• In May, Chebet broke the 10,000m world record at the Kenyan trials in Oregon, clocking 28:54.14 and becoming the first woman to dip under 29 minutes.
• Meanwhile, Olympic 800m bronze medallist Mary Moraa continues her build-up to the Diamond League finals in Brussels with her third race since the Olympics.
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After a historic distance double at the Paris Olympics, Beatrice Chebet will seek to extend her dominance with a 5000m world record attempt at the Zurich Diamond League on September 5.
Chebet, the 10,000m world record holder, won the 5,000m and 10,000m titles at the 2024 Paris Olympics earlier this month.
In Zurich, Chebet will attempt Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay’s time of 14:00.21, set at the Eugene Diamond League in September last year. Tsegay’s record eclipsed the 14:05.20 clocked by three-time Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon in June last year.
Chebet was second to Tsegay in Eugene in 14:05.92, the third fastest time over the distance.
In Paris, Chebet made history by becoming the third woman to win the 5,000m ( 14:28.56 ) and 10,000m ( 30:44.25 ) titles at the same Games.
In May, Chebet broke the 10,000m world record at the Kenyan trials in Oregon, clocking 28:54.14 and becoming the first woman to dip under 29 minutes.
The previous record, 29:01.03, was held by Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey.
In a post-race interview after shattering the record Chebet said: “I didn’t expect to break the world record. My body felt good, so I decided to push hard in the final 400m.”
Chebet’s accolades include a World Championships bronze medal from Budapest in 2023 and a silver from Eugene in 2022.
She is the Commonwealth Games 5000m champion from Birmingham 2022 and the 2019 Africa Junior Championships.
The 24-year-old is a two-time World Cross Country champion from Bathurst 2023 and Belgrade 2024. She won her speciality at the 2023 Riga 5k Road Running Championships and the 2018 World Junior Championships.
In Zurich, Chebet will flex muscles with world indoor 1,500m champion Freweyni Hailu of Ethiopia, the 2022 World Indoor Championships 800m silver medallist.
She also has a silver from the 2023 Riga One Mile Championships.
Other notable competitors include European Half Marathon champion Karoline Grovdal of Norway and European 5,000m bronze medallist Marta Garcia of Spain.
Meanwhile, Olympic 800m bronze medallist Mary Moraa continues her build-up to the Diamond League finals in Brussels with her third race since the Olympics.
Following her bronze in Paris, Moraa won her speciality at the Lausanne Diamond League in 1:57.91, defeating Britain’s Georgia Bell ( 1:58.53 ) and Reekie Jemma ( 1:58.73 ).
She finished second in the 1,000m at the Silesia Diamond League on Sunday, clocking 2:32.56 behind compatriot Nelly Chepchirchir, who set a world-leading time of 2:31.24.
In Zurich, Moraa will reignite her rivalry with Olympic silver medallist Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia and Reekie.