2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Geoffrey Kamworor Defends His World Cross Country Crown and Denies Host Uganda A Fairy Tale Ending
Kamworor cemented his status as the biggest young talent in the sport with by coming from 12 seconds down on the final lap to overcome a heroic effort by Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei.March 26, 2017
Perfection: The Kenyan Women Perfect Score The World And Go 1-2-3-4-5-6 at 2017 World XC Champs
The Kenyan women more than lived up to their favorite status as they put on a show for ages today at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.March 26, 2017
Video of Joshua Cheptegei Staggering to Finish at World Cross Country
All our post-race interviews on one page.March 26, 2017
Could We See Asbel Kiprop vs. Genzebe Dibaba on Sunday? Everything You Need to Know About the New 4 x 2K Relay at World XC
March 25, 2017
Her Dreams Became Reality: Canadian Champion Sasha Gollish Will Run World XC After an 8-Year Break From the Sport
Gollish quit the sport as a 20-year-old but recommitted herself at age 32 in 2014 and has improved rapidly since, winning the Canadian and NACAC XC titles this winter. She'll lead Team Canada on Sunday.March 25, 2017
2017 World XC Champs Senior Women's Preview: A Comically Loaded Kenyan Team Should Roll, Can Alice Aprot Win Worlds Like Her Brother?
March 24, 2017
Television and Streaming Info: 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships TV and Streaming Information
Do you want to know how to watch the world cross country championships on Sunday. We've got you covered.March 24, 2017
The World's Greatest Footrace - 2017 World XC Champs Senior Men's Preview: Can Geoffrey Kamworor Lead Kenya to Team Gold? Can the Americans Medal?
Geoffrey Kamworor is looking to become the 1st man since 2006 to successfully defend his world cross country crown. Can he do it? If he falters, who is likely to win? Can the Americans possibly pick up their first individual medal since Alberto Salazar's silver in 1982? They've certainly got a good chance, particularly if Olympic 5000 silver medallist Paul Chelimo, who is in Uganda ready to race the 10k (but currently only on the 4 x 2k relay), ends up running.March 24, 2017
Outside Letsrun
Women's U20: Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey cruises to her 2nd straight U-20 women's title
She's the fourth woman in history to win back to back junior titles.May 11, 2017
Good Read: IAAF Profile: With Second World XC Title Secure, Geoffrey Kamworor Now Turns Focus To London
“In 2015 I was really focused to win the title, but I got silver, so I am not satisfied yet. I want to win the title. I am working so hard for it. That’s really my big dream and I will work for it until I fulfill it.”March 28, 2017
Athletics Kenya will send 8 buses full of fans to Uganda
Some of them are going from Nairobi which is a 20-hour bus ride when you throw in stops.March 17, 2017
Leonard Patrick Komon guarantees Kenyan victory, "We will win. I believe it will be an easy run and we assure Kenyans of a win."
Six days after worlds, he'll race Galen Rupp in a half marathon in Prague.March 17, 2017
Geoffrey Kamworor says he's in much better shape than at Kenyan Trials - thinks he can defend title
He says he only started training in December as he was trying to get over a nagging injury.March 17, 2017
Is this the secret to Kenya's World XC sucess? Team has done a training camp at Kigari Teachers Training College since 1986
Some think the special terrain makes it ideal for xc.March 17, 2017
Kenya's junior men say they are ready to dominate World XC but many of them want individual gold
World Youth 3,000m champion Richard Kimunyan won the Trials but world jr steeple champ Amos Kirui (5th Trials) says he's the one to beat.March 17, 2017
10 Days To Go: Kampala, Uganda Set To Host The Largest World XC Meet In More Than A Decade
It will be the biggest the meet has been since 2006, although the numbers get a boost from the new mixed relay race.March 16, 2017
Spain Name Team Of 24 Athletes For World XC
March 16, 2017
British Athletics Officially A Joke: UK Announces World XC “Squad”
No senior men and only four senior women will make the trip to Uganda. *Athletics Weekly articleMarch 14, 2017
Morale is high in Kenya's World XC camp although they know they face a stiff challenge facing ex-Kenyans running for USA
The team has elected Faith Kipyegon and Leonard Komon as captains.March 7, 2017
Olympid 1500m Champ Faith Kipyegon Looks Forward to Running 10km at World XC Champs Next Month in Uganda
For the first time ever the women are running 10km. Kipyegon was a two time world junior XC champ.February 23, 2017
Asbel Kiprop Is Back Running Cross Country, Running 4x2000m Relay at World Cross in Uganda
Kiprop said, "My first (world) cross-country was the worst." The crazy thing is he won the world junior title in Mombasa but it was so hot he hated it. (World Cross in Mombasa was the most interesting event LRC's Wejo has ever been to)February 21, 2017
Asbel Kiprop is named to Kenya's World XC team
For the 1st time, the IAAF is haivng a mixed-gender 4 x 2k mixed gender relay at World XC.February 18, 2017
Kenya's Team Is Loaded - Leonard Barsoton stuns favorites Bedan Karoki and Geoffrey Kamworor at 2017 Kenyan XC Championships
Barsoton stormed from 3rd to 1st in the final 500 but the Kenyan team is loaded as Kamworor and Karoki both made it. The women's race was won by 14:43 5ker Irene Cheptai and the team includes reigning world xc champ Agnes Tirop and Olympic 1500 champ Faith Kipyegon.
February 18, 2017
On The Boards
Analysis
- Perfection: The Kenyan Women Perfect Score The World And Go 1-2-3-4-5-6 at 2017 World XC Champs
- Kenya, Thanks to Asbel Kiprop, Goes Wire to Wire to Win Inaugural Mixed Relay at 2017 World Cross Country Champs
- Geoffrey Kamworor Defends His World Cross Country Crown and Denies Host Uganda A Fairy Tale Ending
Event Recaps
- Perfection: The Kenyan Women Perfect Score The World And Go 1-2-3-4-5-6 at 2017 World XC Champs
- Kenya, Thanks to Asbel Kiprop, Goes Wire to Wire to Win Inaugural Mixed Relay at 2017 World Cross Country Champs
- Geoffrey Kamworor Defends His World Cross Country Crown and Denies Host Uganda A Fairy Tale Ending
Event Previews
- Could We See Asbel Kiprop vs. Genzebe Dibaba on Sunday? Everything You Need to Know About the New 4 x 2K Relay at World XC
- 2017 World XC Champs Senior Women's Preview: A Comically Loaded Kenyan Team Should Roll, Can Alice Aprot Win Worlds Like Her Brother?
- The World's Greatest Footrace - 2017 World XC Champs Senior Men's Preview: Can Geoffrey Kamworor Lead Kenya to Team Gold? Can the Americans Medal?