Margaret Akidor dazzles as Timothy Cheruiyot struggles against Jakob Ingebrigtsen in Monaco

Japan based Margaret Akidor had a memorable night after clinching the women's 5000m with former World Champion Timothy Cheruiyot finishing second behind Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the men's 1500m at the Monaco Diamond League.

800m men

In the men’s 800m, Aaron Kemei Cheminingwa who looked set for a podium finish after the first lap faded to finish fourth behind Sedjati Djamel, Attaoui Mohamed, and Tual Gabriel.

Cheminingwa was cruising in second at the bell but coming onto the final lap, the 26-year-old fell off pace but his last kick saw him almost clinch a podium finish.

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2000m women

Edinah Jebitok agonisingly missed out on second place by just 0.01 seconds with the runners up position eventually going to Great Britain’s Melissa Courtney-Bryant.

Australia’s Jessica Hull clinched top honours in the race rather comfortably after opening a sizeable gap to stop the clock at 5:19.70.

5000m women

Lillian Kasait who has earned a 10,000m ticket to the Paris Olympics for Team Kenya was one to watch out for coming into the race.

She led for the better part of the race but was unfortunate to stumble after tangling with Marta Alemayo in the second last lap but quickly dusted herself up to stay within the leading park.

She however faded off in the final lap as Margaret Akidor put on the afterburners to break off the leading park and cruise to victory to snatch a Personal Best in a time of 14:39.49.

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Ethiopia’s Likina Amebaw finished second after clocking 14:40.44 while Japan’s Tanaka Nozomi sealed the podium with a time of 14:40.86.

1500m

Timothy Cheruiyot who is also in the Team Kenya list set for duty at the 2024 Paris Olympics was in the race alongside fellow compatriot Brian Komen.

He looked comfortable in the first lap with Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen taking the lead quite early on in the race and never looked back from then.

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The Norwegian who surprisingly has never won in the Monaco Diamond League had a point to prove as his finishing kick opened up a sizeable gap.

In the end he claimed a Personal Best and a new national record after stopping the clock at ​​3:26.73, with Cheruiyot finishing second in 3:28.71 while Komen completed the podium in 3:28.80.