Chemutai sets National Record with first sub-nine minutes 3000m steeplechase race
Peruth Chemutai is getting ready to defend her Olympic title in Paris as she claimed the 3000m steeplechase at the Eugene meet of the Diamond League on Saturday night with 8:55.09. Her previous best was 9:01.45 recorded at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo to claim gold. It was the first sub-9-clocking for Chemutai who was […] The post Chemutai sets National Record with first sub-nine minutes 3000m steeplechase race appeared first on Kawowo Sports.
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Peruth Chemutai is getting ready to defend her Olympic title in Paris as she claimed the 3000m steeplechase at the Eugene meet of the Diamond League on Saturday night with 8:55.09.
Her previous best was 9:01.45 recorded at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo to claim gold.
It was the first sub-9-clocking for Chemutai who was running in her second race of the Diamond League season and also a world-leading time.
The 24-year-old Ugandan competed in the Xiamen meeting last month. She clocked 9:12.99 finishing in 3rd place behind Beatrice Chepkoech and Faith Cheroitich who she beat at the Heyward Field last night.
Chepkoech came second in 8:56.51 with compatriot Faith Cherotich completing the top three in 9:04.45.
Meanwhile, Halima Nakaayi – the other Ugandan to run in Eugene – finished fifth in the women’s 800m. Nakaayi clocked 1:58.18.
The next Diamond League event will be on Thursday, 30th May in Oslo. Long-distance stars Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo will compete in the men’s 5000m.
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