Chebet opens Kenya's gold account at Tokyo World Championships
Kenyan fans have previously been accused of exerting unreasonable pressure on athletics stars to deliver medals on the first day of global championships...
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Kenya's Beatrice Chebet secured the nation's first gold medal at the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships, winning the women's 10,000m event. Her victory, characterized by grit and strategy, fulfilled her long-held goal of a world championship title.
- Beatrice Chebet claimed gold in the women's 10,000m with a time of 30:37.61.
- She is set to receive Sh3 million from the Kenyan government in addition to World Athletics prize money.
- Chebet now holds World Cross Country, Olympic, and World Championship titles, and plans to compete in the 5000m race.
- Her win involved overcoming strong competition, notably defending champion Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia, who took bronze, and Nadia Battocletti of Italy, who earned silver.
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Kenyan Athletes Win Gold Medals at 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships - September 2025
At the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships, Kenya's Beatrice Chebet secured the nation's first gold medal by winning the women's 10,000m event. Peres Jepchirchir also won gold in the women's 42km marathon, finishing in 2hr 24min 43sec after outsprinting Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa in the final 100m. Jepchirchir's victory fulfilled her goal of replicating her 2021 Olympic success in Tokyo. Meanwhile, three-time world champion Faith Kipyegon made a strong start in the women's 1500m heats, aiming to defend her title. These events took place as Kenya also aimed to reclaim glory in the men's marathon and 10,000m events.
