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.• The 800m Olympic champion Wanyonyi finished nearly a full second ahead

World and Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi set a new world's best in the men's 1,000m at the Diamond League meet in Monaco on Friday.

Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Kenya, satte världsrekord på 1 000 meter i Diamond League-galan i Monaco med tiden 2.11,83.