The defending Olympic Champion in the 5000 and 10,000 meters made a statement this evening in Rabat, breaking the Diamond League, meet, and African Records in the 3000 meters. Beatrice Chebet’s time of 8:11.56 ranks her second all time in the event, only behind China’s Junxia Wang who ran 8:06.11 the last time the event was contested at the World Championships in 1993.
“I am so so happy. I was not preparing a world record attempt,” said Chebet after her race. “I just came to run my personal best and I succeeded. I just have to believe in myself and then maybe after some months or years, that world record will come. It is just a matter of time and I don’t want to rush things.”
Of course, it’s still early in the season and we can expect to see Chebet race in the longer distances in the communing months. In her own words, “My main focus and goal are the World Championships in Tokyo.”
The Tokyo World Championships will be held September 13 to 21.
Giving chase to Chebet was Italy’s Nadia Battocletti, who took home silver in the 10,000 last summer at the Paris Olympic Games. This evening she would also find herself second only to Chebet, running an Italian National Record of 8:26.27 in her first race back on the track this season. The race seemed to hold particular sentiment for Battocletti, who was running in front of family. “My goal was to run fast but I was not focused on that national record. My mom’s family is from Morocco and they are all here in the stadium.”
Six other women also finished with personal bests in the event, including:
- Sarah Healy: 8:27.02 (3rd)
- Yenenesh Shimket: 8:32.01 (5th)
- Marta Alemayo: 8:32.20 (6th)
- Aleshign Baweke: 8:32.88 (7th)
- Diane van ES: 8:38.12 (9th)
- Asmarech Anley: 8:42.41 (11th)
Four Other Meet Records in Rabat
Four other meet records were set this evening in Rabat. On the men’s side, we saw Tshpiso Msalela run 1:42.70 in the 800-meter to finish ahead of Great Britain’s Max Burgin, who ran a personal best of 1:43.34.
The American Jonah Koech also set a new meet record with a time of 3:31.43 in the men’s 1500-meters, just pulling ahead of the Kenyan’s Reynold Cheruiyot and Festus Lagat.
The World Record holder in the 100-meter hurdles, Tobi Amusan, took a sizeable 0.18 second lead over second-place Nadine Visser on her way to a meet record.
Femke Bol comfortably ran 52.46 seconds in the women’s 400-meter hurdles for a meet record and a comfortable lead in her season’s debut to hold off Andrenette Knight, who ran 53.90 seconds. Bol’s next race will be the FBK games in her home country of the Netherlands on June 9.
Next Stop, Rome
The next stop on the Diamond League circuit will be Rome on June 6. Confirmed athletes include Hamish Kerr (high jump), Quincy Hall (400-meter), and Thea LaFond (triple jump).
Full 2025 Rabat Diamond League Results | Rabat Diamond League 2025 Results
