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The line-up in Soria comprises three of the first four placers from Atapuerca
Rodrigue Kwizera will race for a hat-trick of victories when the Cross Internacional de Soria Cross Country Tour takes place on November 10.
The event will celebrate its 30th edition and organisers will pay tribute to two of Soria’s former champions: 1992 Olympic 1500m gold medallist Fermin Cacho and 1997 and 1999 world marathon champion Abel Anton.
08:30 - 26.10.2024
Kenya's Grace Nawowuna headlines Atapuerca Cross Country as Kwizera, Chelimo rekindle rivalry
Nawowuna faces competition from Burundian Francine Niyomukunzi who is in fine form
Kwizera, 25, took comfortable wins in Amorebieta on October 20 and Atapuerca a fortnight ago and should be tipped as the hot favourite to grab a hat-trick of victories, as the double World Athletics Cross Country Tour winner also triumphed in 2021 and 2023.
The line-up in Soria comprises three of the first four placers from Atapuerca, including Kenya’s Mathew Kipchumba Kipsang, third on that occasion, and fourth-placed Egide Ntakarutimana, the 27-year-old Burundian who should fight for his first podium spot this cross country season.
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07:17 - 28.10.2024
Kenya's Grace Nawowuna bags silver as Daisy Jepkemei & Rodrigue Kwizera triumph in Atapuerca
During the final lap Nawowuna attempted to move into the lead but it was short-lived.
The young Ethiopian squad features Ayele Tadesse and Wegene Addisu. The former boasts a 27:40 10km PB and will be making his third appearance this season following a seventh place in Atapuerca and a fourth spot in San Sebastian last Sunday. Addisu is the 2021 world U20 1500m silver medallist.
Uganda’s Hosea Kiplangat, who finished 13th at the World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade in March, joins them. The 24-year-old holds a 10km PB of 27:14, although he had to settle for eighth place in San Sebastian last weekend.
Spanish hopes rest on Nassim Hassaous and Daniel Arce. The latter is a renowned 3000m steeplechaser who has finished in the top 10 in the last three major championships, while Hassaous is a cross country specialist who finished seventh at the 2021 European Championships. The 30-year-old is fresh from a 1:01:48 half marathon debut in Valencia.
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