{"id":11204,"date":"2025-05-06T16:40:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/?p=11204"},"modified":"2025-05-06T16:41:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:41:01","slug":"wanyonyi-and-chebet-continue-title-defences-in-rabat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wanyonyi-and-chebet-continue-title-defences-in-rabat\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanyonyi and Chebet continue title defences in Rabat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Reigning Wanda Diamond League champions Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Beatrice Chebet will both continue their title defences when the series touches down in Rabat on May 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two Kenyan stars will both be in action at the African leg of this year&#8217;s Road to the Final, with Wanyonyi headlining the men&#8217;s 800m and Chebet taking on the women&#8217;s 3000m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After claiming his first Olympic gold medal in 2024, Wanyonyi is hoping to extend his dominance in one of the most fiercely competitive disciplines in athletics as he aims for a third straight 800m Diamond League title in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His compatriot Chebet has been equally successful in the long distance disciplines in recent years, winning the 5000m Diamond Trophy in two of the last three seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She enjoyed a particularly breathtaking year in 2024, taking Olympic gold in the 5000m and 10,000m and breaking the world record over ten kilometres at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Eugene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kenyan got her title defence off to a winning start at the Diamond League season opener last month, clocking a world lead of 14:27.12 in Xiamen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wanda Diamond League is the elite one-day meeting series in global athletics. 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