Alfred goes third in 200m all time list, Wanyonyi smashes 1km mark
Julien Alfred and Emmanuel Wanyonyi delivered two masterclasses with outstanding victories in a high-quality Diamond League meeting in Monaco on Friday that brought a raft of records. Wanyonyi arguably produced the performance of a sultry evening at the Stade Louis II, clocking a world’s best in the men’s 1 000m, a non-Olympic event. The world […] The post Alfred goes third in 200m all time list, Wanyonyi smashes 1km mark appeared first on The Namibian .
Julien Alfred and Emmanuel Wanyonyi delivered two masterclasses with outstanding victories in a high-quality Diamond League meeting in Monaco on Friday that brought a raft of records.
Wanyonyi arguably produced the performance of a sultry evening at the Stade Louis II, clocking a world’s best in the men’s 1 000m, a non-Olympic event.
The world and Olympic 800m champion’s 2:11.83 took 0.13sec off the previous best set by his Kenyan compatriot Noah Ngeny in Rieti, Italy, back in 1999.
Wanyonyi turned on the afterburners with 200 metres to run, outpacing Britain’s Jake Wightman down the home straight.
“I want to thank the other athletes for pushing me to my limits,” the ever-modest Wanyonyi said, immediately dismissing any talk of a tilt at the 800m world record set by fellow Kenyan David Rudisha in winning Olympic gold in London in 2012.
Alfred produced a devastating final burst through the line to win the 200m in a stunning meet record of 21.51 seconds, bettering her own personal best by 0.20sec.
