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The 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships took place on 18 February 2023 in Bathurst, Australia. It was the event's 44th edition and the second time after Auckland in 1988 that the championships were held in Oceania. [1] [2] In March 2020 the course was revealed, to be held in the infield of the Mount Panorama Circuit. [3]
The Senior men's race at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships was held at Bathurst, Australia, on February 18, 2023. Jacob Kiplimo from Uganda won the gold medal by 9 seconds over Ethiopian Berihu Aregawi , while Joshua Cheptegei finished third.
Numerous other champions have medalled at the Olympic Games or the World Championships, or have set World Records. In the 206th IAAF Council Meeting, held after the 2016 Summer Olympics, the council decided to add a mixed-gender relay race to the World Cross Country Championships schedule – a first for the event. [2]
The Senior men's race at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships was held at Belgrade, Serbia, on March 30, 2024. Jacob Kiplimo from Uganda won the gold medal by 3 seconds over Ethiopia's Berihu Aregawi and Kenya's Benson Kiplangat , who finished third.
The Senior women's race at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships was held at the Bathurst in Australia, on February 18, 2023. Beatrice Chebet from Kenya won the gold medal by 8 seconds over Ethiopian Tsigie Gebreselama , while Agnes Jebet Ngetich finished third.
The U20 men's race at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships was held at the Bathurst in Australia, on February 18, 2023. Ishmael Kipkurui from Kenya won the gold medal by 1 second over Kenyan Reynold Kipkorir Cheruiyot , while Boki Diriba finished third.
The Mixed relay race of the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships was run in Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 18 February 2023, with 15 teams of four athletes each, two men and two women, taking part. Each athlete ran a distance of approximately two kilometres before handing off to the next.
The Gold-level meetings award extra World Athletics Rankings cross country placement points, which can be used to earn automatic qualification into the 10,000 metres track race at the 2025 World Athletics Championships. [1] The Tour is also seen by some as a way to prepare for the 2024 European Cross Country Championships. [2]