Beatrice Chebet Narrows Gap to 5000m World Record in Thrilling Rome Diamond League Performance
Source: news.source.channelnewsasia
Kenya's Beatrice Chebet nearly broke the women's 5000m world record at the Rome Diamond League, finishing with a meeting record of 14:03.69, just 2.5 seconds off the current record. Chebet expressed confidence in her ability to break the world record in the future. Other notable performances included Andrenette Knight's win in the women's 400m hurdles and Anavia Battle's victory in the women's 200m.
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Beatrice Chebet ran a meeting record of 14:03.69 in the women's 5000m at the Rome Diamond League, narrowly missing the world record by 2.5 seconds.
Chebet remains optimistic about breaking the world record, citing her good physical condition.
Andrenette Knight won the women's 400m hurdles with a time of 53.67 seconds.
Anavia Battle took first place in the women's 200m, finishing in 22.53 seconds.
Sarah Healey won the 1500m with a time of 3:59.17.
The men's 110m hurdles saw a close finish with Jason Joseph winning in 13.14 seconds.
