2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 24, 2007. The races were held at the Mombasa Golf Course in Mombasa, Kenya.[1] Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encompassed both individual and team competition. The short race for men and women that was run between 1998 and 2006 was scrapped and the World Cross Country Championships went back to one-day format. Reports of the event were given in the Herald,[2] and for the IAAF.[3][4][5]

2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition35th
DateMarch 24
Host cityMombasa, Kenya Kenya
VenueMombasa Golf Course
Events4
Distances12 km – Senior men
8 km – Junior men
8 km – Senior women
6 km – Junior women
Participation470 athletes from
63 nations

Preparations

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When Athletics Kenya (AK, the national governing body of Athletics) applied for the event, it used the slogan "Cross Country Comes Home", referring to Kenyan and East African traditional dominance at the event. Nevertheless, no formidable Kenyan runners are known to come from Kenyan Coast Province. Instead, successful Kenyan runners typically represent Kalenjin tribes who reside in The Rift Valley Kenya, approximately 700-800 kilometres from Mombasa. AK chose Mombasa as a venue due to better infrastructure (such as hotels) compared to other cities. The 2007 World Cross Country Championships is one of the biggest international athletics event held in Kenya since the 1987 All-Africa Games, held 20 years ago in Nairobi. Another event held in Kenya was the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

Other applicants for the event were Miami in the United States and Madrid in Spain, both withdrew their candidature before final vote.[6] The World Cross Country Championships have been held in Africa three times before. In 1975 and 1998 it was held in Morocco, the 1996 event took place in South Africa.

There was also an IAAF Council meeting held in Mombasa, at which the host cities for 2011 and 2013 IAAF World Championships in Athletics were selected.

Track and conditions

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Mombasa, the host, is the second largest city in Kenya, a major port town and tourist center. The event was held at Mombasa Golf Club, located in Mombasa Island, just east of the Kilindini Harbour. The track was curvy but relatively flat. The underlying ground was mostly grass.

The weather was sunny, hot and humid, typical of Mombasa, resulting in exhausting conditions. This kind of weather may affect competitors who hail from distant latitudes, but also Kenyan and Ethiopian runners, who often come from cooler highland areas. One victim was Pauline Korikwiang, Kenyan runner who was attempting to defend her junior women's title but fainted one kilometer before the finishing line.

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km)
Zersenay Tadese
  Eritrea
35:50 Moses Mosop
  Kenya
36:13 Bernard Kiprop Kipyego
  Kenya
36:37
Junior men
(8 km)
Asbel Kiprop
  Kenya
24:07 Vincent Kiprop Chepkok
  Kenya
24:12 Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio
  Kenya
24:23
Senior women
(8 km)
Lornah Kiplagat
  Netherlands
26:23 Tirunesh Dibaba
  Ethiopia
26:47 Meselech Melkamu
  Ethiopia
26:48
Junior women
(6 km)
Linet Chepkwemoi Barasa
  Kenya
20:52 Mercy Jelimo Kosgei
  Kenya
20:59 Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru
  Kenya
21:10
Team
Senior men   Kenya 29   Morocco 152   Uganda 191
Junior men   Kenya 10   Eritrea 44   Ethiopia 54
Senior women   Ethiopia 19   Kenya 26   Morocco 99
Junior women   Kenya 13   Eritrea 33   Ethiopia 36

Race results

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Senior men's race (12 km)

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Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia, who has won five consecutive long and short course races, promised to quit cross country running after the 2006 World Championships. However, he changed his mind and competed in Mombasa after all.[7] A pre-race favourite, Bekele did not finish the race and thus failed to win historical sixth consecutive title.

Zersenay Tadese won the event and became the first cross-country world champion for Eritrea. Tadese is also the 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships men's gold medalist.

Complete results for senior men[8][9][10][11] and for senior men's teams[8][12][13][14] were published.

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Zersenay Tadese   Eritrea 35:50
  Moses Mosop   Kenya 36:13
  Bernard Kiprop Kipyego   Kenya 36:37
4 Gideon Ngatuny   Kenya 36:43
5 Hosea Macharinyang   Kenya 36:46
6 Michael Kipyego   Kenya 37:04
7 Tadese Tola   Ethiopia 37:04
8 Mubarak Hassan Shami   Qatar 37:09
9 Edwin Cheruiyot Soi   Kenya 37:27
10 Martin Kitiyo Toroitich   Uganda 37:31
11 Mo Farah   United Kingdom 37:31
12 Ahmad Hassan Abdullah   Qatar 37:37
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
Moses Mosop 2
Bernard Kiprop Kipyego 3
Gideon Ngatuny 4
Hosea Macharinyang 5
Michael Kipyego 6
Edwin Cheruiyot Soi 9
(Simon Koros Arusei) (19)
(Barnabas Kiplagat Kosgei) (34)
(Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong) (DNF)
29
    Morocco
Anis Selmouni 14
Ahmed Baday 18
Abderrahim Goumri 21
Abdelhadi El Mouaziz 31
Mourad Marofit 33
Brahim Beloua 35
(Mourad El Bannouri) (69)
(Khalid El Amri) (DNF)
(Mohammed Amyn) (DNF)
152
    Uganda
Martin Kitiyo Toroitich 10
Moses Aliwa 20
Isaac Kiprop 26
Wilson Kipkemei Busienei 37
James Kibet 39
Francis Musani 59
(Richard Soibei) (61)
(Boniface Kiprop) (DNF)
(Moses Kipsiro) (DNF)
191
4   Eritrea 208
5   Qatar 243
6   Tanzania 313
7   Rwanda 358
8   United Kingdom 380
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Junior men's race (8 km)

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Complete results for junior men[15][16][17][18] and for junior men's teams[15][19][20][21] were published.

