Chebet, Kipyegon ease through women's 5,000m heats to set up big clash on Saturday
Kenya's Beatrice Chebet crosses the finish line to win her heat in the women's 5000m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on September 18, 2025.
Kipyegon will be looking to cement her legacy as the most decorated Kenyan at the world championships.
Chebet and Kipyegon last clashed at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women’s 5,000m where Chebet prevailed.
The stage is set for an epic women’s 5,000 metres final at the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships on Saturday at the Japan National Stadium.
Newly-crowned women’s 10,000m world champion Beatrice Chebet and women’s 1,500m gold medallist Faith Kipyegon, will face-off for another piece of history after they eased through their respective qualifying heats on Thursday.
