World XC - Ethiopia and Kenya select teams
Ebuya - won't defend World XC title in Spain
In the harsh environment of a Kenyan trials race there is no room to hide. Such was the experience of Joseph Ebuya on Saturday as the reigning World XC champion didn’t make the plane to Punta Umbria in March!
Nairobi, Kenya – Those who will head to the the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Punta Umbria, Spain on 20 March will not witness any reigning champion in all four races. This was after aspirations the of Joseph Ebuya (senior men), Emily Chebet (senior women), Caleb Mwangangi (junior men) and Mercy Cherono (junior women) were collectively buried in the scrap heap of the forcefully competed 19th IAAF Permit/KCB National Cross Country Championships on Saturday (19).
Geoffrey Mutai (106) on his way to a storming win at the Kenyan trials
Melkamu, Mesfin dominate Ethiopian trials for Punta Umbria
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Three-time World Cross Country bronze medallist Meselech Melkamu and upcoming runner Hunegnaw Mesfin were the winners of the senior races at the 28th Jan Meda Cross Country International on Sunday (20), the Ethiopian qualifying trials for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Punta Umbria, Spain…
Meselech Melkamu at the Ethipian trials
