Global XC round-up 02.03.09
Asian champs men's podium
With the World XC only a few weeks away the world’s endurance nations are finalising teams, and the athletes are honing their form. IAAF reports on Asian Champs, Southern Region and the Almond Blossom Cross
Jamal and Abdullah cruise to title defence – Asian Cross Country Championships
Manama, Bahrain – Bahrain’s World 1500m champion Maryam Yusuf Jamal and Asian 10,000m record holder Ahmed Hassan Abdullah comfortably defended their women’s and men’s titles respectively at the 10th Asian Cross Country Championships in Manama, Bahrain on Sunday (01).
Prokopcuka and Menjo take titles at Almond Blossom Cross
Lisbon, Portugal – In two trilling races Kiprono Menjo and Jelena Prokopchuka took the titles at the 32nd Almond Blossom Cross Country this morning on the Açoteias Cross Country course.
Jelena Prokopcuka
African Southern Region XC Champs: A South African affair
Gymkhana, Mauritius – The 2009 Southern Region Cross Country Championships took place at Gymkhana on Saturday (28), where South Africa won four gold, four silver and two bronze medals, as Lesotho took two bronze medals in the junior races.
Lebogang Phalula (890) leads the field in Mauritius
