Beatrice Chebet Makes History with Gold in Women’s 10,000 Metres at 2024 Paris Olympics
World record holder Beatrice Chebet made history by securing Kenya’s first-ever gold medal in the women’s 10,000 meters at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday night.
Chebet executed a strategic race, finishing in 30 minutes and 43.25 seconds. She edged out Italy’s Nadia Batocletti, who claimed silver with a time of 30:43.35, and Ethiopian-born Dutch runner Sifan Hassan, who took bronze with a time of 30:44.12.
Sifan Hassan had previously won a gold medal at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which took place in 2021.
Kenya’s win in the 10,000 meters was a landmark achievement, marking the country’s first medal in this event since it was introduced to the Olympics at the 1988 Seoul Games.
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Margaret Chelimo of Kenya finished in fourth place with a time of 30:44.58, followed by Lilian Kasait in fifth with 30:45.04.
Ethiopia’s Guday Tsegay crossed the line sixth with a time of 30:45.21, while her fellow Ethiopian, Fotyen Tesfay, came in seventh with a time of 30:46.93.
At 24 years old, Chebet clinched her second gold medal at the 2024 Olympics. Her first gold came in a fiercely contested women’s 5,000m final on Monday night, where Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon secured silver amid significant physical challenges from Gudaf.
On May 25, 2024, Chebet set a world record with a time of 25:54.14 in the 10,000 meters at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League Meeting in Oregon, USA.
Beatrice Chebet Makes History with Gold in Women’s 10,000 Metres at 2024 Paris Olympics
