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France 24
8 hours ago
- Sport
- France 24
Janeth Chepngetich books world championships slot with upset win
The 26-year-old held off challenges from two world record holders, Agnes Jebet Ngetich and Beatrice Chebet. Janeth Chepngetich is no relation to women's marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich, whose provisional suspension for doping earlier this month has cast a shadow over Kenya's preparations for Tokyo. "I had set a strategy from the beginning. I wanted to control the pace and offer a chance to my competitors (to see if they would mount a challenge)," Chepngetich told reporters. "But in the end I managed to nail the victory." Chepngetich won in a time of time of 30min 27.02sec as she made up for narrowly missing out on qualification for the Paris Olympics last year when she finished fourth in the trials. Chebet, who also set a new world record for the women's 5,000m at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene two weeks ago, was happy with her third place which guaranteed her a third World Championships appearance. Ngetich is a world record holder in the 10km road run. In the women's 3,000 metre steeplechase, Olympic bronze medallist Faith Cherotich was back to her winning ways after losing to Bahraini rival Winfred Yavi in Eugene. The 21-year-old won in 9:09.44, well ahead of second-placed Doris Lemngole (9:24:69) with Caren Chebet in third with 9:34.91. In the men's steeplechase, world under-20 champion Edmund Serem atoned for his elder brother Amos Serem's absence through injury when he won the race in 8:38.91. "It was a difficult moment for me knowing that brother Amos would have also taken part in these trials. But winning here today is a consolation for him too. I am going to Tokyo to win a medal for him," said Serem. The 2023 Diamond League winner Simon Kiprop Koech was second in 8:39.97, while the world and Olympic bronze medallist Abraham Kibiwott was third Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech, the 18-year-old who is a rising star in the 1,500m pulled out of his race with fatigue as he had only just returned from London where he beat Britain's reigning world champion Josh Kerr in the Diamond League meet. Koech will still be included in the Tokyo squad, but the 1,500m of Tuesday was won by Reynold Cheruiyot in a slow time of 3:48.86, with 2019 world champion Timothy Cheruiyot taking second spot in 3:49.07, and Brian Komen just behind.
Time of India
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Beatrice Chebet crushes Gudaf Tsegay's world record while making history as fastest woman ever in 5000m
On July 6, 2025, in Eugene, Oregon, Hayward Field hosted an event. A crowd gathered to witness a great race. What happened next, no one could have expected. The women's 5000-meter ran in a manner that has never been run before. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now One woman, who ran faster than any woman in history. Her name is Beatrice Chebet. She crossed the finish line and shocked the world. No woman has ever done what she just did. People are now asking, how fast did she really go? Beatrice Chebet becomes the first woman to run 5000m in under 14 minutes Kenya's Beatrice Chebet made history on July 6, 2025, at the Eugene Diamond League in Oregon. She finished the 5000-meter race in under 14 minutes, at 13:58.06- thus becoming the first woman ever in the world to finish the race in under 14 minutes. Beatrice Chebet surpassed the previous world record of 14:00.21, set by Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay on the same track last September 2023. Beatrice Chebet ran most of the race with Gudaf Tsegay and another Kenyan, Agnes Jebet Ngetich. They all kept close to the other runners. But before the race ended something clicked with Beatrice Chebet. She ran away from everyone and finished way in front. Agnes Jebet Ngetich was second with 14:01.29, beating Gudaf Tsegay in third with 14:04.41. This is not Beatrice Chebet's first world record. On May 25, 2024, she ran the 10,000 meters at the same track in 28:54.14, which was also a new world record. Also Read: Beatrice Chebet says her run in Rome and Faith Kipyegon pushed her to break the record After her big win, Beatrice Chebet spoke about what helped her go this far. She said that last month in Rome she ran great, finishing the 5000 meters in 14:03 with the belief that she could run the world record. She also said that Kenyan Faith Kipyegon, who was attempting to run the mile record, gave her even more courage. 'After I ran in Rome, I told myself I could go faster,' Chebet said. 'Faith was trying, so I thought, why not me? Now I'm very happy because I made it.'
