Kenya’s top athletes delivered stunning performances at the Monaco Diamond League, with Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Nelly Chepchirchir stealing the show on a night of personal bests, meet records, and national pride at Stade Louis-II.
Olympic gold medalist Emmanuel Wanyonyi once again proved why he is the man to beat David Rudisha’s 800m record. The 20-year-old Kenyan blazed to a world-leading 1:41.44, smashing the meet record and securing victory from gun to tape in an elite field.
The race saw four men go under 1:43, highlighting the sheer class of Wanyonyi’s performance, his sixth career run under 1:42, and the fastest in the world this year.
Kenya’s Nelly Chepchirchir continued her incredible unbeaten run in 2025, clocking a jaw-dropping 2:29.77 to win the women’s 1000m and become the fourth-fastest woman of all time over the distance.
In a historic race, Addy Wiley of the USA set a new American record with 2:30.71 to place second, while Jessica Hull of Australia smashed the Oceania record in 2:30.96 for third.
Edmund Serem, 17, who earlier promised to lower his personal best, delivered just that.
Serem clocked 8:04.00 to finish third in the men’s 3000m steeplechase, behind Morocco’s dominant steeplechaser and two-time Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali (8:03.18) and Japan’s Ryuji Miura (8:03.43), who set a national record.
“Competing with myself is the goal. I don’t focus on anyone else – I just want to give my best,” said Serem in a post-race interview.
His compatriot Abraham Kibiwott struggled to find rhythm and finished a distant 18th in 8:14.81.
In the women’s 1000m, Mary Moraa, despite high expectations, couldn’t match the blistering pace of her competitors and settled for 11th place in a season-best 2:48.67.
Jacob Krop, Kenya’s sole representative in the men’s 5000m, placed seventh with a time of 13:04.81.
Elsewhere, Botswana’s sprint sensation Letsile Tebogo lit up the track in the men’s 200m but had to settle for second in 19.97 seconds, as American star Noah Lyles–back from injury and fired up–stormed to victory in 19.88 during his electrifying season opener.
Tebogo, the Olympic champion, pushed hard down the home straight but couldn’t overhaul Lyles’ powerful finish, while Zimbabwe’s Makanakaishe Charamba impressed with a personal best of 19.99 to claim third in the sprint finale.
Monaco Diamond League results
Women’s Shot Put
- Jessica Schilder, NED, 20.39m
- Chase Jackson, USA, 20.06m
- Sarah Mitton, CAN, 20.00m
- Yemisi Ogunleye, GER, 19.48m
- Fanny Roos, SWE, 19.16m
- Maggie Ewen, USA, 18.98m
- Jaida Ross, USA, 18.83m
Women’s 400M Hurdles
- Femke Bol, NED, 51.95
- Dalilah Muhammad, USA, 52.58
- Anna Cockrell, USA, 52.91
- Emma Zapletalová, SVK, 54.51
- Andrenette Knight, JAM, 54.54
- Ayomide Folorunso, ITA, 55.08
- Zenéy van der Walt, RSA, 55.16
- Gianna Woodruff, PAN, 59.21
Women’s 400M
- Marileidy Paulino, DOM, 49.06
- Aaliyah Butler, USA, 49.09
- Nickisha Pryce, JAM, 49.63
- Natalia Bukowiecka, POL, 49.72
- Lieke Klaver, NED, 50.23
- Martina Weil, CHI, 50.30
- Yemi Mary John, GBR, 51.10
- Amandine Brossier, FRA, 52.73
Men’s 800M
- Emmanuel Wanyonyi, KEN, 1:41.44
- Josh Hoey, USA, 1:42.01
- Djamel Sedjati, ALG, 1:42.20
- Peter Bol, AUS, 1:42.55
- Marco Arop, CAN, 1:42.73
- Slimane Moula, ALG, 1:42.86
- Bryce Hoppel, USA, 1:43.51
- Tshepiso Masalela, BOT, 1:43.82
- Mohamed Attaoui, ESP, 1:43.99
- Gabriel Tual, FRA, 1:44.17
