Preview:
Both athletes are aiming to do the double:
Chebet in the 10000m (gold) and 5000m
Kipyegon in the 1500m (gold) and 5000m
Kipyegon leads head-to-head 2-1
Resolution criteria
Resolves to the athlete listed as the gold medalist (1st place) on World Athletics’ official Women’s 5000m “Final” results page for the Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships. All other options resolve NO. (worldathletics.org)
If World Athletics updates the result due to an in-stadium protest or appeal within 24 hours after the final, resolution will follow the updated official page; later retroactive changes (e.g., doping cases) are ignored. (worldathletics.org)
The final is scheduled for Saturday, 20 September 2025 in Tokyo (JST); times are subject to change. (worldathletics.org)
Background
Beatrice Chebet (KEN): Olympic 5000m and 10,000m champion at Paris 2024; broke the 5000m world record (13:58.06) on July 5, 2025; won Tokyo 2025 world 10,000m gold on Sept 13. (olympics.com)
Faith Kipyegon (KEN): Reigning world 5000m champion from Budapest 2023; Olympic 5000m silver at Paris 2024 (after reinstatement on appeal); won the 2025 world 1500m title on Sept 16. (worldathletics.org)
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