The runner promise greatly improved its own record.
Ilona Mononen represents Lahti diligent. Pasi Liesimaa
Finnish promise Ilona Mononen He was sharply improving his own record by 5,000 meters on Tuesday in Bergen, Norway.
The 21 -year -old Finnish runner stopped the bells in Trond Mohn Games at 15.36,16, improving his previous record by more than five seconds. His previous record was 15.41,82.
Breakthrough
Mononen made his real breakthrough last summer by breaking the Finnish record of 3,000 meters twice. First he ran at 9.23.28 at the Rome European Championship and improved it to 9.22,77 at the Paris Olympics.
He rose to the international spotlight in 2021 by winning the Under-20 European Championship in Tallinn in a 3,000-meter run by 9.15.66. In the same year, he also competed in Nairobi in the Under-20 World Cup, which finished eighth at 1,500 meters and 3,000 meters fifth.