Beatrice Chebet has been quietly rewriting history. And now the world is finally catching up. The 24-year-old Kenyan sensation made global headlines after becoming the first woman to break the 29-minute barrier in the 10,000m, clocking a jaw-dropping 28:54.14 at the 2024 Prefontaine Classic. Even more mind-blowing? It was her very first time racing the 10,000m outside of Kenya. With that historic performance, Chebet didn’t just announce her arrival. She kicked down the door to greatness.
And she’s showing no signs of slowing down. Fresh off her Olympic double gold haul in Paris, where she dominated both the 5,000m and 10,000m, Chebet opened her 2025 season by winning the Women’s 5000m race at the Xiamen Diamond League. The reigning world record holder and back-to-back Diamond League champion is stacking up titles and rewriting records, solidifying her reign as the undisputed queen of long-distance running.
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The track world lit up after Track & Field Gazette posted on X, “Olympic Champion Beatrice Chebet 🇰🇪 runs a Meet Record of 14:27.12 to win the women’s 5000m at the Xiamen Diamond League!” And what a statement it was. Chebet didn’t just win.
Olympic Champion Beatrice Chebet 🇰🇪 runs a Meet Record of 14:27.12 to win the women's 5000m at the Xiamen Diamond League!
She saw off the rest of the field, beating Gudaf Tsegay 🇪🇹 by over a second as the Ethiopian finished in 14:28.18. Birke Haylom 🇪🇹 was 3rd in 14:28.80. pic.twitter.com/hq1wUIKthL
— Track & Field Gazette (@TrackGazette) April 26, 2025
She dominated, out-kicking Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay by more than a second, with Tsegay crossing the line in 14:28.18. Birke Haylom, also of Ethiopia, settled for third in 14:28.80. In a field stacked with 10 Ethiopian runners, five of whom finished between second and seventh, Chebet showed her championship mettle, leading almost wire-to-wire and leaving no doubt that she’s still the woman to beat on the global stage.