Here are the full results from the 2025 Rabat Diamond League Meeting (Diamond events only).
| Men’s 100 Meters | Final, Wind: +0.6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Country | Mark | |
| 1 | Akani SIMBINE | RSA | 9.95 |
| 2 | Ferdinand OMANYALA | KEN | 10.05 |
| 3 | Fred KERLEY | USA | 10.07 |
| 4 | Emmanuel ESEME | CMR | 10.1 |
| 5 | Brandon HICKLIN | USA | 10.11 |
| 6 | Shaun MASWANGANYI | RSA | 10.19 |
| 7 | Jeff ERIUS | FRA | 10.25 |
| 8 | Kyree KING | USA | 10.28 |
| 9 | Letsile TEBOGO | BOT | 10.43 |
| Men’s 200 Meters | Final, Wind: +0.4 | ||
| Place | Name | Country | Mark |
| 1 | Courtney LINDSEY | USA | 20.04 |
| 2 | Joseph FAHNBULLEH | LBR | 20.12 |
| 3 | Fred KERLEY | USA | 20.16 |
| 4 | Robert GREGORY | USA | 20.26 |
| 5 | Wayde VAN NIEKERK | RSA | 20.26 |
| 6 | Kyree KING | USA | 20.28 |
| 7 | Benjamin RICHARDSON | RSA | 20.49 |
| 8 | Ryan ZEZE | FRA | 20.68 |
| Men’s 400 Meters | |||
| Place | Name | Country | Mark |
| 1 | Jacory PATTERSON | USA | 44.37 |
| 2 | Zakithi NENE | RSA | 44.46 |
| 3 | Quincy HALL | USA | 44.9 |
| 4 | Bryce DEADMON | USA | 44.97 |
| 5 | Christopher MORALES WILLIAMS | CAN | 45.16 |
| 6 | Johnnie BLOCKBURGER | USA | 45.55 |
| 7 | Leungo SCOTCH | BOT | 45.89 |
| 8 | Walid EL BOUSSIRI | MAR | 46.47 |
| X | Bayapo NDORI | BOT | DNF |
| Men’s 800 Meters | |||
| Place | Name | Country | Mark |
| 1 | Tshepiso MASALELA | BOT | 1:42.70 |
| 2 | Max BURGIN | GBR | 1:43.34 |
| 3 | Emmanuel WANYONYI | KEN | 1:43.37 |
| 4 | Brandon MILLER | USA | 1:43.52 |
| 5 | Kethobogile HAINGURA | BOT | 1:43.82 |
| 6 | Wyclife KINYAMAL | KEN | 1:44.63 |
| 7 | Abderrahman EL ASSAL | MAR | 1:44.70 |
| 8 | Yanis MEZIANE | FRA | 1:44.95 |
| 9 | Pieter SISK | BEL | 1:45.10 |
| 10 | Abdelati EL GUESSE | MAR | 1:45.48 |
| 11 | Andreas KRAMER | SWE | 1:45.63 |
| 12 | Aaron Kemei CHEMININGWA | KEN | 1:47.27 |
| X | Patryk SIERADZKI | POL | DNF |
| Men’s 1500 Meters | |||
| Place | Name | Country | Mark |
| 1 | Jonah KOECHUSA | USA | 3:31.43 |
| 2 | Reynold CHERUIYOT | KEN | 3:31.78 |
| 3 | Festus LAGAT | KEN | 3:32.06 |
| 4 | Azeddine HABZ | FRA | 3:32.25 |
| 5 | Anass ESSAYI | MAR | 3:32.88 |
| 6 | Vincent CIATTEI | USA | 3:32.94 |
| 7 | Ruben VERHEYDEN | BEL | 3:33.19 |
| 8 | Cathal DOYLE | IRL | 3:33.32 |
| 9 | Vincent Kibet KETER | KEN | 3:33.33 |
| 10 | Jude THOMAS | AUS | 3:33.35 |
| 11 | Brian KOMEN | KEN | 3:34.38 |
| 12 | Elhassane MOUJAHID | MAR | 3:35.38 |
| 13 | Samuel TANNER | NZL | 3:35.48 |
| 14 | Romain MORNET | FRA | 3:35.59 |
| 15 | Tshepo TSHITE | RSA | 3:36.22 |
| 16 | Hafid RIZQY | MAR | 3:36.67 |
| 17 | Abdellatif SADIKI | MAR | 3:42.91 |
| X | Abraham ALVARADO | USA | DNF |
| X | Boaz KIPRUGUT | KEN | DNF |
| Men’s 3000-Meter Steeplechase | |||
| Place | Name | Country | Mark |
| 1 | Soufiane EL BAKKALI | MAR | 8:00.70 |
| 2 | Frederik RUPPERT | GER | 8:01.49 |
| 3 | Edmund SEREM | KEN | 8:07.47 |
| 4 | Samuel FIREWU | ETH | 8:09.98 |
