Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet ran the second fastest women’s 5,000 metres of all time at Rome’s Diamond League meet on Friday.
The Kenyan clocked 14 minutes 3.69 seconds to come within range of the world record of 14:00.21 set by Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia two years ago.
Chebet’s previous best was 14:05.92 in the race that Tsefay set the world record.
Chebet holds the world record in the 10,000m.
WATCH l Full replay of Rome Diamond League:
Watch some of the world’s top track and field athletes compete at the World Athletics Diamond League stop in Rome.
Also at the Golden Gala, American sprinter Trayvon Bromell won the 100m in 9.84 seconds for the best time this year; and two-time Olympic champion Valarie Allman set a meet record in the discus with a throw of 69.21m.
WATCH l Bromell clocks world-leading time in men’s 100m:
The time of 9.84 has become the world leading 100-metre time this year as Trayvon Bromell of the U.S. easily ran to victory at the Diamond League event in Rome.
Fellow American Anavia Battle prevailed in the women’s 200m with a time of 22.53, finishing ahead of Great Britain’s Amy Hunt (22.67) and Ivory Coast’s Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith (22.75).
WATCH l Battle wins women’s 200m:
Anavia Battle 200-metre time of 22.53 was good enough to claim a win at the Diamond League event in Rome Friday.
