Uganda defended the men's title in World Cross-country Championships 2023, but this time it was Jacob Kiplimo who took the gold medal.
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Beatrice Chebet of Kenya won after upsetting pre-race favorite Letesenbet Gidey, who stumbled and faced disqualification meters from the finish. Gidey arrived in Bathurst as the world’s leading women’s distance runner. She appeared to be on her way to gold after following Chebet, racing on her shoulder, and passing her on the final lap. But, the Kenyan delivered a stunning finishing kick to beat Gidey in the final stretch. Gidey fell and never managed to recover after Chebet surpassed her. A fan from Ethiopia scaled the barrier and sprinted onto the track to help Gidey, which resulted in her disqualification. Chebet, the 2019 U20 global cross country champion, won the senior title in 33:48. Tsigie Gebreselama of Ethiopia and another Kenyan Agnes Jebet Ngetich won silver and bronze, respectively.
Uganda defended the men’s title in World Cross-country Championships 2023, but this time it was Jacob Kiplimo who took the gold medal. After finishing second in the senior men’s race in Aarhus four years ago, the 22-year-old captured his first senior world title 18 months later in Gdynia at the World Half Marathon Championships. In today’s competition, Kiplimo and his compatriot, defending champion Joshua Cheptegei, held back on the first lap. The race, however, heated up as the temperature dropped. Despite the difficult route, Kiplimo, who has extensive mountain running experience, was clearly pumped up to run, and eventually pulled away on the last lap. He finished with a timing of 29:17, a relatively fast time for 10km considering the challenges of the race. Aregawi, competing in his first World Cross championships, finished second place with 29:26, while Cheptegei had to settle for the bronze medal.
The Kenyan quartet of Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Mirriam Cherop, Daniel Kyumbe Munguti, and Brenda Chebet reclaimed the mixed relay title at the Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia. On the first three legs, South Africa and Australia both fought valiantly. Ethiopia, on the other hand, eventually triumphed to place second. Jessica Hull and Oliver Hoare, two prominent athletes on the Australian team, helped the host team win a well-deserved bronze medal.
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Individual events
| Event | Gold | Timing | Silver | Timing | Bronze | Timing |
| Senior men | Jacob Kiplimo (Uganda) | 29:17:00 | Berihu Aregawi (Ethiopia) | 29:26:00 | Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda) | 29:37:00 |
| Senior women | Beatrice Chebet (Kenya) | 33:48:00 | Tsigie Gebreselama (Ethiopia) | 33:56:00 | Agnes Jebet Ngetich (Kenya) | 34:00:00 |
| Junior men | Ishmael Kipkurui (Kenya) | 24:29:00 | Reynold Kipkorir Cheruiyot (Kenya) | 24:30:00 | Boki Diriba (Ethiopia) | 24:31:00 |
| Junior women | Senayet Getachew (Ethiopia) | 20:53 | Medine Eisa (Ethiopia) | 21:00 | Pamela Kosgei (Kenya) | 21:01 |
Mixed relay
| Event | Gold | Timing | Silver | Timing | Bronze | Timing |
| Mixed relay | Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Mirriam Cherop, Kyumbe Munguti, Brenda Chebet (Kenya) | 23:14 | Adehena Kasaye, Hawi Abera, Getnet Wale, Birke Haylom (Ethiopia) | 23:21 | Oliver Hoare, Jessica Hull, Stewart McSweyn, Abbey Caldwell (Australia) | 23:26 |
