Chepkoech looks to maintain momentum in Torun meet
Athletics
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World Athletics
| Feb 17, 2021
World 3000m steeplechase champion ="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/athletics/2001403383/magical-beatrice-chepkoech-breaks-5km-world-record">Beatrice Chepkoech< will aim to continue her record-breaking form when she heads to Torun for the Copernicus Stop today, the next World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting of 2021.
Chepkoech has also had a busy few weeks. The 29-year-old Kenyan won the 3000m at the first ="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/athletics/2001403383/magical-beatrice-chepkoech-breaks-5km-world-record">World Athletics Dibaba’s last indoor 3000m race was at the 2018 World Indoor Championships, where she went on to complete the distance double by also taking gold in the 1500m.
The Ethiopian has raced sparingly in the past 12 months, but she’ll be keen to maintain her indoor winning streak; not counting a disqualification in Dusseldorf in 2012, Dibaba’s last loss in an indoor race came more than 11 years ago.
Elsewhere, world 5000m silver medallist Selemon Barega has been using the indoor season to work on his speed by contesting shorter distances. So far he has been rewarded with PBs of 7:26.10 for 3000m and 3:34.62 for 1500m.
He lines up over 1500m in Torun against Kenya’s world indoor 3000m bronze medallist Bethwell Birgen. The meeting record of 3:35.57 looks to be a realistic target for the field.
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