Olympic champion in women's 3000m steeplechase, competing against Kenyan rival Faith Cherotich in 2026 Diamond League circuit.
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Cherotich, Yavi resume unending steeplechase rivalry in Xiamen By Stanley Mativo May 01, 2026 08:00 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Bahrain's Winfred Yavi (L) and Kenya's Faith Cherotich compete in the wome …
Cherotich, Yavi resume unending steeplechase rivalry in XiamenWorld champions Faith Cherotich and Emmanuel Wanyonyi claimed victories on the opening night of the Diamond League finals in Brussels, Belgium, with Cherotich setting a meeting record of 8:51.61 in the women's 3,000m steeplechase and Kenyan teammate Doris Lemngole finishing second.
5 September 2026 · The Standard →
World champions Faith Cherotich and Emmanuel Wanyonyi claimed victories on the opening night of the Diamond League finals in Brussels, Belgium, with Cherotich setting a meeting record of 8:51.61 in the women's 3,000m steeplechase and Kenyan teammate Doris Lemngole finishing second.
5 September 2026 · The Standard →
Global and Olympic medallists, including Kenya's world champions Faith Cherotich and Emmanuel Wanyonyi, converge in Brussels for the 2026 Diamond League finals over two days. The competition serves as preparation for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championships scheduled for September 11–13.
3 September 2026 · The Standard →
Nineteen-year-old Phanuel Koech, who set an under-20 world record of 3:27.72 in the 1,500m, finished second at the Silesia Diamond League meet on Sunday and is set to compete again in Zurich this Thursday as the circuit enters its homestretch.
24 August 2026 · The Standard →
Olympic and world champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi won the men's 800m at the Lausanne Diamond League in Switzerland, clocking 1:42.19, ahead of Algeria's Djamel Sedjati (1:42.31) and Canada's Marco Arop (1:43.18).
23 August 2026 · The Standard →
Olympic medallists Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Faith Cherotich headline Kenya's team at the Athletissima Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on August 21, as the circuit resumes after a one-month break ahead of the Diamond League Final in Brussels on September 4–5.
20 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Faith Kipyegon, a three-time Olympic champion, headlines Kenya's team at Saturday's Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, competing in the women's mile and taking on a world-class field including compatriot Dorcus Ewoi and athletes from Australia and Britain. Kenya also features world silver medallist Lilian Odira in the women's 800m against Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson.
2 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's reigning 3000m steeplechase world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech will compete in the 2026 Run Your City Durban 10K on July 12, alongside fellow Kenyans Brenda Jepchirchir and Jackline Rotich, Lesotho's Neheng Khatala, and South African Tayla Kavanagh in what organisers describe as one of the strongest women's fields assembled on African soil.
25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Caroline Nyaga and Margaret Akidor will lead Kenya's challenge in the 5,000m at the 2026 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea Diamond League in Rome on Thursday, alongside rising star Purity Chepkirui. They will face Olympic and world silver medallist Nadia Battocletti and Olympic champion Winfred Yavi, along with a strong Ethiopian contingent of ten athletes.
3 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala won the men's 100m at the Diamond League Xiamen meet in China with a season-best time of 9.94 seconds, defeating South Africa's Gift Leotlela and becoming the only athlete to run sub-10 in the field.
24 May 2026 · The Standard →
The 2026 Wanda Diamond League continues at Xiamen Egret Stadium on Saturday, with Kenyan star Faith Cherotich competing in the women's 3000m steeplechase against Olympic champion Peruth Chemutai of Uganda, who narrowly defeated her by 0.01 seconds in Shanghai the previous week.
22 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
World champion Faith Cherotich and Kenyan-born Bahraini Winfred Yavi will compete in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the Diamond League meeting in Xiamen on May 23, their 12th face-off in four seasons since Cherotich won the World Championships in Tokyo with a championship record of 8:51.59.
1 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →