As many were getting ready to welcome in the New Year on Tuesday, Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet was busy breaking a world record.

The Olympic champion in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters ended her spectacular season by obliterating her own world mark in the 5,000 in Barcelona.

Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet smashed the women's 5km world record with a time of 13 minutes 54 seconds at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona on Tuesday as she finished a blockbuster year on a high.

Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet smashed the women's 5K world record with a time of 13 minutes, 54 seconds at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona on Tuesday as she finished a blockbuster year on a high.

Beatrice Chebet closed out a stellar season with another world record on the streets of Barcelona. On December 31, the 24-year-old from Kenya demolished the world record in the women’s 5K, winning the Cursa dels Nassos road race in 13:54.

Beatrice Chebet broke the women's 5km record on the last day of 2024. The 24-year-old earned millions of shillings for her wins in the Diamond League and Olympics.

Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet ended her year on a high by running a stunning 13:54 to shatter the world 5km record at the Cursa dels Nassos

She beat her previous record – set a year ago to the day at the Barcelona race – by 19 seconds. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Everyone wants to end their year on a high – and this was certainly the case for two-time Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet, who closed out her stellar 2024 as the fastest-ever woman to run 5K.

Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet smashed the women’s 5km world record with a time of 13 minutes 54 seconds at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona on Tuesday as she finished a blockbuster year on a high.