Going For World Championships Double After Olympics Heroics? Beatrice Chebet Responds

Double Olympics gold medalist Beatrice Chebet will be going for the World Championships double in Tokyo. Photo: Imago

Going For World Championships Double After Olympics Heroics? Beatrice Chebet Responds

Joel Omotto 21:40 - 15.07.2025

Olympics 10,000m and 5,000m champion Beatrice Chebet has revealed her World Championships plans following questions over whether she will contest the double in Tokyo.

Double Olympics champion Beatrice Chebet has commented about the possibility of going for the 5,000m and 10,000m double at the World Championships.

‎Chebet executed a masterclass at the Paris 2024 Olympics, when she won gold in both 10,000m and 5,000m, and heading to the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan in September, the question is whether she will go for it again.

‎Speaking to Telecomasia.net, Chebet admits she plans to go for the double over both distances again as she looks to add the only medal still missing from her bulging collection.

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‎"Yes, I am planning to do the double. I tried it at the Olympics for the first time and I won even though I struggled a bit and it was difficult to recover well for the second event," said Chebet, who is the world record holder in both races.

Chebet Will Face Stiff Competition in Double Bid

Gudaf Tsegay is among those who will give Beatrice Chebet stiff competition at the Worlds. Photo: Imago

‎"I was also a bit scared. But now, I feel I am a bit stronger and more experienced and the confidence is high. I will go there and do my best and the target is to bring a medal home in both events."

‎Chebet is not just looking for a medal but the identity and colour matters this time as she already has silver and bronze, both in 5,000m, from the World Championships, and therefore anything other than gold in Tokyo will be considered a massive disappointment.

‎Winning gold will, however, be a tall order in both races as Chebet will come up against a formidable cast that includes her friend and defending world 5,000m champion Faith Kipyegon, Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay and Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan among others.

‎The 25-year-old will, however, back herself to pull off another double act, just like she did in Paris, given she is in the form of her life as she has remained unbeaten this year and broke the 5,000m world record at the Prefontaine Classic just over a week ago.