Sunday, March 30, 2008

Ethiopians Sweep Victories at World Cross Country Championships

As expected Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele took the victory in today's 12k senior men's race at the World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland (IAAF site). What wasn't quite as expected: his victory capped off a perfect day of racing for the Ethiopians, who also took the senior women's race as well as the junior men's and women's races. Top ten for both senior races:

Senior Men (12k)
1 Kenenisa BEKELE (ETH) 34:38
2 Leonard Patrick KOMON (KEN) 34:41
3 Zersenay TADESE (ERI) 34:43
4 Joseph EBUYA (KEN) 34:47
5 Moses Ndiema MASAI (KEN) 35:02
6 Felix Kikwai KIBORE (QAT) 35:15
7 Gideon Lekumok NGATUNY (KEN) 35:16
8 Ahmad Hassan ABDULLAH (QAT) 35:18
9 Habtamu FIKADU (ETH) 35:19
10 Bernard Kiprop KIPYEGO (KEN) 35:24

Senior Women (8k)
1 Tirunesh DIBABA (ETH) 25:10
2 Mestawet TUFA (ETH) 25:15
3 Linet Chepkwemoi MASAI (KEN) 25:18
4 Doris Chepkwemoi CHANGEYWO (KEN) 25:34
5 Hilda KIBET (NED) 25:35
6 Gelete BURKA (ETH) 25:35
7 Priscah Jepleting CHERONO (KEN) 25:36
8 Margaret Wangari MURIUKI (KEN) 25:46
9 Meselech MELKAMU (ETH) 25:51
10 Grace Kwamboka MOMANYI (KEN) 25:54

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