NAIROBI, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- World 3,000 meters steeplechase record holder Beatrice Chepkoech says her priority this season is to win the Diamond Trophy and the World Championships.
Chepkoech, will be back on the Diamond circuit in Birmingham on Sunday hopeful to prolong her chase for the final with another victory. The Kenyan, 26, already has two wins this season from Shanghai, China and Prefontaine Classic in Stanford, the United States in May.
"I want to win gold. Last year, I had high hopes of winning the Africa Championships, but it was never to be. At Rio Olympics I was fourth and so was at the London World Championships in 2017. Now I hope in 2019, I will finally win a big title in Doha, Qatar," Chepkoech said on Saturday.
In Birmingham, she will lead a horde of Kenyan elite stars including World Under-20 steeplechase champion Celliphine Chespol, who finished second in Shanghai, former world champion Hyvin Kiyeng, Caroline Tuigong, Daisy Jepkemei and Norah Jeruto.
In the men's 1500 meters race Cornelius Kiplangat and Cornelius Tuwei will carry Kenya's flag and will face stiff competition from race favorite Ethiopia's Samuel Tefera.
Chepkoech has also said she intends to debut at the World Indoor Tour in 2020 with an aim of running at the ultimate stage in Nanjing, China in March.
"I have never run the world indoor championships, and next year China is hosting it. Maybe if I will be in top form, then I will see how it will go. I want to break the jinx of winning medals in 2019 and then Nanjing World Indoor will be another step for me," she said.
