Pattison goes second on British 800m all-time list

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Ben Pattison moved 2nd down Sebastian Coe connected nan British men's 800m all-time database arsenic Monaco hosted nan penultimate Diamond League gathering earlier nan Paris Olympics.

World bronze medallist Pattison, 22, ran a individual champion of 1 infinitesimal 42.27 seconds for 5th spot successful a high-quality race.

It moved him supra Steve Cram and leaves Coe - who ran a then-world grounds 1:41.73 successful 1981 - arsenic nan only British man to tally nan two-lap arena faster.

Dina Asher-Smith vanished 3rd successful nan women's 100m successful 10.99 seconds, arsenic training partner Julien Alfred, of St Lucia, took triumph successful 10.85secs from American Tamari Davis.

Britain's world indoor champion Molly Caudery cleared 4.83m for 3rd successful nan women's rod vault, won by Australia's world champion Nina Kennedy pinch a champion of 4.88m.

Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen produced a connection capacity successful nan men's 1500m, clocking a European grounds 3:26.73 arsenic he builds towards his Olympic title defence and a showdown pinch world champion Josh Kerr.

Neil Gourley, who will title that arena astatine Paris 2024 alongside chap Britons Kerr and George Mills, was 5th successful a season's champion 3:30.65 and Elliot Giles vanished 13th (3:40.72).

Australian Jessica Hull group a women's world grounds successful nan seldom tally 2,000m, clocking a sensational 5:19.70 conscionable 5 days aft she vanished runner-up down Faith Kipyegon's record-breaking 1500m tally successful Paris.

Briton Melissa Courtney-Bryant, who missed retired connected an Olympic place, was 2nd successful a British grounds 5:26.08, while successful nan women's 5,000m Hannah Nuttall was 14th successful 15:37.21.

The last Diamond League gathering earlier nan Paris 2024 Games takes spot successful London connected Saturday, 20 July.

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