Diamond League 2024: Winfred Yavi Creates History In Women's 3000m Steeplechase; Breaks Several Records

Winfred Yavi World Lead: The Kenya-born Bahrain athlete adds yet another record to her legend, as her prominence in Women's Athletics keeps on growing. Here are the details.

Winfred Yavi's run in the Women's 3000m Steeplechase event will go down in history as one of the finest feats in Women's Athletics ever

Source : @X/WorldAthletics

Winfred Yavi World Lead: Winfred Yavi's run in the Women's 3000m Steeplechase event will be remembered for ages, as the Bahrain athlete broke a list of records with her iconic run at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. The iconic stadium, which is home to historic football clubs — AS Roma and Lazio, has been the venue that let the fans witness some iconic moments throughout the decades, and Winfred Yavi's run on Friday will surely go down in history books as one of the finest feats in Women's Athletics ever.

During her run, the Bahrainis clocked the time of 8:44:39 (divided in the ratio of minutes:seconds:milliseconds) which has now the following records:

• New World Lead
• New Asian Record
• New Diamond League Record
• Personal Best of Winfred Yavi

However, what grabbed the eyeballs of viewers around the world was the fact that this historic run still remains fraction of seconds shy off the world record, and the margin will surely surprise all the readers. Yes..., it is an agonisingly 0.07 seconds short of the world record, which is 8:44.32, set by Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech back in 2018.

The Paris Olympics 2024 Gold medalist in Women's 3000m Steeplechase is now a record-holder in many categories, and merely 24 years old, it seems like a start of something legendary in Women's Athletics.

SO CLOSE 🤯

🇰🇪's Winfred Yavi charges to an impressive 8:44.39 in the 3000m steeplechase at the @GoldenGalaDL, just 0.07 seconds off the world record.

🇺🇬's Peruth Chemutai sets a national record with 8:48.03 in second place.

📸 @matthewquine #DiamondLeague pic.twitter.com/Zt4ZAfAuqD

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 30, 2024

World lead for Winfred Yavi!

The #Olympic and #DiamondLeague champion clocks 8:44.39 in the women's 3000m steeplechase.

✔️World lead
✔️Meeting record
✔️Asian record#RomeDL🇮🇹
📷 @chiaramontesan2 pic.twitter.com/rWHPtBhDWj

— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) August 30, 2024

Social Media Flooded With Reactions After Winfred Yavi's Historic Run

The internet world has gone berserk after learning Winfred Yavi's historic run and list of achievements and feats in Rome, and here are some of the most viral tweets:

Winfred Yavi delivers an extraordinary performance!

With a world-leading 8:44.39 in the 3000m steeplechase, the reigning Olympic and Diamond League champion not only surpasses her Olympic record but also shatters the previous meeting record in Rome. #RomeDL #DiamondLeague pic.twitter.com/FDmxQRsPcx

— RunBlogRun (@RunBlogRun) August 30, 2024

Smiles all around after the Rome Diamond League steeplechase. Winfred Yavi runs 8:44.39 and just misses the world record by 0.07 seconds. Peruth Chemutai moves to third on the all-time list and runs a Ugandan record of 8:48.03.

Constien runs 9:04.92 and Jennings 9:07.70 (PR). pic.twitter.com/arojmHZEjJ

— Fast Women (@fast_women) August 30, 2024

8:44. 39 WL, MR, AR, PB 😳🤯.

It's 🇧🇭 Winifred Yavi again in women's 3000m Steeplechase.
Today at Rome Diamond League was a repeat of Olympics 2024.
🇺🇬 Peruth Chemutai was 2rd 8:48.03 NR PB while 🇰🇪 Faith Cherotich was 3rd, 8:57.65. pic.twitter.com/7yUopelS4o

— Stories (@Kome2Ke) August 30, 2024