Athletics-Kenya’s Wanyonyi Breaks 1,000m World Record
Emmanuel Wanyonyi won in 2:11.83, taking 0.13 seconds off Noah Ngeny’s 1999 world best after a fast paced final 200m.
- On Friday, Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi set a new world best in the men's 1,000m at the Diamond League meet in Monaco, clocking 2:11.83.
- Wanyonyi took 0.13 seconds off the previous world best of 11.96sec set by his Kenyan compatriot Noah Ngeny in Rieti, Italy, in 1999.
- Pacemaker Sieradzki hit 400m at a 50.95sec pace, while Britain's Jake Wightman clocked a personal best of 2:12.77 to finish second.
- "This was the first time I ran the 1,000m," Wanyonyi said, adding that "directly breaking the world record makes me so happy."
- Wanyonyi plans his next competition in London, stating he decided "to not run too much this season" to remain fast at season's end.
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Athletics-Kenya’s Wanyonyi breaks 1,000m world record
July 10 (Reuters) - Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi broke the men's 1,000 metres world record in two minutes and 11.83 seconds at the Monaco Diamond League meet on Friday, shaving 0.13 seconds off compatriot Noah Ngeny's previous mark set 27 years ago. ...
Olympic Champion Switches Events to Break 27-Year-Old World Record After Last Disappointing Race
Last month, Emmanuel Wanyonyi faced a tough moment when he lost by just 0.01 seconds to 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus in his primary event – 800m. After the loss, the Olympic champion praised the teenager, saying, “This boy is in good shape,” and admitted that Cooper’s performances are “pushing me to go to the 1500m very soon.” Soon after, Wanyonyi tested himself in a new event at the Monaco Diamond League and made history by breaking a 27-year-…
Once Sebastian Coe was the best, now a Kenyan is breaking a world record. Over a quarter of a century, the previous best mark was old.
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Kenya's Wanyonyi breaks 1,000m world record
July 10 - Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi broke the men's 1,000 metres world record in two minutes and 11.83 seconds at the Monaco Diamond League meet on Friday, shaving 0.13 seconds off compatriot Noah Ngeny's previous mark set 27 years ago. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The 800m Olympic and World Champion again pushed the limits this Friday in Monaco. Emmanuel Wanyonyi has just signed a time at 2:11.83 by 1000m, improving the world record for non-Olympic distance.
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