Double Olympic Champion Beatrice will be among the 11 Olympic Champions who will be competing at the Rome Golden Gala in Italy on Friday, 6th June.
Chebet will be in search of a 3rd victory in the Diamond League this season after claiming victories in Xiamen and Rabat.
The Diamond League defending champion got her season off to a great start, winning 5,000m in Xiamen in 14:27.12, before missing a 3,000m world record by a whisker, clocking the 2nd best and world-leading time of 8:11.56 in Rabat.
The World silver medallist over the distance will run against her compatriot Margaret Akidor, facing off against a host of Ethiopians, among them Asayech Ayichew, Aleshign Baweke, Freweyni Hailu and Gudaf Tsegay.
2019 World Champion Timothy Cheruiyot will participate in the 1500m, alongside fellow Kenyans Reynold Cheruiyot, who finished 2nd in Rabat, and African Champion Brian Komen.
Olympian Susan Ejore and African silver medallist Purity Chepkirui will compete in the 1500m as Africa’s fastest man in the 100m. Ferdinand Omanyala will take on four Americans led by 3-time world champion Fred Kerley, Trayvon Bromell, Lindset Coutney and Brandon Hickling. emen.
