Audacious target for Agnes Jebet as World Championships near

Agnes Jebet Ngetich’s record-breaking 2025 season has the 24-year-old dreaming big ahead of the Tokyo World Championships slated for Saturday, 13 to Sunday, 21 September.

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The women’s-only 10km world record holder is chasing a 5000m and 10,000m double, despite this being her debut in the global competition.

She failed to compete in the Paris Olympics, having missed the Kenyan trials due to injury.

She has, however, put that disappointment behind her, and a stellar start to the season has her sights set on conquering the world this year.

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“I want to challenge myself. I have never raced two events at a major championship, but seeing Beatrice Chebet do it at the Olympics motivated me. After the World Championships, we will see what is next. Right now, I am focused on getting that medal,” she said in an interview with SportsBoom.

After opening the year with a commanding 32:42 10km to win the Sirikwa Classic in February, she raced at the Kingston Grand Slam, finishing second in 3000m and 5000m.

She went back on the road at the Adizero: Road to Records in Germany, where she clocked 29:27, shattering the late Agnes Tirop’s 2021 record of 30:01 to become the first woman to run a women’s-only 10km under 30 minutes.

In May, Jebet continued her tear at the Miami Grand Slam Track Series, claiming gold in the 5000m with a time of 14:25.80, before finishing third in the 3000m in a personal best (PB) of 8:23.14.

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Another 3000m (8:43.61) victory at the Philadelphia Grand Slam opened the stage for a showdown with compatriot Chebet in Eugene on 5 July, where Jebet clocked 14:01.29 in the 5000m, finishing second behind Chebet’s World Record of 13:58.06.

Jebet’s time was the third-fastest ever recorded, cementing her status among the all-time greats.

Well aware of the monumental task ahead, Jebet says she has adjusted her training to suit the demands.

“My training has changed a lot. I have focused more on speed and less on mileage; that is the difference,” she concluded.