- Beatrice Chebet has disclosed that she intends to attack the 5000m world record of 14:00.21 that was set in 2023 in the near future.
- Chebet made the revelations after winning the 5000m race at the 2025 Rome Diamond League in a time of 14:03.69.
- Chebet holds the 5km road race world record of 13:54 at the moment.
Multiple Olympic Games champion Beatrice Chebet has shifted her focus to the 5000m world record after a scintillating display at the 2025 Rome Diamond League.
Chebet was in a class of her own on Friday night, June 6, 2025, dominating the race from the start to finish.
The blistering run at the Stadio Olimpico which saw Chebet cross the finishing line in a Kenyan national record time of 14:03.69, showcased her remarkable talent, leading many athletic fans to believe that the 5000m world record is now within her reach.
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To lower the existing world record of 14:00.21 that was set by Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay in 2023, Chebet will have to improve her new personal best by over two and half seconds, something that the reigning 5000m Olympic champion is confident of achieving.
Speaking after the electric performance in Rome, Chebet stated that she will attack the world record in the near future.
“Like I said yesterday, I am going to run my own race because I feel my body is in good shape. So, I have to try to see how far I can go when I push alone. You see, the pacemaker dropped after 2000m.
I said let me push and see what I am capable of because our target was 14: 15.00, but after running 14:03, a personal best and a meeting record, I am so impressed. So, I see the world record is capable and I am going to plan for it,” she explained.
When asked whether registering a sub 14 minute over the distance is something that she intends to attain, Chebet stated that she is in a good position of reaching that incredible milestone at the moment.
“Yes, very soon and I am going for it very soon, not very far. Soon I am going for it because after running 3000m in Rabat and coming here running 14:03 and yet I planned for 14:15.
I see I am capable, the body is moving. So, I just go back home and prepare for it,” replied the 25-year-old versatile runner.
Should Chebet smash the 5000m world record, she will become the first woman in recent years to hold the leading times in both track and road since she set the 5km road race world record of 13:54 in December 2024.
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