Kenyan Beatrice Chebet Runs Second-Fastest 5000m Ever at Rome Diamond League

Kenyan athlete Beatrice Chebet delivered a stunning performance at the Rome Diamond League, winning the women's 5000 meters in 14:03.69, the second-fastest time ever recorded and just 2.5 seconds shy of the 1997 world record held by Gudaf Tsegay. Chebet, also the Olympic 5000m and 10,000m champion, demonstrated her dominance by breaking away from the field and increasing her pace in the final laps, finishing 16 seconds ahead of second-place Freweyni Hailu and setting a meeting and national record. Ethiopian world record holder and rival Gudaf Tsegay faded to fifth place in the race. Italian runner Nadia Battocletti set a new national record with a time of 14:23.15, securing third place and becoming the second-fastest European ever in the event. Other notable winners included American Trayvon Bromell in the men's 100m and France's Azeddine Habz in the men's 1500m. Chebet expressed confidence in her body's condition and her goal to break the world record in the near future.