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Independent Singapore
2 days ago
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- Independent Singapore
Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet misses the 5000m race world record by just three seconds
Beatrice Chebet ended up running the second-fastest time ever at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea, an event that is part of the Rome Diamond League. However, her time was not enough to beat the 5000m women's record, and she narrowly missed the opportunity by three seconds. The 25-year-old athlete ran a national record of 14:03.69 for the 5000m category, two weeks after she ran the second-fastest in 3000m history in Rabat as well. Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay was the athlete who set the world record in 2023, finishing with a time of 14:00.21 Still, with her impressive performance, Chebet now moves ahead of her fellow Kenyan athlete, Faith Kipyegon, who was a former world record-holder. Highlights of the race Kenyan Chebet raced against world record holder Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia, together with Italy's Olympic medallist Nadia Battocletti. The race started fast, and a lead group broke away early on. When the pacemakers stepped aside, Chebet took the lead and Tsegay tried to keep up, but about four laps from the end, and nearly 10 minutes into the race, the Ethiopian athlete lost touch. See also Pritam Singh Halts MPS to Celebrate Shanti's Historic Gold Win With no one left to stay with her, Chebet's pace slowed and fell behind world record pace with two laps to go. Though the athlete finished strong, she missed the record and finished with a final time of 14:03.69. This is a new Kenyan national record as she ran faster than Faith Kipyegon's 2023 time of 14:05.20. Tsegay finished fifth, while Ethiopia's Freweyni Hailu placed second with a personal best of 14:19.33. Moreover, Italy's Battocletti placed third with a record of 14:23.15. Another Ethiopian athlete, Birke Haylom, also finished ahead of Tsegay. With this, Chebet expressed: 'Today, I wanted to try and see how fast I can go when I push a lot… Soon, I am going for a time under 14 (minutes). 'I can say I also helped the others to achieve their personal bests and national records today. It helped a lot. I have to congratulate the others as well, because without them, it would not be possible to run that race.' She added, 'I just said 'Let's run my own race today.' I was planning to run 14:15, but I felt like my body was moving, and I decided to go. 'I see that my body is in good shape, and I am capable of the world record, so now I am going home and will prepare for it. Everything is possible – if I get someone who will push me up to 3000m, it is possible.' In a social media post made by World Athletics, it stated: 'What did we just witness 🤯 @ comes so close to the 5000m world record with an incredible 14:03.69 🔥' Netizens were quick to cheer Beatrice on, with many saying she's on track to break more records this year. One wrote, 'Both the 3000m and 5000m world records are coming down this year! I love watching Beatice run 👏🏾,' while another added, 'This girl is on fire 🔥 … it's your time to shine ✨️.'
Straits Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Kenya's Chebet nears 5000m world record at Rome Diamond League
Rome - Kenyan Beatrice Chebet came close to breaking the women's 5000 metres world record on Friday at the Rome Diamond League when she clocked 14:03.69, a meeting record that was just 2.5 seconds shy of Gudaf Tsegay's 1997 world mark of 14:00.21. Chebet, who recorded the second-fastest ever time in the women's 3000 metres – running 8:11.56 in Rabat last month behind Wang Junxia's 8:06.11 set in 1993 – appears determined to shave further seconds off her times. "I can see that my body is in good shape and that I am capable of achieving the world record. Now I am going home to prepare for it. Everything is possible," the 25-year-old said after the race. Jamaica's Andrenette Knight dominated the women's 400m hurdles, finishing in 53.67 seconds, while American Anavia Battle won the women's 200 metres in 22.53 seconds. Irish Sarah Healey triumphed in the 1500 metres with a time of 3:59.17. THRILLING VICTORIES The men's 110m hurdles produced the evening's closest finish, with Swiss athlete Jason Joseph clocking 13.14 and snatching victory from American Cordell Tinch, who finished in the same time. There was also a nail-bitting race in the men's 400 metres, with American Quincy Hall finishing in 44.22 seconds, just a hundredth of a second ahead of South Africa's Zakithi Nene. "I have been working hard. We are coming there. I want to be the best. It is coming down. You do not know about the time, but it is coming down this year," Quincy said. In the men's 1500 metres, France's Azeddine Habz surged in the closing stages to beat former world champion Kenya's Timothy Cheruiyot. Habz won by three-hundredths of a second with a time of 3:29.72, while Cheruiyot finished in 3:29.75. American Trayvon Bromell claimed victory in the 100 metres, finishing in 9.84 seconds, while Tokyo Olympics high jump gold medallist Gianmarco Tamberi failed to reach the podium as South Korea's Woo Sanghyeok took the win with a jump of 2.32 metres. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
NBC Sports
23-03-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Tsegay dominates 1500m for championship record
Gudaf Tsegay makes it look easy with a time of 3:54.86 in the women's 1500m, smashing the championship record at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China.
