Emmanuel Wanyonyi’s 1000m world record run at the Monaco Diamond League is now official, following its ratification by World Athletics on Thursday, 3 September.
World Athletics, in a statement, officially ratified three World Records, including Wanyonyi’s phenomenal showing on 10 July. Then, the 22-year-old clocked 2:11.83 in what was his debut in the 1000m, taking 0.13 seconds off the previous world record of 2:11.96, set by fellow Kenyan Noah Ngeny in Rieti on 5 September 1999.
Though running the distance for the first time, the Olympic champion followed the pacemakers through 400m in 50.95, and 800m in 1:45.11, before taking over at the front.Wanyonyi then held off the challenge of Britain’s Jake Wightman on the final lap to win in 2:11.83, with Wightman finishing second in 2:12.77.
Omanyala reveals timeline for return to training after ending season earlyJoining him in the ratified list was Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo and USA’s Ja’Kobe Tharp, who set records in the half marathon and 110m hurdles respectively.
Kiplimo’s achievement came at the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon on 8 March, when he ran a time of 57:20, to take 10 seconds off the previous ratified world record of 57:30, set by Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha in Valencia on 27 October 2024.
In an interesting twist, Kiplimo’s ratified time might not stand for long, as it has already been surpassed, with Kejelcha recently clocking 56:51 at the Media Maratón Ciudad de Buenos Aires on 23 August, to take 29 seconds off Kiplimo’s mark.
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Kejelcha recaptures world half marathon record as Ethiopians dominate Buenos AiresThat time, however, is subject to the usual ratification procedure.As for Tharpe, ratification comes from him breaking one of the longest-standing men’s track world records, when he clocked 12.75 (1.0m/s) in the 110m hurdles at the NCAA Championships in Eugene on 10 June.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen set for sensational return at Ultimate ChampionshipThe 20-year-old produced the performance in the semifinals, powering away from the field after a strong start and maintaining his rhythm to the line.His 12.75 was a significant improvement on his previous best of 13.01, and took 0.05 off the world record of 12.80 set by fellow US hurdler Aries Merritt in Brussels on 7 September 2012.