Julien Alfred scorches women's 200m in Monaco, fellow sprinter Seville takes men's 100

Julien Alfred ran 21.51 ​seconds to win the women's 200 metres in Monaco on Friday, becoming the third-fastest woman over the distance, as Jamaica's world champion Oblique Seville made easy work of the men's 100.

The Saint Lucian got a slower start out of the blocks but charged down the final 50 metres to set a new world lead ‌at the Diamond League event, crossing the line 0.25 seconds faster than Adaejah Hodge of the British Virgin Islands.

American Gabby Thomas (21.84), who denied Alfred the gold medal in the event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, was third.

"It's not about the reaction time, it's about how you finish," said Alfred, the Olympic 100 champion. "I didn't realize ​how fast it was until I crossed the line."

Seville finished second earlier ​this month at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore., but was unstoppable in Monaco as he held off a late charge to cross the line in 9.88, with American Jordan Anthony second in 9.92 and Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme (10.00) third.

Kenyan Emmanuel ​Wanyonyi broke the world record in the rarely contested 1,000 in two minutes 11.83 seconds, shaving ⁠0.13 seconds off compatriot Noah ⁠Ngeny's previous mark set 27 years ago on his first try ‌in the event.

The Olympic 800 champion crossed the line nearly a full second ahead of Briton Jake Wightman, while Algeria's Djamel Sedjati was third.

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Botswana's world champion Busang Collen Kebinatshipi collected his fifth straight Diamond League win in the 400 this season in 43.44, finishing far ahead of Americans Jacory Patterson (43.96) and Rai Benjamin (44.13).

"I did not ⁠expect me to be fast like this. We are just playing around and see how fast we can go towards the end of the