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Sports News | Beatrice Chebet Sets World Record in 5,000 Meters
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Eugene (US), Jul 6 (AP) Kenyan Beatrice Chebet set a world record in the 5,000 meters, winning the event in 13 minutes, 58.06 seconds at the Prefontaine Classic. Chebet became the first women to run under 14 minutes in the event on Saturday, surpassing the previous record of 14:00.21 set by Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay. Tsegay set the record at the 2023 Prefontaine Classic. Also Read | Will It Rain in Birmingham During IND vs ENG 2nd Test 2025 Day 5? Check Live Weather Forecast. 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. Also Read | Novak Djokovic Cruises to Fourth Round of Wimbledon 2025; Registers 100th Win Overall in Competition. The Prefontaine Classic in the lone US stop on the Diamond League track and field series. AP (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)
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