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The Burundian has reached the finish line first at the past three editions of this race, although he was disqualified in 2021
Mathew Kipchumba Kipsang will look to overpower defending champion Burundi’s Rodrigue Kwizera at the Cross Internacional de la Constitución Cross Country Tour in Alcobendas on the outskirts of Madrid on November 24.
The Burundian suffered his first defeat of the current cross-country season last weekend when he was outsprinted by Thierry Ndikumwenayo at the Cross de Itálica.
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20:30 - 17.11.2024
Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet cruises to commanding Seville Cross Country win
The World Cross Country champion led from start to finish to cut the tape in 23:32
The 25-year-old reached the finish line first at the past three editions of this race, although he was disqualified in 2021 for not wearing the vest of his Spanish club, Playas de Castellón. He made amends with victories in 2022 and 2023, and so goes into this weekend’s race as the hot favourite.
He may not have it all his own way, though. Kipsang has achieved podium finishes in Atapuerca, Soria and San Vittore Olona in recent weeks and will aim to nail down his name again in Madrid.
Ugandan duo Martin Kiprotich and Samuel Cherop will be keen to make an impact. Kiprotich was fifth in Atapuerca. Cherop, who was 11th in the U20 race at the World Cross Country Championships earlier this year, is fresh from a 13:46 run over 5km in Lille. Ethiopia’s Abrham Sime, who has a highly respectable steeplechase PB of 8:02.36, clocked 13:36 in Lille for fifth.
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21:15 - 17.11.2024
Mathew Kipruto triumphs at Cinque Mulini Cross Country in Italy
The world U20 cross-country bronze medalist crossed the finish line in 27:26
With many of Spain’s top distance runners building up for the European Cross Country Championships on December 8, Juan Antonio Pérez – a 27:46.08 performer for 10,000m – should lead the home challenge.
Notable past winners here include Portugal's 1993 world cross-country champion Albertina Dias (1996), Ethiopia’s Olympic marathon champion Tamirat Tola (2015) and Uganda’s two-time world cross country champion Jacob Kiplimo (2018).
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