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Beatrice Chebet with her awards. [SJAK]

Kenyan star athlete Beatrice Chebet has been named the LG/SJAK Sports Personality of the Month (SPOM) for August 2024 following her remarkable performance at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where she claimed two gold medals in the women’s 5,000m and 10,000m races.

This is the fifth time Chebet has won the prestigious LS/SJAK SPOM award, further cementing her status as one of Kenya’s top sporting icons.

Chebet, a two-time World Athletics Cross Country champion, made history as the first Kenyan woman to win two gold medals at a single Olympic Games.

Competing in her Olympic debut, the 24-year-old delivered a masterclass performance at the Stade de France, clocking 30:43.25 to win the 10,000m race. Just four days earlier, she had triumphed in the 5,000m final, becoming only the second Kenyan woman to win the event after Vivian Cheruiyot’s victory at the Rio 2016 Games.

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