Kenya: Olympic Champ Chebet Smashes 5K World Record in Barcelona

Nairobi — Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet clocked a world record of 0:13:54 to clinch the women’s 5km race at the Cursa del Nassos in Barcelona on New Year’s Eve.

Chebet blazed to victory ahead of Ethiopia’s Medina Eisa who clocked 0:14:23 to finish second as Uganda’s Belinda Chemutai timed 0:14:36 in third.

The win completes is the perfect icing on the cake for the 25-year-old who also smashed the women’s 10,000m world record at the Prefontaine Classic in May, clocking 28:54.14.

The…