Diamond League Silesia: Beatrice Chebet Stumbles as Gudaf Tsegay Dominates Women’s 1500m with Meeting Record

Gudaf Tsegay produced a blistering display to win the women’s 1500m at the Silesia Diamond League on Saturday, storming away from the field to clock a new meeting record of 3:50.62.

The Ethiopian star, who had been outclassed by Beatrice Chebet in their previous encounters this season, ran a tactically perfect race, staying with the leading pack in the opening lap before launching a decisive surge on the second.

Full Results:

1. Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) – 3:50.62 MR SB
2. Beatrice Chebet (KEN) – 3:54.73 PB
3. Georgia Bell (GBR) – 3:56.00
4. Nikki Hiltz (USA) – 3:56.10
5. Freweyni Hailu (ETH) – 3:56.30 SB
6. Linden Hall (AUS) – 3:56.39 PB
7. Birke Haylom (ETH) – 3:56.79 SB
8. Heather MacLean (USA) – 3:57.79 PB
9. Sarah Healy (IRL) – 3:57.95
10. Marta Pérez (ESP) – 3:59.02 SB
11. Klaudia Kazimierska (POL) – 3:59.66 PB
12. Weronika Lizakowska (POL) – 4:03.65
13. Worknesh Mesele (ETH) – 4:05.32
14. Sarah Billings (AUS) – 4:05.78

The Ethiopian’s devastating kick in the final lap left Chebet trailing, despite the Kenyan clocking a personal best in second place.

Great Britain’s Georgia Bell took third, but the night belonged to Tsegay, whose dominant win sets the stage for a highly anticipated rematch at the World Championships in Tokyo next month.