Saba Yemen
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Saba Yemen
Kenyan runner Beatrice Chebet sets new 5,000m record
Washington - Saba: Kenyan runner Beatrice Chebet set a new world record in the 5,000m, clocking a time of 13 minutes and 58.06 seconds on Saturday evening at the Prefontaine Diamond League athletics meet in Eugene, Oregon. The two-time Olympic champion broke the previous record of 14 minutes and 00.21 seconds, set by Ethiopia's Godaf Tsegaye in September 2023 at the same venue. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
CNN
06-07-2025
- Sport
- CNN
Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet smash world records at an extraordinary Diamond League meeting
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet both set new world records on Saturday at an extraordinary Diamond League meeting in Eugene, Oregon. Kipyegon, who fell short in her quest to become the first woman in history to run a four-minute mile last month, bounced back in impressive style to break her own women's 1,500m world record with a time of 3:48.68. She dominated the race, holding off Australia's Jessica Hull who stuck with her until the back straight, eventually winning by almost three seconds. As Kipyegon crossed the line, the crowd erupted, knowing she had shaved 0.36 seconds off the world record, while she turned and pointed back towards the clock before wrapping herself in a Kenyan flag. Earlier in the meet, also known as the Prefontaine Classic, Chebet obliterated the 5,000m world record by more than two seconds, becoming the first woman to complete the distance in under 14 minutes. She crossed the line in 13:58.06, more than three seconds ahead of Agnes Jebet Ngetich in second place, who recorded the third-fastest time in history. Gudaf Tsegay, the previous world record holder, finished the race in third place with a time of 14:04.41. Chebet had already broken the 14-minute barrier on the road in January when she completed the race in 13:54. 'I'm so happy,' Chebet said afterward. 'In Rome (where she recorded a time of 14:03.69), I was just running to win a race. After Rome, I say that I am capable of running a world record so let me go back home and prepare … I told myself, 'if Faith is trying for a world record in Eugene, why not me too?'' 'It's a good track for me,' she added, referencing her previous success in Eugene where she broke the women's 10,000m world record last year. Now, Chebet holds the 5,000m and 10,000m women's world records as well as the Olympic titles in both events. Elsewhere at the meet, Mondo Duplantis comfortably won the men's pole vault but failed to raise his own world record, hitting the bar on all three of his attempts to clear 6.29m.
CNN
06-07-2025
- Sport
- CNN
Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet smash world records at an extraordinary Diamond League meeting
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet both set new world records on Saturday at an extraordinary Diamond League meeting in Eugene, Oregon. Kipyegon, who fell short in her quest to become the first woman in history to run a four-minute mile last month, bounced back in impressive style to break her own women's 1,500m world record with a time of 3:48.68. She dominated the race, holding off Australia's Jessica Hull who stuck with her until the back straight, eventually winning by almost three seconds. As Kipyegon crossed the line, the crowd erupted, knowing she had shaved 0.36 seconds off the world record, while she turned and pointed back towards the clock before wrapping herself in a Kenyan flag. Earlier in the meet, also known as the Prefontaine Classic, Chebet obliterated the 5,000m world record by more than two seconds, becoming the first woman to complete the distance in under 14 minutes. She crossed the line in 13:58.06, more than three seconds ahead of Agnes Jebet Ngetich in second place, who recorded the third-fastest time in history. Gudaf Tsegay, the previous world record holder, finished the race in third place with a time of 14:04.41. Chebet had already broken the 14-minute barrier on the road in January when she completed the race in 13:54. 'I'm so happy,' Chebet said afterward. 'In Rome (where she recorded a time of 14:03.69), I was just running to win a race. After Rome, I say that I am capable of running a world record so let me go back home and prepare … I told myself, 'if Faith is trying for a world record in Eugene, why not me too?'' 'It's a good track for me,' she added, referencing her previous success in Eugene where she broke the women's 10,000m world record last year. Now, Chebet holds the 5,000m and 10,000m women's world records as well as the Olympic titles in both events. Elsewhere at the meet, Mondo Duplantis comfortably won the men's pole vault but failed to raise his own world record, hitting the bar on all three of his attempts to clear 6.29m.
