Faith Cherotich achieved her third victory in the Diamond League on Friday night with a time of 8:53.37, setting a new World Lead and Personal Best at the event in Paris.

• 20-year-old Cherotich aims to improve her time ahead of the Tokyo World Championships in September.
• She outperformed Peruth Chemutai, the Olympic gold medallist, who finished second.
• Other notable performances included Nelly Chepchirchir winning the women’s 1500m and Ethiopian Lamecha Girma returning to competition after an injury.