Paris Diamond League: Keely Hodgkinson sets British record on way to 800m win

Keely Hodgkinson broke the British grounds to triumph the women's 800m astatine the Paris Diamond League arsenic Faith Kipyegon stunned the assemblage by claiming the 5,000m satellite record.

Kipyegon past dominated her contention with a clip of 14 minutes 5.20 seconds.

It was her 2nd satellite grounds successful a week.

The Kenyan smashed the 1500m satellite grounds successful Florence 7 days agone with a clip of 3:49.11.

"I americium wholly surprised. This was truly brainsick for me," Kipyegon told BBC Sport.

"I ran my contention and conscionable wanted to spot what would happen. I was not against anybody, I was moving my race, enjoying it and having fun."

On a record-breaking evening successful Paris, Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma and Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen besides claimed satellite records.

Girma broke a 19-year-old grounds successful the men's 3,000m steeplechase to triumph with a clip of 7:52.11, portion Ingebrigtsen smashed the men's two-mile satellite grounds with a clip of 7:54.10.

Hodgkinson's clip was besides a idiosyncratic champion arsenic she prepares for the World Championships successful Budapest successful August.

She finished good wide of Ajee Wilson of the USA (1:58.16) and Jamaica's Natoya Ghoul (1:58.23), who were 2nd and 3rd respectively.

This show astatine the Charlety Stadium continued her awesome caller signifier aft she comfortably retained her European indoor rubric successful March.

"I americium ace happy," Hodgkinson said. "It was cleanable conditions retired determination and I wanted to beryllium brave and onslaught it.

"The past clip I ran that clip was an Olympic final. Hopefully I tin support this momentum going, enactment steadfast and hopefully travel August [for the World Championships] determination mightiness beryllium thing much special."

Britain's Laura Muir raced successful the women's 5,000m and finished 12th with a idiosyncratic champion clip of 14.48.14.

Fellow Briton Dina Asher-Smith finished 4th successful the women's 200m with a clip of 22.57s arsenic USA's Gabby Thomas won successful 22.05s.