Beatrice Chebet trains eyes on 5,000m gold

 Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet has set her sight on clinching two titles, in the ongoing World Championship in Toyo.

Fresh from winning the women’s 10,000m title on Saturday, Chebet says her gold medal has boosted her confidence ahead of the 5,000m, set for Saturday this week.

The race come after her 5,000m world record was recently ratified, and she reckons the milestone has motivated her to win back- to- back titles in Tokyo.

“Winning 10,000m gives me a lot of hopes going to the 5,000m final on Thursday. I’m holding the 5,000m title and I must prove my prowess in the race by winning it,” she said.

The first round of the women’s 5,000m will take place on Thursday, with the final scheduled for Saturday.

The 25-year- old sensation emphasised team spirit, noting the importance of cooperation in the races.

“I will be running together with my country mates Faith Kipyegon who is the triple Olympic 1,500m champion, Agnes Ng’etich, and Margaret Ekidor and I’m hoping that we will cooperate well as we aim to sweep the podium. The presence of Faith Kipyegon in the race is a big motivation to all us and I’m sure we will not let Kenya down.”

Chebet has enjoyed a great form this season which includes dominating the July 5 Prefontaine Classic where she shattered the women's 5,000m world record, clocking 13:58.06, becoming the first woman in history to dip under 14 minutes in the 5,000m.

Her time in Eugene slashed over two seconds off Gudaf Tsegay’s 2023 world record of 14:00.21. The 25-year-old launched her 2025 track campaign in Xiamen on April 26, with a commanding 14:27.12 win in the 5,000m.