Kenya's Beatrice Chebet shattered the world record to win the women's 5000m event at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene on Saturday, Afrosport reports. Chebet, who also set a meet record, clocked a time of 13:58.06, becoming the first woman in history to run under 14 minutes on track in the 5000m race. The 25-year-old, a double gold medallist at the Paris 2024 Olympics, broke the previous...
The Nigerian duo of Tobi Amusan and Ezekiel Nathaniel starred at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene on Saturday, Afrosport reports. Amusan, up against a stacked setup in the women's 100m hurdles at Hayward Field, finished second in a time of 12.38 seconds. The 28-year-old continues to impress in the 2025 Diamond League and build momentum towards the World Athletics Championships later this year in Tokyo. Jamaica's...
Kenya's long-distance runner, Beatrice Chebet has set a new world record of 28:54.14 in the women's 10,000 metres at the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Chebet's feat overshadowed the previous record held by Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey since 2021 and she became the first woman to run under 28 minutes in the 10km event. Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay came second in the race, becoming the...
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