- Max Burgin, GBR, 1:47.71
- Patryk Sieradzki, POL, DNF
Men’s 110M Hurdles
- Trey Cunningham, USA, 13.09
- Cordell Tinch, USA, 13.14
- Ja’Kobe Tharp, USA, 13.17
- Rachid Muratake, JPN, 13.17
- Dylan Beard, USA, 13.17
- Just Kwaou-Mathey, FRA, 13.32
- Jason Joseph, SUI, 17.32
- Wilhem Belocian, FRA, DQ
Women’s 1000M
- Nelly Chepchirchir, KEN, 2:29.77
- Addison Wiley, USA, 2:30.71
- Jessica Hull, AUS, 2:30.96
- Sinclaire Johnson, USA, 2:31.30
- Jemma Reekie, GBR, 2:31.44
- Halimah Nakaayi, UGA, 2:31.67
- Sarah Billings, AUS, 2:33.17
- Anaïs Bourgoin, FRA, 2:33.36
- Agathe Guillemot, FRA, 2:34.75
- Audrey Werro, SUI, 2:34.88
- Clara Liberman, FRA, 2:35.21
- Mary Moraa, KEN, 2:48.67
- Tess Kirsopp-Cole, AUS, DNF
Women’s 100M Hurdles
- Megan Tapper, JAM, 12.34
- Ditaji Kambundji, SUI, 12.43
- Nadine Visser, NED, 12.56
- Masai Russell, USA, 12.57
- Grace Stark, USA, 12.64
- Alia Armstrong, USA, 12.68
- Devynne Charlton, BAH, 12.69
- Giada Carmassi, ITA, 12.82
Men’s 5000M
- Yomif Kejelcha, ETH, 12:49.46
- Jimmy Gressier, FRA, 12:53.36
- Birhanu Balew, BRN, 12:53.51
- Mohamed Abdilaahi, GER, 12:53.63
- Etienne Daguinos, FRA, 12:55.76
- Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu, SUI, 12:56.42
- Hagos Gebrhiwet, ETH, 12:58.21
- Telahun Haile Bekele, ETH, 12:59.59
- Jacob Krop, KEN, 13:04.81
- Santiago Catrofe, URU, 13:05.52
- Mike Foppen, NED, 13:06.95
- Abdessamad Oukhelfen, ESP, 13:30.94
- Fabien Palcau, FRA, 13:36.36
- Mounir Akbache, FRA, DNF
- Andreas Almgren, SWE, DNF
- Bastien Augusto, FRA, DNF
- Yann Schrub, FRA, DNF
- Ruben Verheyden, BEL, DNF
Men’s 200M
- Noah Lyles, USA, 19.88
- Letsile Tebogo, BOT, 19.97
- Makanakaishe Charamba, ZIM, 19.99
- Alexander Ogando, DOM, 20.01
- Xavi Mo-Ajok, NED, 20.34
- Jereem Richards, TTO, 20.34
- Timothé Mumenthaler, SUI, 20.40
- Téo Andant, FRA, 20.69
Men’s Pole Vault
- Armand Duplantis, SWE, 6.05
- Emmanouil Karalis, GRE, 5.92
- Kurtis Marschall, AUS, 5.92
- Sam Kendricks, USA, 5.82
- Renaud Lavillenie, FRA, 5.82
- Menno Vloon, NED, 5.72
- Ernest John Obiena, PHI, 5.72
- Ben Broeders, BEL, 5.62
- Thibaut Collet, FRA, 5.62
- KC Lightfoot, USA, 5.47
Men’s High Jump
- Sanghyeok Woo, KOR, 2.34
- Jan Štefela, CZE, 2.32
- JuVaughn Harrison, USA, 2.27
- Jonathan Kapitolnik, ISR, 2.27
- Raymond Richards, JAM, 2.23
- Hamish Kerr, NZL, 2.23
- Romaine Beckford, JAM, 2.23
- Shelby McEwen, USA, 2.19
Men’s 3000M Steeplechase
- Soufiane El Bakkali, MAR, 8:03.18
- Ryuji Miura, JPN, 8:03.43
- Edmund Serem, KEN, 8:04.00
- Salaheddine Ben Yazide, MAR, 8:06.44
- Getnet Wale, ETH, 8:07.57
- Samuel Firewu, ETH, 8:08.03
- Karl Bebendorf, GER, 8:08.21
- Mohamed Amin Jhinaoui, TUN, 8:08.27
- Matthew Wilkinson, USA, 8:10.23
- Daniel Arce, ESP, 8:12.08
- James Corrigan, USA, 8:14.76
- Abraham Kibiwot, KEN, 8:14.81
- Djilali Bedrani, FRA, 8:16.34
- Frederik Ruppert, GER, 8:24.68
- Kenneth Rooks, USA, 8:28.23
- Nicolas-Marie Daru, FRA, 8:40.53
Women’s 100M
- Julien Alfred, LCA, 10.79
- Jacious Sears, USA, 11.02
- Zoe Hobbs, NZL, 11.12
- Aleia Hobbs, USA, 11.14
- Thelma Davies, LBR, 11.16
- Amy Hunt, GBR, 11.17
- Maia McCoy, USA, 11.19
- Boglárka Takács, HUN, 11.26
Men’s Triple Jump
- Jordan Scott, JAM, 17.52
- Mohammed Yasser Triki, ALG, 17.23
- Andy Díaz Hernández, ITA, 17.19
- Hugues Fabrice Zango, BUR, 17.09
- Thomas Gogois, FRA, 16.75
- Endiorass Kingley, AUT, 16.61
- Almir dos Santos, BRA, 16.43
- Max Heß, GER, 16.37
- Jean-Noel Cretinoir, FRA, 15.21
