Kenyan middle-distance runner Emmanuel Wanyonyi has shattered the 27-year-old world record in the 1000m race at the Monaco Diamond League meeting.

• 2 minutes, 11.83 seconds - the new world record time set by Wanyonyi.
• Emmanuel Wanyonyi, the reigning Olympics and world 800m champion from Kenya.
• The previous record was held for 27 years by compatriot Noah Ngeny, set on September 5, 1999.