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
No comments:
Post a Comment