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Straits Times
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon, Beatrice Chebet break world records in Eugene
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox – Kenya's Beatrice Chebet smashed the women's 5,000 metres world record and compatriot Faith Kipyegon broke her own 1,500m record again as the Eugene Diamond League meet lived up to its billing on July 5. Olympic champion Chebet ran 13min 58.06sec to better the time set by Gudaf Tsegay by over two seconds, the Ethiopian's 14:00.21 obliterated when the Kenyan left Tsegay for dust with 200 metres to go as she sprinted for the line. Chebet looked in shock when she saw the time, adding to her world 10,000m record set in Eugene in 2024, but she had been threatening the record, running 14:03.69 in Rome in June. 'I'm so happy. After running in Rome, I said I have to prepare for a record, because in Rome I was just running to win a race, but after running 14:03, I said that I'm capable of running a world record,' the 25-year-old said. ' So, let me go back home, and then come to Eugene. When I was coming here to Eugene, I was coming to prepare to run a world record, and I said I have to try.' Tsegay, along with Kenyan Agnes Jebet Ngetich, kept pace with Chebet for almost the entire race, but had no answer when Chebet kicked for home, and Jebet Ngetich finished second in 14:01.29, the third-fastest time ever. The 50th Prefontaine Classic promised fireworks, and in the final race of the evening Kipyegon ran a time of 3min 48.68sec, improving her previous world mark of 3:49.04 set in Paris last July. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. World Trump's ambassador nominee to Singapore Anjani Sinha has a rough day at Senate hearing Asia Dr Mahathir at 100: Still haunted by the Malay Dilemma Singapore What's next for PSP following its post-GE leadership shake-up? Singapore 'Give a positive review': Hidden AI prompt found in academic paper by NUS researchers Multimedia 60 objects to mark SG60: Which is your favourite? Singapore Apex court upholds SMC's conviction of doctor who gave patients unapproved hormones Singapore Singaporean fugitive arrested in Thailand for suspected drug trafficking and handed over to CNB World Trump issues tariff notices to 7 minor trading partners, hits Brazil with 50% tariff Kipyegon, thrice Olympic champion over the distance, recently fell short in her attempt to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes, but she shook that disappointment off in style. The 31-year-old Kenyan upped the pace down the back straight, powering around the final bend and pushed for the line, her eyes wide in disbelief as she glanced at the clock as she broke the tape. Faith Kipyegon celebrating after winning the women's 1,500m in a world record 3:48.68 on July 5. PHOTO: REUTERS But Sweden's Armand Duplantis failed in his bid to break his own world pole vault record for a 13th time. Duplantis, who recorded his best jump of 6.28m in Stockholm in June, faced little competition, with nobody else left at 5.90m, and after clearing 6.00m he attempted 6.29m but was unsuccessful in all three tries. The men's 100m was dominated by Jamaican Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson, winning in a time of 9.85sec, one-tenth of a second off his personal best set eight days ago, with Briton Zharnel Hughes in second. 'I'm the only one that can stop me,' Thompson said. 'I don't say that to brag, but to be honest, once I better my execution, amazing things are going to happen.' Olympic 400m hurdles champion and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone took on the flat race at the same distance and held off a late surge from fellow American Aaliyah Butler. American Yared Nuguse looked like threatening the world mile record before a late collapse saw him caught before the line by Dutchman Niels Laros. 'I didn't get the record, but I'm still at a really good place right now,' Nuguse said. Meanwhile, in Bengaluru, Olympic javelin star Neeraj Chopra headlined what was billed as India's inaugural world-class field competition on July 5, living up to his goal of elevating domestic talent while also walking away with another gold medal. Chopra, who won gold at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and silver at the 2024 Paris Games, triumphed with a throw of 86.18m at the 12-athlete javelin Neeraj Chopra Classic event. He finished ahead of former world champion Julius Yego of Kenya (silver) and Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage (bronze). REUTERS
Kuwait Times
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Kuwait Times
Kenyans Chebet, Kipyegon smash world records
EUGENE, United States: Beatrice Chebet shattered the women's 5,000m world record Saturday with a groundbreaking time of 13min 58.06sec as fellow Kenyan Faith Kipyegon lowered her own 1,500m global record at the Diamond League athletics meeting in Eugene, Oregon. Chebet, Olympic gold medallist at 5,000 and 10,000m in Paris last year, delivered a devastating finish to become the first woman to break the 14-minute barrier in the 5,000. The 25-year-old said she was inspired by her own strong showing in Rome last month, and by Kipyegon's ambitious but ultimately unsuccessful bid to become the first woman to break four minutes for the mile just over a week ago in Paris. 'In Rome I was just running to win a race, but after running 14:03, I said that I'm capable of running a world record,' she said. 'When I was coming here to Eugene, I was coming to prepare to run a world record, and I said I have to try. I said 'If Faith is trying, why not me?'' The leading group of Chebet, Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay and Kenyan Agnes Jebet Ngetich had fallen off world record pace with several laps remaining, but Chebet mustered a last mighty kick on the final lap. Jebet Ngetich was second in 14:01.29 and Tsegay — who set the previous world record of 14:00.21 on the same Hayward Field track in September 2023 — was third in 14:04.41. Kipyegon, the three-time reigning Olympic champion, won the 1,500m in 3:48.68, improving on the record of 3:49.04 she set in July 2024. The 31-year-old Kenyan was running her first 1,500m of the season, having come up short in her bid for mile history in a special event in Paris. Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji finished second in 3:51.44, overhauling Australia's Olympic silver medallist Jessica Hull, who had stuck to Kipyegon until the final lap but settled for third in 3:52.67. 'This was really special,' Kipyegon said. 'After what I tried last week, it gave me motivation that I can still do better.' Faith Kipyegon of Kenya reacts after winning the Women's 1500m and setting a new world record. With the World Championships looming in Tokyo on September 13-21, Jamaica's Kishane Thompson and American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden continued their stellar sprint campaigns with 100m victories. Olympic silver medallist Thompson clocked 9.85sec to win the men's 100m, confidently following up on his blistering 9.75sec at the Jamaican national trials that made him the sixth-fastest man all-time at the distance. Thompson easily out-paced Britain's Zharnel Hughes (9.91) and American Trayvon Bromell (9.94) and said the race was another learning experience as he gears up for an expected world title tilt against American Noah Lyles - who bested him by just .005sec for Olympic gold in Paris. 'I'm the only one that can stop me,' Thompson said. 'I don't say that to brag but to be honest. Once I better my execution, amazing things are going to happen.' Jefferson-Wooden outdueled Olympic champion Julien Alfred in the women's 100m, holding off the Saint Lucia star to win in 10.75sec. That was just outside her season-leading 10.73 set at the Philadelphia Grand Slam Track event, but impressive in a headwind of -1.5 meters per second. Alfred was second in 10.77 and Ivorian Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith came third in 10.90. American Sha'Carri Richardson, who revealed this week that an injury in February had slowed her season start, finished ninth in 11.19sec. Sweden's two-time Olympic champion Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis won the pole vault with a leap of 6.00m. Duplantis finished comfortably ahead of Americans Sam Kendricks and Austin Miller, who took second and third with clearances of 5.80m, but he came up empty on three attempts to better the world record of 6.28m that he set in Stockholm three weeks ago. In addition to records, there were multiple world-leading performances. Rising Ethiopian talent Biniam Mehary, 18, won the 10,000m in 26:43.82. Botswana's Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo won the 200m in 19.76sec and Bahrain's Olympic champion Winfred Yavi threatened a world record on the way to a world-leading 8:45.25 in the 3,000m steeplechase. Rudy Winkler set an American record in winning the hammer with a throw of 83.16m, American Joe Kovacs won the shot put at 22.48m and Olympic long jump gold medallist Tara Davis-Woodhall equalled the season's best with a 7.07m leap. — AFP
Al-Ahram Weekly
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Athletics: Kenyans Chebet, Kipyegon light up Eugene Diamond League with world records - Omni sports
Beatrice Chebet shattered the women's 5,000m world record Saturday with a groundbreaking time of 13min 58.06sec as fellow Kenyan Faith Kipyegon lowered her own 1,500m global record at the Diamond League athletics meeting in Eugene, Oregon. Chebet, Olympic gold medallist at 5,000 and 10,000m in Paris last year, delivered a devastating finish to become the first woman to break the 14-minute barrier in the 5,000. The 25-year-old said she was inspired by her own strong showing in Rome last month, and by Kipyegon's ambitious but ultimately unsuccessful bid to become the first woman to break four minutes for the mile just over a week ago in Paris. "In Rome I was just running to win a race, but after running 14:03, I said that I'm capable of running a world record," she said. "When I was coming here to Eugene, I was coming to prepare to run a world record, and I said I have to try. I said 'If Faith is trying, why not me?'" The leading group of Chebet, Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay and Kenyan Agnes Jebet Ngetich had fallen off world record pace with several laps remaining, but Chebet mustered a last mighty kick on the final lap. Jebet Ngetich was second in 14:01.29 and Tsegay -- who set the previous world record of 14:00.21 on the same Hayward Field track in September 2023 -- was third in 14:04.41. Kipyegon, the three-time reigning Olympic champion, won the 1,500m in 3:48.68, improving on the record of 3:49.04 she set in July 2024. The 31-year-old Kenyan was running her first 1,500m of the season, having come up short in her bid for mile history in a special event in Paris. Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji finished second in 3:51.44, overhauling Australia's Olympic silver medallist Jessica Hull, who had stuck to Kipyegon until the final lap but settled for third in 3:52.67. "This was really special," Kipyegon said. "After what I tried last week, it gave me motivation that I can still do better." With the World Championships looming in Tokyo on September 13-21, Jamaica's Kishane Thompson and American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden continued their stellar sprint campaigns with 100m victories. Olympic silver medallist Thompson clocked 9.85sec to win the men's 100m, confidently following up on his blistering 9.75sec at the Jamaican national trials that made him the sixth-fastest man all-time at the distance. Thompson easily out-paced Britain's Zharnel Hughes (9.91) and American Trayvon Bromell (9.94) and said the race was another learning