2021 Monaco Women’s Recap: Kipyegon Runs 3:51.07 to Beat Hassan, Coburn Falls in Sub-9:00 Chase & Muir Runs Huge PB (1:56) to Win 800
July 9, 2021
The star-studded fields at the Monaco Diamond League promised fast times, and there were plenty of them on Friday, led by
Faith Kipyegon’s stunning 3:51.07 to defeat reigning world champion
Sifan Hassan in the 1500 meters. Kipyegon missed the world record by exactly one second to move to #4 on the all-time list.
There was also a win for
Laura Muir (1:56.73), who went 1-2 in the 800 with training partner
Jemma Reekie (1:56.96) to become the second and third Brits ever under 1:57 (American