The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 16 and 20 July 2022.
[2] In the first heat, Jeruto ran an impressive, but unnecessary 9:01.54, the #26 time in history simply to be the leading qualifier.
Ten seconds behind her Marwa Bouzayani, wearing a hijab uniform was an automatic qualifier.
The pack strung out to single file, with 2017 champion, returning silver medalist Emma Coburn, Olympic gold medalist Peruth Chemutai, Mekides Abebe and Werkuha Getachew latching onto the front of that train.
[4] The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows: The first 3 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified to the final.