the 5km road world record in the principality in February.<\/a> “Monaco is a special place and it’s one of these places where I could break the world record,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n“It took a lot to keep being motivated this year because so many people are staying at home but you have to stay motivated.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elsewhere, world champion Noah Lyles showed his quality in the 200m with a commanding victory in 19.72 seconds. His younger brother Josephus was second on his Diamond League debut ahead of fourth-placed Adam Gemili of Britain in 20.68 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who won heptathlon world gold last year, admitted she was “not in the best shape” after finishing sixth in the high jump with 1.84m, 14cm short of her personal best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cheptegei was not the only athlete to make light of the lack of competitive action in 2020 to post impressive times. Britain’s Laura Muir broke Dame Kelly Holmes’ 21-year-old British 1,000m record with a time of 2:30.82, in a race won by Kenya’s Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon in the second fastest time in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Racing a time like today gives me a lot of confidence going into an Olympic year,” said Muir. “To do that in my second run, to run a British record I’m really, really pleased with it.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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