Olympic champion Chebet runs 2nd fastest women's 5,000m ever at
Diamond League meet in Rome
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Last Updated: June 6
Trayvon Bromell runs world-leading time of 9.84 seconds in
men's 100m
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Caption: Kenya's Beatrice Chebet celebrates her victory in the
women's 5,000 metres at the Diamond League stop in Rome on
Friday. (Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)
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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:
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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:
Media Video | American Bromell claims world leading time this
season at 100-metre Diamond League event in Rome
Caption: 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.
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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:
Media Video | American Battle fights to the finish line for
200-metre Diamond League victory in Rome
Caption: Anavia Battle 200-metre time of 22.53 was good enough
to claim a win at the Diamond League event in Rome Friday.
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