The Herculis Meeting in Monaco, held on Friday, July 10 at the Louis-II stadium as part of the Diamond League, delivered several outstanding performances. Emmanuel Wanyonyi set a new world record in the 1,000m. Oblique Seville won the 100m in 9″88. Julien Alfred achieved the best world performance of the year over 200m, while Armand Duplantis won the pole vault competition without improving his world record.
The 40th edition of the Herculis Meeting in Monaco lived up to expectations on Friday, July 10. The Monaco evening was marked by a world record, several meeting records and best world performances of the season.
The highlight came in the 1,000m. Making his first appearance at this distance, Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi completed the race in 2’11″83. This time improves by thirteen hundredths the previous world record held since 1999 by Noah Ngeny. British runner Jake Wightman takes second place in 2’12″77 ahead of Algerian Djamel Sedjati (2’13″94).
In the sprint, Jamaican Oblique Seville won the 100m in 9″88 (+0.2 m/s), the best performance of his season. The world champion beat American Jordan Anthony (9″92) and Cameroonian Emmanuel Eseme (10″00). The race took place without Marcell Jacobs. The Tokyo Olympic champion withdrew as a precaution due to a slight muscle strain.
Records, best world performances and competitions on the program
The women’s 200m provided one of the highlights of the evening. Saint Lucian Julien Alfred dominated the final in 21″51 (+0.9 m/s). This time is the best world performance of the year, a national record and the third-best mark in history. After the race, the Olympic 100m champion said: “I didn’t realize how fast it was before crossing the line. I looked at the time and saw my result, and that’s why I was screaming like at the Olympics. I’ve been waiting for this moment for so long. There are no limits right now.” Adaejah Hodge finished second in 21″76 ahead of Gabby Thomas (21″84).
In the men’s 400m, Botswanan Busang Collen Kebinatshipi won in 43″44. This time is both a national record and a meeting record. For the women, Dominican Marileidy Paulino wins in 48″67, a new Monaco meeting record. The Paris 2024 Olympic champion beat American Aaliyah Butler (48″84) and Czech Lurdes Gloria Manuel (49″44).
The women’s 3,000m goes to Kenyan Agnes Ngetich in 8’08″95. This performance represents a meeting record and the third-best mark in world history over the distance. Eighth in the race, Cassandre Beaugrand broke the French record in the 3,000m in 8’32″86. The Olympic triathlon champion, who trains in the Principality, erased a record that had stood for twenty-one years.
In pole vault, Armand Duplantis won the competition with a bar cleared at 6.07m. The Swede improved his own meeting record, set at 6.05m in 2025. Three attempts at 6.15m did not come close to a new world record, set at 6.31m since spring.
The women’s pole vault competition also impressed. Australian Nina Kennedy cleared 4.95m on her first attempt. This performance is the best world mark since 2021 and a new personal record.
Swiss Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu won the men’s 5,000m in 12’52″54 ahead of American Graham Blanks. Frenchman Jimmy Gressier, expected on the starting line, ultimately withdrew to continue his preparation after his seventh-place finish at the Charléty meeting. Kenyan Simon Koech won the 3,000m steeplechase in 8’03″35 ahead of Japanese runner Ryuji Miura.
In the 100m hurdles, American Masai Russell set a new meeting record in 12″20.
The field events also delivered several outstanding performances. Greek Miltiádis Tentóglou won the long jump with a leap of 8.61m, the best world performance of the season.
Ukrainian Oleh Doroshchuk won the high jump with a bar cleared at 2.32m.
In the women’s triple jump, Cuban Leyanis Perez Hernandez secured victory with a jump measured at 15.06m, seven centimeters more than Senegalese Saly Sarr in second place.
Finally, the women’s javelin competition went to Chinese Ziyi Yan with a throw of 68.75m. Serbian Adriana Vilagos took second place with 63.18m.
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