| 5 | Daniel ARCE | ESP | 8:10.58 |
| 6 | Mohamed Amin JHINAOUI | TUN | 8:10.59 |
| 7 | Matthew WILKINSON | USA | 8:11.11 |
| 8 | Salaheddine BEN YAZIDE | MAR | 8:11.40 |
| 9 | Djilali BEDRANI | FRA | 8:11.52 |
| 10 | Hailemariyam AMARE | ETH | 8:11.80 |
| 11 | Alexis MIELLET | FRA | 8:12.89 |
| 12 | Abraham KIBIWOT | KEN | 8:13.20 |
| 13 | Ryuji MIURA | JPN | 8:13.39 |
| 14 | Luc LE BARON | FRA | 8:13.70 |
| 15 | Ahmed JAZIRI | TUN | 8:18.00 |
| 16 | Abrham SIME | ETH | 8:20.97 |
| 17 | Faid EL MOSTAFA | MAR | 8:22.78 |
| 18 | Fredrik SANDVIK | NOR | 8:39.00 |
| X | Abderrafia BOUASSEL | MAR | DNF |
| X | Wilberforce Chemiat KONES | KEN | DNF |
| X | Mohamed TINDOUFT | MAR | DNF |
| Men’s High Jump | |||
| Place | Name | Country | Mark |
| 1 | Hamish KERR | NZL | 2.25 |
| 2 | Marco FASSINOTTI | ITA | 2.25 |
| 2 | Yual REATH | AUS | 2.25 |
| 4 | JuVaughn HARRISON | USA | 2.25 |
| 5 | Romaine BECKFORD | JAM | 2.21 |
| 5 | Shelby MCEWEN | USA | 2.21 |
| 7 | Donald THOMAS | BAH | 2.21 |
| 8 | Matteo SIOLI | ITA | 2.21 |
| 9 | Raymond RICHARDS | JAM | 2.21 |
| 10 | Jan ŠTEFELA | CZE | 2.16 |
| 11 | Saad HAMMOUDA | MAR | 2.16 |
| 11 | Vernon TURNER | USA | 2.16 |
| Men’s Shot Put | |||
| Place | Name | Country | Mark |
| 1 | Payton OTTERDAHL | USA | 21.97 |
| 2 | Rajindra CAMPBELL | JAM | 21.95 |
| 3 | Joe KOVACS | USA | 21.52 |
| 4 | Adrian PIPERI | USA | 21.47 |
| 5 | Jordan GEIST | USA | 21.42 |
| 6 | Tom WALSH | NZL | 21.41 |
| 7 | Chukwuebuka Cornnell ENEKWECHI | NGR | 21.38 |
| 8 | Leonardo FABBRI | ITA | 21.03 |
| 9 | Roger STEEN | USA | 20.83 |
| 10 | Andrei Rares TOADER | ROU | 20.19 |
| 11 | Zane WEIR | ITA | 20.11 |
| 12 | Wictor PETERSSON | SWE | 19.89 |
| Women’s 100 Meters | Wind: 0.2m/s | ||
| Place | Name | Country | Mark |
| 1 | Shericka JACKSON | JAM | 11.04 |
| 2 | Maia MCCOY | LBR | 11.08 |
| 3 | Jacious SEARS | USA | 11.11 |
| 4 | Celera BARNES | USA | 11.16 |
| 5 | Zoe HOBBS | NZL | 11.16 |
| 6 | Cambrea STURGIS | USA | 11.27 |
| 7 | Rani ROSIUS | BEL | 11.29 |
| 8 | Deajah STEVENS | USA | 11.31 |
| 9 | Bree RIZZO | AUS | 11.43 |
| Women’s 800 Meters | |||
| Place | Name | Country | Mark |
| 1 | Tsige DUGUMA | ETH | 1:57.42 |
| 2 | Prudence SEKGODISO | RSA | 1:57.52 |
| 3 | Addison WILEY | USA | 1:57.55 |
| 4 | Anaïs BOURGOIN | FRA | 1:57.81 |
| 5 | Shafiqua MALONEY | VIN | 1:58.00 |
| 6 | Assia RAZIKI | MAR | 1:58.49 |
| 7 | Halimah NAKAAYI | UGA | 1:58.58 |
| 8 | Eloisa COIRO | ITA | 1:58.64 |
| 9 | Audrey WERRO | SUI | 1:58.97 |
| 10 | Natoya GOULE-TOPPIN | JAM | 1:59.92 |
| 11 | Soukaina HAJJI | MAR | 2:00.07 |
| 12 | Noélie YARIGO | BEN | 2:04.43 |
| X | Margarita KOCZANOWA | POL | DNF |
| Women’s 3000 Meters | |||
| Place | Name | Country | Mark |
| 1 | Beatrice CHEBET | KEN | 8:11.56 AR |
| 2 | Nadia BATTOCLETTI | ITA | 8:26.27 |
| 3 | Sarah HEALY | IRL | 8:27.02 |
| 4 | Ejgayehu TAYE | ETH | 8:29.55 |
| 5 | Yenenesh SHIMKET | ETH | 8:32.01 |
