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Kenyan stars eye Diamond League glory ahead of Tokyo World Athletics Championships

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Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet celebrates after breaking the 5000m world record at the Eugene Diamond League meeting on July 5. [Courtesy, Diamond League]

With four Diamond Leagues including the two-day final pending, Kenyan charges getting set for the Tokyo World Athletics Championships have a busy August.

Just a month to the international showpiece set for September 13-21, top guns are striking a balance between World Championship preparations and chasing Diamond League glory.

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