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Diamond League Moment of the Year 2025: Faith Kipyegon, Beatrice Chebet shortlisted

Diamond League Moment of the Year 2025: Faith Kipyegon, Beatrice Chebet shortlisted
Faith Kipyegon celebrates with the Kenyan flag after winning the 1500m final in Tokyo. PHOTO/@athletics_kenya/X

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet have been shortlisted for the moment of the 2025 Wanda Diamond League season after setting new and breaking old records in the World Athletics calendar of 2025.

The year 2025 was another unforgettable year in the Wanda Diamond League, from world records on three continents to the rise of a new generation of world champions, athletics’ premier one-day series had it all as the sport’s biggest names went head to head in packed-out stadiums across the world.

How it works

Voting for the Wanda Diamond League Moment of the Year 2025 opened on Monday, December 8 2025. The shortlist of eight moments will be revealed on Facebook, Instagram and X. Fans can cast their vote by reposting or liking their favourite moment.

The final winner will be decided based on both the fan vote and a separate vote by a panel of experts, with each weighted at 50 per cent.

Voting will close on Monday, December 15 and the winner will be announced on Thursday, December 18, 2025.

Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet and defending champion Faith Kipyegon celebrating their victory in a past competition. PHOTO/@World Athletics/X
Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet and defending champion Faith Kipyegon celebrating their victory in a past competition. PHOTO/@World Athletics/X

Shortlist

The shortlist for the Wanda Diamond League Moment of the Year 2025 is as follows.

Doha: Weber and Chopra break 90 metres

Before 2025, neither Julian Weber nor Neeraj Chopra had ever broken the 90-metre mark. In Doha, they both did so on a single night, delivering one of the greatest javelin competitions of all time.

Stockholm: Duplantis breaks the world record on home soil

Mondo Duplantis may have 14 pole vault world records to his name, but few have meant more to him than the 6.28m he jumped in Stockholm in June. It was the first time that the Swedish sensation had broken the record on home soil.

Eugene: Chebet takes world record under 14 minutes in the 5000m

After a dominant start to the season, Kenyan distance star Beatrice Chebet broke the 5000m world record in style in Eugene, becoming the first woman ever to go under 14 minutes.

World Athletics has ratified Kenya's Beatrice Chebet's Wanda Diamond League's record set this year in the United States of America. PHOTO/@WorldAthletics
World Athletics has ratified Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet’s Wanda Diamond League’s record set this year in the United States of America. PHOTO/@WorldAthletics

Eugene: Kipyegon breaks own world record 1500m

Five-time Diamond League champion Faith Kipyegon broke the 1500m world record at a Diamond League meeting for the third season in a row in Eugene with 3:48.68.

Silesia: Jefferson-Wooden equals Fraser-Pryce’s meeting record

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden picked up three Diamond League wins ahead of her 100m world title in 2025. The pick of the bunch came in Silesia, when she equalled Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s meeting record of 10.66 and picked up her first overseas Diamond League victory in the process.

Silesia: Warholm sets new Diamond League record

After beginning his season with back-to-back world leads in the 300m hurdles, Karsten Warholm showed his class in the 400m hurdles with a Diamond League record of 46.28 in Silesia.

Lausanne: Seville stuns Lyles in the rain

In a statement victory ahead of his 100m world title, Jamaica’s Oblique Seville defied torrential rain to clock 9.87 in Lausanne and land the second of two eye-catching victories over Olympic champion Noah Lyles.

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