| 6 | Marta ALEMAYO | ETH | 8:32.20 |
| 7 | Aleshign BAWEKE | ETH | 8:32.88 |
| 8 | Maureen KOSTER | NED | 8:34.98 |
| 9 | Diane VAN ES | NED | 8:38.12 |
| 10 | Janeth CHEPNGETICH | KEN | 8:38.83 |
| 11 | Asmarech ANLEY | ETH | 8:42.41 |
| 12 | Mekedes ALEMESHETE | ETH | 8:47.85 |
| 13 | Lemlem HAILU | ETH | 8:56.57 |
| 14 | Shito GUMI | ETH | 9:01.68 |
| 15 | Ayal DAGNACHEW | ETH | 9:12.11 |
| X | Eleanor FULTON | USA | DNF |
| X | Georgia GRIFFITH | AUS | DNF |
| X | Winnie NANYONDO | UGA | DNF |
| Women’s 400-Meter Hurdles | |||
| Place | Name | Country | Mark |
| 1 | Femke BOL | NED | 52.46 |
| 2 | Andrenette KNIGHT | JAM | 53.9 |
| 3 | Ayomide FOLORUNSO | ITA | 54.74 |
| 4 | Rushell CLAYTON | JAM | 54.83 |
| 5 | Zenéy VAN DER WALT | RSA | 55.37 |
| 6 | Fatoumata Binta DIALLO | POR | 55.54 |
| 7 | Naomi VAN DEN BROECK | BEL | 55.69 |
| 8 | Cassandra TATE | USA | 56.06 |
| 9 | Rogail JOSEPH | RSA | 57.91 |
| Women’s Pole Vault | |||
| Place | Name | Country | Mark |
| 1 | Katie MOON | USA | 4.73 |
| 2 | Tina ŠUTEJ | SLO | 4.63 |
| 3 | Gabriela LEON | USA | 4.63 |
| 4 | Imogen AYRIS | NZL | 4.5 |
| 5 | Roberta BRUNI | ITA | 4.5 |
| 5 | Angelica MOSER | SUI | 4.5 |
| 7 | Emily GROVE | USA | 4.5 |
| 8 | Marie-Julie BONNIN | FRA | 4.35 |
| 9 | Olivia MCTAGGART | NZL | 4.35 |
| 10 | Alysha NEWMAN | CAN | 4.2 |
| Women’s Javelin | |||
| Place | Name | Country | Mark |
| 1 | Elina TZENGKO | GRE | 64.6 |
| 2 | Adriana VILAGOŠ | SRB | 63.25 |
| 3 | Anete SIETIŅA | LAT | 60.19 |
| 4 | Flor Denis RUIZ HURTADO | COL | 59.67 |
| 5 | Jo-Ane VAN DYK | RSA | 59.25 |
| 6 | Maria ANDREJCZYK | POL | 57.26 |
| 7 | Mackenzie LITTLE | AUS | 56.9 |
| 8 | Yulenmis AGUILAR | ESP | 56.37 |
| 9 | Victoria HUDSON | AUT | 54.6 |
| Women’s 1500 Meters | |||
| Place | Name | Country | Mark |
| 1 | Nelly CHEPCHIRCHIR | KEN | 3:58.04 |
| 2 | Worknesh MESELE | ETH | 3:58.44 |
| 3 | Dorcus EWOI | KEN | 3:59.25 |
| 4 | Saron BERHE | ETH | 3:59.93 |
| 5 | Axumawit EMBAYE | ETH | 4:01.46 |
| 6 | Netsanet DESTA | ETH | 4:02.25 |
| 7 | Sarah BILLINGS | AUS | 4:02.93 |
| 8 | Lucia STAFFORD | CAN | 4:03.54 |
| 9 | Nelly JEPKOSGEI | BRN | 4:04.01 |
| 10 | Águeda MARQUÉS | ESP | 4:04.35 |
| 11 | Berenice CLEYET-MERLE | FRA | 4:04.87 |
| 12 | Hawi ABERA | ETH | 4:04.92 |
| 13 | Tigist GIRMA | ETH | 4:05.30 |
| 14 | Lore HOFFMANN | SUI | 4:05.77 |
| 15 | Bayise TOLESA | ETH | 4:06.40 |
| 16 | Nigist GETACHEW | ETH | 4:06.76 |
| X | Esther GUERRERO | ESP | DNF |
| Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles | Wind:1.2m/s | ||
| Place | Name | Country | Mark |
| 1 | Tobi AMUSAN | NGR | 12.45 |
| 2 | Nadine VISSER | NED | 12.67 |
| 3 | Pia SKRZYSZOWSKA | POL | 12.69 |
| 4 | Ditaji KAMBUNDJI | SUI | 12.71 |
| 5 | Giada CARMASSI | ITA | 12.81 |
| 6 | Elena CARRARO | ITA | 12.89 |
| 7 | Destiny HUVEN | USA | 12.93 |
| 8 | Sacha ALESSANDRINI | FRA | 12.96 |
| 9 | Karin STRAMETZ | AUT | 13.08 |