Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet storms to first track gold at 2025 World Championships
Olympic 10,000m champion Beatrice Chebet has officially added a world title to her resume, winning Kenya’s first gold medal of the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
The world crown had eluded Chebet at the last two championships, but this time the 25-year-old made sure it didn’t slip away. She controlled the race over 25 laps, then surged heading into the bell lap to seal the victory in 30:37.61.
Chebet has now achieved the trifecta in the women’s 10,000m: world champion, Olympic champion and world record holder, after setting the mark of 28:54.14 last year.
Italy’s Nadia Battocletti won her country’s first-ever 10,000m medal at a world championships, taking silver in a national record of 30:38.23. Defending champion Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia rounded out the podium in 30:39.65.
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