The 2023 Cross Zornotza, officially the 69º Cross Internacional Zornotza, was the 69th edition of the international cross country running competition held in Amorebieta-Etxano, Spain on 22 October 2023. It was the first leg of the 2023–24 World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold, the highest-level global series of cross country competitions.

2023 Cross Zornotza
Dates22 October 2023
An overhead view of Zornotza
Level2023–24 World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold
2022
2024


Recap

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Likina Amebaw of Ethiopia and Celestin Ndikumana of Burundi won the two races.[1][2]

Results

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In combination with two other eligible cross country races, points from the 2023 Cross Zornotza could be used to qualify for the 10,000 metres track race at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The top eight athletes ordered by total score (summed from their top three cross country performances) were granted automatic qualification, respecting the maximum three athletes per country.[3]

XC 8.7km

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References

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  1. ^ Admin, Runnerstribe (2023-10-24). "Golden Triumph at Cross Internacional Zornotza". Runner's Tribe. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  2. ^ "Amebaw and Ndikumana excel in Amorebieta | REPORTS | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  3. ^ Gault, Jonathan. "World Athletics Made a Big Change to World/Olympic 10,000m Qualifying and No One Is Talking About It". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
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