26 May 2024 | Athletics

Peruth Chemutai shone at the 2024 Prefontaine Classic as she claimed the women's 3000m steeplechase victory on Saturday night with 8:55.09.

It was Chemutai's first-ever sub-9-clocking in the event and with that, she smashed her own National Record (9:01.45) set in 2021 during the finals of the Olympic games where she claimed gold.

It was the second Diamond League race for the 24-year-old Ugandan having competed in the Xiamen meeting last month where she clocked 9:12.99, finishing in 3rd place.

With that victory and world-leading time, Chemutai looks to be getting ready to defend her Olympic title in Paris as the games approach.

The Kenyan duo of Beatrice Chepkoech and Faith Cheroitich who finished ahead of Chemutai in Xiamen came second and third at Heyward Field in 8:56.51 and 9:04.45 respectively.

Meanwhile, Halima Nakaayi who registered victory at the Continental Tour Gold event barely two weeks ago struggled in the Women's 800m.

Nakaayi clocked 1:58.18, good enough for a fifth-place finish.

The next Diamond League event will be on Thursday, 30th May in Oslo where Ugandan long-distance stars Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo will compete in the men’s 5000m.

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