Kipyegon leads Omanyala and Kinyamal in Kenya's special show in Monaco

Faith Kipyegon celebrates after breaking the world mile record. [Diamond League]

It was a special night for Kenya in Monaco, France.

From a world record in one mile to a maiden 100m victory, a world lead in 800m to another victory in 3000m steeplechase, it was a Kenyan show at the Monaco Diamond League leg.

Faith Kipyegon continued to plunder the most revered middle distance marks in the sport, setting her third world record in 50 days on Friday at the Herculis meeting in Monaco.

The Olympic and world champion has marched across Europe in the last seven weeks like a latter-day Caesar.

Faith Kipyegon celebrates after breaking the world mile record. [Diamond League]

She started this imperious run of Wanda Diamond League form in Florence on 2 June, when she became the first woman to run 1500m in under 3:50. She then conquered Paris a week later, this time splintering the 5000m record, before laying siege to the mile in Monaco.

On a hot and humid evening, Kipyegon did not allow anything to distract her from the prize. She locked in immediately to the world record pace being marked by flashing lights inside the track and relaxed into an easy rhythm for three laps.

But at the bell she charged out like a prize fighter, punching the world record into the dust with every stride. The pacing lights were a distant second as she skimmed around the track to stop the clock in 4:07.64*, more than four seconds faster than the standard her long-term rival Sifan Hassan set on the same track four years ago (4:12.33).

Faith Kipyegon celebrates after breaking the world mile record. [Diamond League]

Kipyegon expected this performance, but that did not lessen her delight as she lay on the track afterwards, kicking those million-dollar legs in the air in glee.

“I really enjoyed the race,” she said. “I came for that, I wanted to chase the world record.”

She won by almost seven seconds – more than half the length of the straight – despite three women behind her setting area records, six setting national records and 11 setting personal best times.

Kipyegon, who is so confident of her form now that she intends to take on both the 1500m and 5000m at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 next month, and she has every chance of completing the rare double. It is one of the few accomplishments left for the two-time Olympic and world champion.

Wycliffe Kinyamal celebrates after winning the men's 800m with 1:43.22. [Diamond League]

Monaco has become a middle distance paradise in the last decade and that trend continued in the men’s events.

In the 800m, Kenya’s Wyclife Kinyamal leap-frogged his compatriot Emmanuel Wanyonyi as the world leader to win in 1:43.22. It was a highly competitive affair as the first six men broke 1:44, Algeria’s Slimane Moula claiming second (1:43.40) from front-running Canadian Marco Arop (1:43.51).

The 3000m steeplechase also produced a 14-second personal best for Kenyan winner Simon Koech (8:04.19) as he upset his more-fancied compatriot Abraham Kibiwot (8:09.54).

Ferdinand Omanyala celebrates after winning the men's 100m. [Diamond League]

African record-holder Ferdinand Omanyala (9.92, 0.6m/s) defied a late challenge from fellow African Letsile Tebogo (9.93) to win the men’s 100m and declared his intent to claim the world title in Budapest.

In the process, the Commonwealth Games gold medalist registered his first Diamond League series victory and became the first Kenyan to ever win a Diamond League 100m sprints.

Omanyala made a rather slow start but breezed past the field ahead, narrowly nicking Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo at the line.

The pair had to wait for a photo finish confirmation, with Omanyala taking the win over the World U20 champion by 0.01 seconds.

With that, Tebogo marked his season best time this year, as did Jamaican star Yohan Blake - who came in fourth in a time of 10.01. [Additional reporting by World Athletics]