{"id":14072,"date":"2025-06-06T21:26:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T21:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/?p=14072"},"modified":"2025-06-06T22:07:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T22:07:38","slug":"chebet-threatens-5000m-world-record-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/chebet-threatens-5000m-world-record-in-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Chebet threatens 5000m world record in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kenya\u2019s Beatrice Chebet continued her remarkable run of form by storming to the second-fastest women\u2019s 5000m in history at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea, the fifth Wanda Diamond League meeting of the season, in Rome on Friday (6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Less than two weeks on from a performance in Rabat that moved her to second on the world 3000m all-time list, the 25-year-old repeated the feat over 5000m \u2013 running a national record of 14:03.69 to miss the world record by just three seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only Ethiopia\u2019s Gudaf Tsegay, with her world record of 14:00.21 set in Eugene in 2023, has ever gone faster. Chebet \u2013 who was previously No.3 all time with the 14:05.92 she ran to finish runner-up to Tsegay in that race in Eugene, has jumped ahead of her compatriot Faith Kipyegon, the former world record-holder (14:05.20), with this latest performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chebet won the race by more than 15 seconds. Two-time world indoor champion Freweyni Hailu finished second in a PB of 14:19.33 and Nadia Battocletti delighted the home crowd with an Italian record of 14:23.15 for third place. Birke Haylom was fourth in 14:24.20 and Tsegay finished fifth on this occasion, clocking 14:24.86.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 500\/281\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=smush_video_thumbnail&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FdmUhePXCecM%3Ffeature%3Doembed&#038;video_width=500&#038;video_height=281)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kenya&#039;s Beatrice Chebet becomes 2nd fastest EVER in Rome 5000m - Wanda Diamond League 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dmUhePXCecM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/iframe><span class=\"smush-play-btn\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span tabindex=\"0\" class=\"smush-play-btn-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Play<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI just said: \u2018Let\u2019s run my own race today.\u2019 I was planning to run 14:15, but I felt like my body was moving and I decided to go,\u201d said Chebet, the Olympic 5000m and 10,000m champion who already has two world records on her CV, in the 10,000m and road 5km.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI see that my body is in good shape, and I am capable of the world record, so now I am going home and will prepare for it. Everything is possible \u2013 if I get someone who will push me up to 3000m, it is possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chebet followed closely as the pacemakers ran right on the planned meeting record (14:12.59) pace \u2013 reaching 1000m in 2:50.06 and 2000m in 5:41.45. She led a breakaway group of five at 3000m \u2013 passed in 8:32.20 \u2013 and was well in control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She kicked with four laps to go and picked up the pace \u2013 running 2:46 for the fourth kilometre and 2:45 for the fifth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday, I wanted to try and see how fast I can go when I push a lot,\u201d she added. \u201cSoon, I am going for a time under 14 (minutes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can say I also helped the others to achieve their personal bests and national records today. It helped a lot. I have to congratulate the others as well, because without them, it would not be possible to run that race.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a race of record depth, with the top 14 all finishing under 14:50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 500\/281\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=smush_video_thumbnail&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fwm0CLu0HghQ%3Ffeature%3Doembed&#038;video_width=500&#038;video_height=281)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;I&#039;m going for sub-14 soon!&quot; - Beatrice Chebet after 5000m record in Rome  - Wanda Diamond League\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wm0CLu0HghQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/iframe><span class=\"smush-play-btn\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span tabindex=\"0\" class=\"smush-play-btn-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Play<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The men\u2019s 1500m also featured great depth, with Azeddine Habz and Timothy Cheruiyot leading the way to push each other to the two fastest 1500m times in the world so far this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kenya\u2019s Cheruiyot, the 2019 world champion, was narrowly ahead as they hit the home straight, but France\u2019s Habz launched an attack and saved just enough for a final surge to deny Cheruiyot by just 0.03 \u2013 3:29.72 to 3:29.75.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were lifetime best performances all the way down the field, Morocco\u2019s Anass Essayi finishing third in a big PB of 3:30.74, and Germany\u2019s Robert Farken and Sweden\u2019s Samuel Pihlstrom setting respective national records of 3:30.80 and 3:30.87 in fourth and fifth. All 16 members of the field finished inside 3:33.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bromell makes a statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>USA\u2019s Trayvon Bromell also achieved a world lead to win the 100m, running his fastest time since 2022. The 2016 world indoor 60m champion and two-time world 100m bronze medallist clocked 9.84 (1.1m\/s) for a comfortable victory ahead of Emmanuel Eseme (9.99).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 500\/281\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=smush_video_thumbnail&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FeW5AnaEPgj8%3Ffeature%3Doembed&#038;video_width=500&#038;video_height=281)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trayvon Bromell ROARS to world lead in Rome 100m - Wanda Diamond League 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eW5AnaEPgj8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/iframe><span class=\"smush-play-btn\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span tabindex=\"0\" class=\"smush-play-btn-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Play<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The men\u2019s 400m was much closer \u2013 South Africa\u2019s world leader Zakithi Nene and Olympic champion Quincy Hall battling all the way to the line before Hall dipped to deny his rival by 0.01 with a winning time of 44.22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gap between the top two was just thousandths in the men\u2019s 110m hurdles. Switzerland\u2019s Jason Joseph flew off the final hurdle to triumph, holding off USA\u2019s world leader Cordell Tinch, who hit the final barrier, and they both crossed the finish line in 13.14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jamaica\u2019s world finalist Andrenette Knight claimed a clear win in the 400m hurdles, clocking 53.67 ahead of Italy\u2019s Ayomide Folorunso in 54.21, while USA\u2019s Anavia Battle won the 200m in 22.53 (0.8m\/s) ahead of Great Britain\u2019s Amy Hunt (22.67).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The women\u2019s 1500m got off to a blistering start but the pace eased off and it turned into a tactical battle, Ireland\u2019s Sarah Healy coming through for the win in 3:59.17 ahead of Australia\u2019s Sarah Billings and Abbey Caldwell as the top five finished inside four minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 500\/281\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=smush_video_thumbnail&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FHnxVwe1otlI%3Ffeature%3Doembed&#038;video_width=500&#038;video_height=281)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jason Joseph STUNS Cordell Tinch with late dip in Rome 110m hurdles - Wanda Diamond League 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HnxVwe1otlI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/iframe><span class=\"smush-play-btn\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span tabindex=\"0\" class=\"smush-play-btn-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Play<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Allman throws meeting record, Adcock saves best leap for last<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Two-time Olympic champion Valarie Allman maintained her win streak in the discus, throwing a meeting record of 69.21m to triumph by more than two-and-a-half metres. Cuba\u2019s 2019 world champion Yaime Perez was runner-up with 66.63m \u2013 those top two marks both coming in the fifth round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Zealand\u2019s Tom Walsh clinched his first win since claiming his third world indoor shot put title in Nanjing in March. He threw 21.89m in the first round and that remained the best of the contest \u2013 securing him top spot ahead of Italy\u2019s Zane Weir (21.67m) and Jamaica\u2019s Rajindra Campbell (21.64m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was an exciting end to the men\u2019s long jump. Home favourite Mattia Furlani, the world indoor champion, only secured a spot in the final three at the last opportunity \u2013 jumping 8.07m in the fifth round. That matched the best mark achieved at that stage by Australia\u2019s Liam Adcock as they trailed Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou by three centimetres, and while Tentoglou couldn\u2019t improve in the final round, Furlani launched himself ahead with a leap of 8.13m. 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