Olympic champion opened her season with a win at the Meeting in Doha and will be keen to replicate the same performance in Monaco.
She goes back to Monaco after missing out on Genzebe Dibaba’s world record of 3:50.07 by an agonising 0.3 seconds during last year's meeting.
The time she posted (3:50.37), however, saw her become the second fastest woman in the world over the distance.
Meanwhile, fellow Diamond League champion Korir will also be flying the Kenyan flag in Monaco, as he too eyes a fourth title in the men's 800m.
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11:59 - 06.05.2023
ATHLETICS ‘Umewaramba’! Olunga leads praise for Kipyegon after her blistering win in Doha
The Harambee Stars skipper expressed his delight at seeing his compatriot obliterate the field in the Qatari capital
Korir has not won in Monaco since his first-ever Diamond League victory back in 2017. The reigning Olympic champion is yet to compete in any race so far.
Elsewhere Uganda's Olympic bronze medallist Jacob Kiplimo will take on 2021 Wanda Diamond League champion Berihu Aregawi in the men's 5000m. Ethiopia's Aregawi lost his title in 2022 but managed to set a meeting record of 12:50.05 in Eugene.
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