Ilona Mononen performs strongly in Diamond League steeplechase

Finnish runner Ilona Mononen delivered a strong performance in the women's 3,000m steeplechase at the Diamond League meeting in Zürich, Switzerland. Mononen finished tenth with a time of 9:17.50, marking the second-best time of her career.

Kenya's Faith Cherotich won the race with a time of 8:55.82, followed by Doris Lemngole of Kenya in second place (8:55.94) and Peruth Chemutai of Uganda in third (8:58.28). Mononen noted that despite feeling physically and mentally exhausted following the European Championships, she was pleased with her ability to find her rhythm on the track.

Mononen is scheduled to compete in the 5,000m at the Sweden-Finland match in Helsinki this coming Sunday.