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Chance for redemption as Kipyegon is confirmed for Monaco Diamond League meet
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Reading Time: 2min | Wed. 08.07.26. | 21:39
The 32-year-old suffered her first Diamond League defeat in four years in Eugene last weekend
Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon will look to make amends on her shock defeat at last weekend’s Prefontaine Classic when she lines up at the Monaco Diamond League scheduled for Friday, 10 July at the Louis-II stadium.
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Kipyegon, 32, has officially been confirmed as a participant in the event, and will take part in the women’s 3000m race, as it had been revealed earlier this year.
The Kenyan, shortly after finishing a surprise third at Hayward Field on Saturday, 4 July, remained tentative on whether she would attend the Meeting Herculis EBS, but is now among a star-studded field that will race on the traditionally fast track.
Having made it clear that she is coming back to form after battling a hamstring injury that occurred shortly after her track season opener at the Shanghai Diamond League on 16 May, it will be interesting to see how her form looks like on a pretty familiar stomping ground.
In Eugene, the the five-time World Champion looked a sure bet for the win, only to be usurped round the final straight by USA’s two-time world indoor medallist Nikki Hiltz, who took victory in a world-leading time of 4:17.49.
Returning back to the site where she made history in 2023 by setting her world mile record could well provide her a chance at making a quick bounce-back, from what was her first Diamond League defeat in four years.
Alongside her on the track, however, will be a host of accomplished names, including compatriot Agnes Jebet Ngetich, who will be making her first appearance on track this season, after dominating on the roads and cross country.
Kipyegon’s challenge will also extend to other notable figures like Australia’s Jessica Hull, who is the holder of the 2000m world record set in Monaco, Italian Nadia Battocletti, four-time Diamond League meeting winner Birke Haylom, and Ethiopia’s Freweyni Hailu, who leads the 2026 world rankings.