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Ngetich shines in Grand Slam as Kenyan stars target final races

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Ethiopia's Ejgayehu Taye (right) of team Nike crosses the finish line ahead of Kenya's Agnes Jebet Ngetich of team Adidas in the the women's 3000 meters Long Distance during the Grand Slam Track competition at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, on April 4, 2025. [AFP]

Fresh from shattering the women-only 10km world record in Germany last Saturday, Agnes Jebet Ngetich is writing one chapter after another of her athletics dexterity.

On day one of the Grand Slam Track in Miami on Friday night (morning hours in Kenya), Ngetich was off to a flying start and had no room for disappointment.

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