Beatrice Chebet Just Misses 3000m World Best with Blistering Run in Rabat

Beatrice Chebet

Beatrice Chebet Just Misses 3000m World Best with Blistering Run in Rabat

Abigael Wafula 22:21 - 25.05.2025

Beatrice Chebet delivered a dominant performance at the Diamond League Meeting in Rabat, narrowly missing the 3000m world record.

Beatrice Chebet came within inches of shattering the 3000m world best at the Diamond League Meeting in Rabat, Morocco.

The Kenyan distance sensation clocked a stunning 8:11.56 to cross the finish line in first place ahead of Italy’s Nadia Battocletti, who also dropped a splendid time, 8:26.27. Ireland’s Sarah Healy rounded up the podium in 8:27.02.

Junxia Wang of China is currently the fastest 3000m runner in the world, having clocked a stunning 8:06.11 in a race in Beinjing in September 1993. Another Chinese, Yunxia Qu was second in the rankings with 8:12.18 but Beatrice Chebet has now overtaken her with the splendid time.

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Beatrice Chebet: How the Race Turned Out

Kenyan Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet
Kenyan Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet

The race started with Beatrice Chebet slotting herself behind the two pace setters as the Ethiopian youngsters were running closely behind her.

The pace setters were doing a decent job, dropping splendid splits with Beatrice Chebet still holding onto them. An Ethiopian youngster, Marta Alemayo, held onto the double Olympic champion.

After passing the second lap, Beatrice Chebet had now opened a huge gap and was holding onto the remaining pace setter, with Alemayo now running her own race in second place.

Beatrice Chebet looked comfortable even after the pace setter dropped, and this time, she was running against time since her opponents were behind her by a huge gap.

She looked strong as she continued holding on, trying to maintain the pace and at the bell, she was gliding around, looking very comfortable and she was on her way to making history one more time.

With the finish line in sight, Beatrice Chebet held onto what she had left in the tank, and it worked out well as she clocked the second-fastest time in the history of the 3000m.

Beatrice Chebet Season So Far

Beatrice Chebet
Beatrice Chebet ran the 3000m at Rabat Diamond League. Image source: Imago

Beatrice Chebet started her season with a win in the 7km at the LXXXI Elgoibar Cross Country in Spain before competing in the 2km at the Sirikwa Classic Cross-Country Tour.

Chebet made her Diamond League Meeting season debut in Xiamen, competing in the 5000m where she beat a strong Ethiopian cast to win the race in a world-leading time of 14:27.12.

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