Wanyonyi breaks 1,000m world record on debut in Monaco

Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi has broken the men's one thousand meter world record at the Diamond League meeting in Monaco, BBC Sport reports. The previous record had stood for twenty-seven years—and Wanyonyi broke it on his debut in the event.

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