The World Athletics Cross Country Championships witness Ethiopian and Kenyan dominance with Marta Alemayo winning the Women's U20 race in 19:28. Samuel Kibathi of Kenya wins the Men's U20 race. Beatrice Chebet of Kenya retains her title in the Women's Senior Race with a time of 31:05. Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda wins the Men's World Cross Country championship in 28:09. East African athletes excel on the medal table in Belgrade.
Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo and Beatrice Chebet of Kenya successfully defended their world cross country titles in Belgrade on Saturday. #AFPSports https://t.co/L1OTXIUWiq
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East African dominance on the medal table in Belgrade today. ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ #WorldCrossCountry https://t.co/BtUjjRx69N
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐! ๐บ๐ฌ An outstanding performance to retain his crown as Men's World Cross Country champion! He is back to his best with a time of 28:09. #WorldCrossCountry https://t.co/PVQkUXYOFD
Fiona Everard runs a 36:35 in the Women's Senior Race. ๐ฎ๐ช #WorldCrossCountry | @irishathletics https://t.co/0cx1jpzG5G
Absolute Kenyan dominance! ๐ฐ๐ช A 1๏ธโฃ, 2๏ธโฃ, 3๏ธโฃ, 4๏ธโฃ, 5๏ธโฃ in the Women's Senior Race! Beatrice Chebet takes the ๐ฅ to retain her title in a time of 31:05! #WorldCrossCountry https://t.co/3HQzm8uK1D
Ireland's Harry Colbert (25:48) and Seamus Robinson (26:18) leave it all on the course in the Men's U20 race. ๐ฎ๐ช #WorldCrossCountry | @irishathletics https://t.co/UXEOHuz2PC
What a finish! Kenya's Samuel Kibathi pips Ethiopia's Mezgebu Sime to win the Men's U20 race! #WorldCrossCountry https://t.co/8xldXPA5QR
Just 12 seconds separate the two Irish athletes in the Women's U20 race. ๐ฎ๐ช Anna Gardiner comes in 37th with a time of 21:58, while Kirsty Maher was 39th with 22:10. #WorldCrossCountry https://t.co/JWRMlrOQ24
Ethiopian dominance in the Women's U20 race! Marta Alemayo takes it with a time of 19:28! A 1๏ธโฃ, 2๏ธโฃ, 3๏ธโฃ for ๐ช๐น! #WorldCrossCountry https://t.co/kjfGHN6BxA
Abbie Donnelly leads the 22-strong British team who are competing across five disciplines. Watch the World Athletics Cross Country Championships live on @bbciplayer โคต