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Chebet and Kipyegon now eye golden show at Tokyo Worlds

Beatrice Chebet (left) the first woman to run 5000m under 14minutes and Faith Kipyegon the three-time Olympic 1500m champion when they were hosted by Sports CS Salim Mvurya at his office in Nairobi, on July 8, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

New world record holder Beatrice Chebet believes Kenya’s 5000m team has what it takes to win all the medals at the Tokyo World Championships in September.

The double Olympic champion who spoke at Talanta Plaza on Tuesday and also at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Monday night said her main focus now was the World Championships.

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