experience as he gears up for an expected world title tilt against American Noah Lyles -- who bested him by just .005sec for Olympic gold in Paris. "I'm the only one that can stop me," Thompson said. "I don't say that to brag but to be honest. Once I better my execution, amazing things are going to happen." Jefferson-Wooden outdueled Olympic champion Julien Alfred in the women's 100m, holding off the Saint Lucia star to win in 10.75sec. That was just outside her season-leading 10.73 set at the Philadelphia Grand Slam Track event, but impressive in a headwind of -1.5 meters per second. Alfred was second in 10.77 and Ivorian Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith came third in 10.90. American Sha'Carri Richardson, who revealed this week that an injury in February had slowed her season start, finished ninth in 11.19sec. Sweden's two-time Olympic champion Armand "Mondo" Duplantis won the pole vault with a leap of 6.00m. Duplantis finished comfortably ahead of Americans Sam Kendricks and Austin Miller, who took second and third with clearances of 5.80m, but he came up empty on three attempts to better the world record of 6.28m that he set in Stockholm three weeks ago. In addition to records, there were multiple world-leading performances. Rising Ethiopian talent Biniam Mehary, 18, won the 10,000m in 26:43.82. Botswana's Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo won the 200m in 19.76sec and Bahrain's Olympic champion Winfred Yavi threatened a world record on the way to a world-leading 8:45.25 in the 3,000m steeplechase. Rudy Winkler set an American record in winning the hammer with a throw of 83.16m, American Joe Kovacs won the shot put at 22.48m and Olympic long jump gold medallist Tara Davis-Woodhall equalled the season's best with a 7.07m leap. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.) Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
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First Post
06-07-2025
- Sport
- First Post
Beatrice Chebet breaks 14-minute barrier to set 5000m world record at Prefontaine Classic
Kenya's Beatrice Chebet made history at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic by becoming the first woman to run the 5,000 meters in under 14 minutes, setting a new world record of 13:58.06 and surpassing Gudaf Tsegay's previous mark. read more Beatrice Chebet wins the women's 5,000m in a world record 13:58.06 during the 50th Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field. Image: Reuters EUGENE, Ore: Kenyan Beatrice Chebet set a world record in the 5,000 meters, winning the event in 13 minutes, 58.06 seconds Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic. Chebet became the first woman to run under 14 minutes in the event, surpassing the previous record of 14:00.21 set by Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay. Tsegay set the record at the 2023 Prefontaine Classic. Seemingly aware that the record was within reach, Chebet pushed the final 400 meters toward the finish. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Agnes Jebet Ngetich second at Eugene's Hayward Field in 14:01.29 while Tsegay was third in 14:04.41. Chebet, 25, was the gold medalist in the 5,000 and 10,000 at the Paris Olympics, becoming just the third woman to win both. Chebet had the previous world best this year in the event, running 14:06.39 last month in Rome. 'After running in Rome, I said I have to prepare for a record, because in Rome I was just running to win a race, but after running 14:03, I said that I'm capable of running a world record,' she said Saturday. Chebet also holds the world record in the 10,000, which she set at last year's Prefontaine Classic, running in 28:54.14 to become the first woman to break 29 minutes in the event. The Prefontaine Classic is the lone U.S. stop on the Diamond League track and field series.
The Hindu
06-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Eugene Diamond League: Chebet breaks women's 5,000m world record
Kenya's Beatrice Chebet smashed the women's 5,000 metres world record with a time of 13 minutes 58.06 seconds at the Eugene Diamond League meet on Saturday, eclipsing the previous record set at the same venue in 2023. Olympic champion Chebet bettered the time set by Gudaf Tsegay by over two seconds, the Ethiopian's 14:00.21 obliterated when the Kenyan left Tsegay for dead with 200 metres to go as she sprinted for the line. Chebet looked in shock when she saw the time, adding to her world 10,000 metres record set in Eugene last year, but she had been threatening the record, running 14:03.69 in Rome last month. Tsegay, along with Kenyan Agnes Jebet Ngetich, kept pace with Chebet for almost the entire race, but had no answer when Chebet kicked for home, and Jebet Ngetich finished second in 14:01.29, the third fastest time ever. Beatrice Chebet of Kenya poses after winning the Women's 5000m and setting a world record during the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field on July 5, 2025 in Eugene, Oregon. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP The 50th Prefontaine Classic promised fireworks, although Sweden's Mondo Duplantis failed in his bid to break his own world pole vault record for a 13th time. Duplantis, who recorded his best jump of 6.28 metres in Stockholm in June, faced little competition, with nobody left at 5.90, and after clearing six metres he attempted 6.29 but was unsuccessful in all three attempts. ALSO READ: Neeraj Chopra relieved on performing well under pressure after winning NC Classic 2025 The women's 100m hurdles featured world record holder Tobi Amusan and Olympic champion Masai Russell, but Jamaica's Ackera Nugent came out on top, ahead of Amusan, with former world record holder Kendra Harrison third. 'I knew that with the ladies I would be lined up with that I have to be at my A-game,' Nugent said. 'So, I came out here today and followed the instructions of my coach and I executed.'
