She nearly took two full seconds off the previous world record of 5:21.56 by Burundi’s Francine Niyonsaba in 2021. It was a perfectly executed squeeze by Hull with lap splits of 64.2-64.2-64.1-63.2-63.0 thanks to pacers Esther Guerrero and Heather Maclean.

If you had any doubts about Hull as a medal threat in the 1500m, this solidified her case.

The race also yielded six other national records: Melissa Courtney-Bryant for Great Britain (5:26.08); Edinah Jebitok for Kenya (5:26.09); Cory McGee for the United States (5:28.78); Lucia Stafford for Canada (5:31.18); Agathe Guillemot for France (5:32.63); Marta Garcia for Spain (5:32.86); Mia Pia Fernandez for Uruguay (5:50.21).

Jakob Ingebrigtsen Makes A Statement With 3:26.73 Personal Best

Reigning Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen fired a warning shot at World champion Josh Kerr with a 3:26.73 personal best to win the Monaco Diamond League and improve upon the mark that makes him the fourth-fastest man in history.

Here’s an updated look at the all-time fastest men’s 1500m performances after the Monaco Diamond League:

1. Hicham El Guerrouj, 3:26.00 (Rome, 1998)

2. Hicham El Guerrouj, 3:26.12 (Brussels, 2001)

3. Bernard Lagat, 3:26.34 (Brussels, 2001)

4. Hicham El Guerrouj, 3:26.45 (Zurich, 1998)

5. Asbel Kiprop, 3:26.69 (Monaco, 2015)

6. Jakob Ingebrigtsen, 3:26.73 (Monaco, 2024)

Ingebrigtsen was coming off an injury when he finished second to Kerr with a 3:45.60 mile at the Prefontaine Classic. Days later, he dove to the finish line to beat Timothy Cheruiyot in front of a home crowd for a 3:29.74 win in Oslo. He’s cruised to victory and raced himself into form at the European Championships and Norwegian national championships. He just might be the Olympic favorite after beating Cheruiyot (3:28.71) by two seconds and now has three weeks to get even fitter for the start of the 1500m on Aug. 2. It’s a scary thought for Kerr, who posted on his Instagram: “Working in the shadows, getting ready for the spotlights.”

Rai Benjamin Takes Down Karsten Warholm, Alison Dos Santos In Olympic Preview

The men’s 400m hurdles at the Monaco Diamond League leveled up on Wednesday afternoon when U.S. Olympic Trials champion and Olympic silver medalist Rai Benjamin was added to the lineup. It marked the first time all three Tokyo Olympic medalists raced since the World Championship final in Budapest.

Benjamin closed hard off the final hurdle to win in 46.67 – ahead of Warholm’s 46.73 and Dos Santos’ 47.18.

Does this make Benjamin the Olympic favorite? The oddsmakers certainly think so since he’s now +110 to win gold with Warholm at +150 and Dos Santos at +275 on DraftKings. It’s great momentum for Benjamin, who is now riding a two-race winning streak against Warholm in their last two showdowns (Pre Classic + Monaco) since Budapest.

Djamel Sedjati Is The Olympic 800m Favorite

One week after running 1:41.56 to become the third-fastest 800m man in history, Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati improved his personal best by .10 to win the Monaco Diamond League in 1:41.46. No one has a better final 200m this season in the event than Sedjati. In fact, if you look at the full splits, he was the only person who did not slow down in the final 100m of the race. He’s on another level right now. The only global championship medal he has at the moment is a silver from 2022 but he’s in the driver’s seat for gold in Paris right now.

Behind him, a few national records were set. Spain’s Mohamed Attaoui went from 1:44.35 to 1:42.04 to break Saul Ordonez’s record of 1:43.65 from 2018. World championship bronze medalist Ben Pattison moved ahead of Steve Cram on the all-time British list with a 1:42.27, which now only puts him behind Seb Coe on the all-time UK list. (Coe was the third-fastest 800m in history at the start of 2024 and is now No. 6 as the dust from Paris and Monaco settles.)

World champion Marco Arop tried to push for the win in the final lap but faded to sixth in 1:42.93.

Quincy Hall Moves To No. 1 In The World This Year, No. 9 U.S. All-Time

U.S. Olympic Trials champion Quincy Hall ran a world-leading 43.80 to win the men’s 400m, moving to No. 1 on the world list as the only man to break 44s this year and inserting himself at No. 9 on the U.S. all-time list.

Canada’s Christopher Morales-Williams, who recently announced he has decided to forego the remainder of his NCAA eligibility and signed with adidas, was the previous world leader with his 44.05 from the SEC Championships but finished back in sixth in 45.11.

As noted by our own Anderson Emerole, the progression by Hall this season has been perfect:

• May 10th - 45.98
• May 19th - 45.52 3
• May 30th - 45.02 4
• June 2nd - 44.68 5
• June 21st - 44.60 6
• June 23rd - 44.42 7
• June 24th - 44.17
• July 12th - 43.80

No American man has won the 400m at the Olympics since LaShawn Merritt in 2008 and Hall is looking to change that.

Rhasidat Adeleke Clocks Her Second-Fastest 400m To Win Her First Diamond League

Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke pulled away from the Netherlands’ Lieke Klaver 49.17 to 49.64 to win her first Diamond League race. It was just shy of her 49.07 personal best from the silver medal performance at last month’s European Championships.

U.S. Olympic Trials champion Kendall Ellis finished third in 50.39.

Julien Alfred Rounding Into Form At The Perfect Time

Julien Alfred missed a medal at last summer’s world championships by .16 seconds but is looking like she can podium this year. Just four days after winning the 200m in Székesfehérvár in 22.16, she won the 100m at the Monaco Diamond League in 10.85 with a -1.0s m/s headwind.

Letsile Tebogo With The Easiest 19.87s Win

World champion Noah Lyles withdrew from the race on Wednesday and issued the following statement: “My coach, my entire team and I are very pleased with what we were able to achieve at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, however, in order to put myself in the best possible position to succeed in Paris, we have decided to spend an extra week at our training base in Florida before traveling to Europe. I'll miss competing there on Friday, but I look forward to returning to race in Monaco next year.”

It would have been the first race between Tebogo and Lyles since last year’s World Championships but it looks like we’ll have to wait until Paris for a showdown.

Tebogo took the win in 19.87 and shut it down in the closing stretch while looking around to spit Alexander Ogando was behind for second in 20.02.