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Launceston, Tasmania; 14 March 2024 - This August, Australian athletics sets it sights on Tasmania, as the country’s most southern state gets set to host an unprecedented Australian Cross Country Championships for all ages, incorporating juniors to elite and through to masters participants.
Canberra, Australia; 1 March 2024: The first Australian athletes for the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships have been named, with Victorian Haftu Strintzos and Canberran local Paige Campbell set to lead the charge in Serbia after storming to victory at Stromlo Forest to confirm their selection alongside distance veterans Liam Adams and Melissa Duncan.
Inaugurating the London International Cross Country event at Parliament Hill was more than just a spectacle. The organizers, led by Eamonn Martin, aimed to fill the void left by the dearly missed Great Edinburgh XC. Their vision goes beyond, harboring ambitions to host the European Championships at this iconic venue.
In a breathtaking display of athletic ability, Yves Nimubona became the first Rwandan male to win the Energyvision CrossCup Hannut on Sunday (21), and Edinah Jebitok won her third Gold-level race of the World Athletics Cross Country Tour.
This weekend, the spotlight shifts to Parliament Hill as Hugo Milner, a hopeful contender for the Olympic triathlon, takes on the London International Cross Country. Despite his dedication to swim-bike-run ambitions, Milner contemplates the prospect of competing in the World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade later this year.
Beatrice Chebet, the world cross-country champion, and Berihu Aregawi, the silver medallist, demonstrated their supremacy at the Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza, proving their elite position. Taking place in Elgoibar, Spain, on Sunday (7), the competitors showed remarkable expertise in navigating the difficult course due to the continuous rain.
San Giorgio su Legnano witnessed a display of exceptional athleticism as Daniel Simiu Ebenyo and Francine Niyomukunzi claimed victory at the prestigious Campaccio, part of the World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold series.
In a thrilling showcase of athletic prowess, Kenya's Edinah Jebitok and Spain's Abdessamad Oukhelfen emerged victorious at the prestigious Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños, marking the ninth Gold level meeting of this season's World Athletics Cross Country Tour held this past Sunday.
Karoline Bjerkeli Grovdal of Norway secured her third consecutive European Cross Country Championships win, dominating the women’s 9km contest amidst the muddy terrain at Laeken Park in Brussels, Belgium. Yann Schrub seized the first senior men’s title for France in a close race on Sunday (10).
The anticipation mounts as the British cross-country running squad prepares to storm the European Championships in Brussels on December 10. Megan Keith, Hugo Milner, and Innes FitzGerald headline a formidable team set to vie for top honors on the challenging European terrain.
                   

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