IAAF World Cross Country 

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IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international Cross country running. It is held annually and organized by International Association of Athletics Federation. It was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships.

The World Cross Country Championships consists of six events: long course, short course and youth race, for both men and women respectively. In addition, all events double as team competitions where results are calculated by positions of four best runners of each nation. The men's team event has been won by either Ethiopia or Kenya since 1981. Several athletes have won three or more individual titles,

Kenya becomes the third country in Africa to host the annual championship after South Africa and Morocco. The championships, according to athletics experts are expected to draw over 5,000 runners from all corners of the world.

Schedule of Events:

Saturday, March 24, 2007

Edith Masai who has won the 4 kilometer 
race in the cross country four times
3:30 p.m. Junior Women's 6 km
4:05 Junior Men's 8 km
4:40 Senior Women's 8 km
5:20 Senior Men's 12 km

Cross Country requires a lot of stamina, with races held outdoor on challenging courses during the winter season. All these make it an excellent event for selection purposes, which is why all the big champions come from the Cross Country circuit.

So Mombasa with its rich natural heritage, tourism facilities, excellent communication network, improved infrastructure coupled with the recent introduction of Tourism Police passes as an ideal town to the event.

The races routes have already been identified and at an appropriate time will be cleared off the greens.

The dominance in Cross Country running having swung to Kenya’s advantage to win the bid with local athletes longing to win the titles on their own turf, everything possible must now be done to prove to the world that the country is capable of hosting the world event.

The selection of Mombasa is indeed, a major boost not only for its image worldwide, but also for economic well-being of Kenya. It is now a question of drumming up a positive image of the country and in particular the coastal town.

Mombasa Go-Kart is situated just at the race route. We welcome all athletes and visitors on our race track and in our restaurant.

 

 

Athlete Information

 

USA :  http://www.usatf.com/events/2007/IAAFWorldXCChampionships/athleteInfo/

 

Australia :  http://www.athletics.org.au/news/details.cfm?ObjectID=2933

 

http://www.centresporttravel.com/cross_country.htm

 

 

Links

 

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