Kenyan Runners Chebet, Kipyegon Dominate Women's 5000m World Championship in Tokyo

Beatrice Chebet secured her status as a double world champion by winning the women's 5,000 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, adding to her gold in the 10,000 metres. She crossed the finish line ahead of her Kenyan teammate Faith Kipyegon, who took silver, resulting in a Kenyan 1-2 finish. This victory made Chebet the first woman to concurrently hold both Olympic and world titles in the 5,000m and 10,000m, after previously becoming only the third woman to win both events at a single Olympics. The highly anticipated showdown between Chebet and Kipyegon, the defending world champion in the 5,000m, was a highlight of the championships, with both athletes having secured world titles in other distances earlier in the event. Their rivalry also features other top competitors like Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay and Kenya's Agnes Ngetich, but Chebet’s winning sprint in the final demonstrated her dominance. This race marked their first head-to-head since the 2024 Paris Olympics, where Chebet had taken gold in the 5,000m with Kipyegon finishing second.