Beatrice Chebet Shatters Women’s 10,000m World Record

In a stunning upset at the Prefontaine Classic, Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet left the track world breathless as she smashed the women’s 10,000m world record—becoming the first woman ever to break the 29-minute barrier.

Despite entering her first elite international 10,000m race, Chebet outran Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay—the heavy favorite—clocking an electrifying 28:54.14 to rewrite history. Talk about a debut!

Chebet, a two-time 5,000m world medalist, had never raced this distance outside Kenya. Yet she shattered Letesenbet Gidey’s 2021 record (29:01.03) with a performance that even left fans Googling ‘Is 28 minutes humanly possible?’ (Spoiler: It is now.)

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