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Kenya’s steeplechase runners led by world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech could breathe a sigh of relief if their track rival makes good on her promise of trying out other races
Kenyan-born Bahraini Winfred Mutile Yavi is already considering switching from the 3,000m steeplechase just over one month after stunning everyone to win gold at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Yavi continued her great form when she comfortably won the 3,000m steeplechase at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Monday, making it double gold after also claiming the 1,500m final on Sunday.
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Although she believes she is just halfway to her career peak, the 23-year-old world champion is already considering racing more events beyond steeplechase.
"It means a lot for me (to achieve golden double)," Yavi said after defending her Women's 3,000m steeplechase in 9:18.28 on Monday.
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Yavi had grabbed her first Asian gold in the women's 1,500m in 4:11.65 on Sunday, over six seconds slower than her personal best of 4:05.54 which gives her confidence that she can do even better in other races.
"It means that I'm capable of shifting to different events. I don't need to stay in the steeplechase for a long time. I can graduate slowly, slowly to different events," she added.
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"Maybe I'll do 5,000m or 10,000m road races, and in the future maybe even a marathon.”
Her result in the women's 3,000m steeplechase also surpassed the previous Asian Games record of 9:31.36 set by her compatriot Ruth Jebet in 2014.
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"I had a lot of pressure (with people) saying 'you're going to win', but anything could happen. So, I was careful and just tried to break the Asian Games record. I'm happy that I fulfilled my dreams today," said a thrilled Yavi.
Yavi stunned the world by winning the 3,000m steeplechase at her fourth World Championships in Budapest in August. She overtook the world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya in the final lap, finishing in the fourth-fastest time ever at 8:54.29 with 19-year-old Kenyan Faith Cherotich clinching bronze.
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Yavi has beaten Chepkoech in all the races they have competed together starting from the Diamond League Meeting in Doha and she has disclosed what that means to her.
Her sentiments will therefore likely be received well by the Kenyan contingent who will hope that she can switch from the steeplechase as soon as the 2024 Paris Olympics where the entry standard for the women's 3,000m is 9:23.00, while the 1,500m is 4:02.50.
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