Why bagging the Olympic gold medal will be important for Beatrice Chebet

ATHLETICS Why bagging the Olympic gold medal will be important for Beatrice Chebet

Abigael Wafula 17:00 - 21.01.2024

23-year-old Beatrice Chebet has opened up on what winning the Olympic gold medal will mean to her.

World 5000m bronze medallist Beatrice Chebet has opened up on what it will mean to her if she wins the Olympic gold medal at this year’s Olympic Games scheduled for later this year in Paris, France.

In a post-race interview after dominating the National Police Cross-country Championships, Chebet noted that it would be good to earn an Olympic gold medal since it is the one missing in her trophy-laden cabinet.

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She has bagged gold medals at the World Cross-country Championships, African Championships, and World Under-20 Championships and the only gold medals missing are the World Championships and the Olympic Games.

“Winning a gold medal at the Olympic Games will give me a good profile because so far, I have gold medals in the junior category and the cross country.

"My main aim this season is to win that gold medal because it will help build my career,” the former World 5000m silver medallist said.

Meanwhile, the 23-year-old has been in the form of her life since breaking the 5km world record in Barcelona on the eve of New Year.

She then opened her 2024 season with a commanding win at the Cross-country in Elgoibar, Spain before impressing her fans at the National Police Service Cross-country Championships held at the Ngong Race Course.

The Commonwealth Games 5000m champion will not be competing at the Sirikwa Classic Cross-country since she will take a break to rest before resuming training ahead of a busy schedule where she will first seek to defend her World Cross-country title before going to the Olympic Games where she has set lofty ambitions.

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