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Asbel Kiprop   Kenya 24:07
  Vincent Kiprop Chepkok   Kenya 24:12
  Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio   Kenya 24:23
4 Leonard Patrick Komon   Kenya 24:25
5 Benjamin Kiplagat   Uganda 24:31
6 Issak Sibhatu   Eritrea 24:38
7 Imane Merga   Ethiopia 24:41
8 Samuel Tsegay   Eritrea 24:42
9 Tonny Wamulwa   Zambia 24:43
10 Geofrey Kusuro   Uganda 24:48
11 Nicholas Mulinge Makau   Kenya 24:50
12 Demssew Tsega   Ethiopia 24:52
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
Asbel Kiprop 1
Vincent Kiprop Chepkok 2
Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio 3
Leonard Patrick Komon 4
(Nicholas Mulinge Makau) (11)
(Paul Muteru Kuria) (DNF)
10
    Eritrea
Issak Sibhatu 6
Samuel Tsegay 8
Teklemariam Medhin 14
Amanuel Mesel 16
(Tsegai Tewelde) (17)
44
    Ethiopia
Imane Merga 7
Demssew Tsega 12
Abreham Cherkos 15
Tola Bane 20
(Habtamu Fikadu) (28)
(Ibrahim Jeilan) (DNF)
54
4   Uganda 55
5   Burundi 102
6   Tanzania 104
7   Morocco 134
8   Sudan 176
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Senior women's race (8 km)

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Complete results for senior women[22][23][24][25] and for senior women's teams[22][26][27][28] were published.

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Lornah Kiplagat   Netherlands 26:23
  Tirunesh Dibaba   Ethiopia 26:47
  Meselech Melkamu   Ethiopia 26:48
4 Gelete Burika   Ethiopia 26:55
5 Florence Jebet Kiplagat   Kenya 27:26
6 Pamela Chepchumba   Kenya 27:34
7 Priscah Jepleting Ngetich   Kenya 27:39
8 Vivian Cheruiyot   Kenya 28:10
9 Simret Sultan   Eritrea 28:16
10 Wude Ayalew   Ethiopia 28:18
11 Zhor El Kamch   Morocco 28:20
12 Jéssica Augusto   Portugal 28:21
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Ethiopia
Tirunesh Dibaba 2
Meselech Melkamu 3
Gelete Burika 4
Wude Ayalew 10
(Koren Jelela) (19)
(Mestawet Tufa) (47)
19
    Kenya
Florence Jebet Kiplagat 5
Pamela Chepchumba 6
Priscah Jepleting Ngetich 7
Vivian Cheruiyot 8
(Fridah Chepkemoi Domongole) (13)
(Emily Chebet) (DNF)
26
    Morocco
Zhor El Kamch 11
Mariem Alaoui Selsouli 17
Hanane Ouhaddou 33
Malika Benlafkir 38
(Saïda El Mehdi) (50)
(Bouchra Chaâbi) (DNF)
99
4   Spain 135
5   United Kingdom 140
6   Australia 154
7   Eritrea 162
8   United States 176
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Junior women's race (6 km)

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Complete results for junior women[29][30][31][32] and for junior women's teams[29][33][34][35] were published.

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Linet Chepkwemoi Barasa   Kenya 20:52
  Mercy Jelimo Kosgei   Kenya 20:59
  Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru   Kenya 21:10
4 Sule Utura   Ethiopia 21:13
5 Genzebe Dibaba   Ethiopia 21:23
6 Meraf Bahta   Eritrea 21:24
7 Gladys Jepkemoi Chemweno   Kenya 21:27
8 Furtuna Zegergish   Eritrea 21:31
9 Kokob Mehari   Eritrea 21:50
10 Yodit Mehari   Eritrea 21:51
11 Misato Tomoeda   Japan 21:51
12 Marie Imada   Japan 21:54
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
Linet Chepkwemoi Barasa 1
Mercy Jelimo Kosgei 2
Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru 3
Gladys Jepkemoi Chemweno 7
(Mercy Cherono) (23)
(Pauline Chemning Korikwiang) (DNF)
13
    Eritrea
Meraf Bahta 6
Furtuna Zegergish 8
Kokob Mehari 9
Yodit Mehari 10
33
    Ethiopia
Sule Utura 4
Genzebe Dibaba 5
Abebu Gelan 13
Bizunesh Urgesa 14
(Aberu Kebede) (16)
(Emebt Etea) (19)
36
4   Japan 61
5   United Kingdom 96
6   Uganda 121
7   Morocco 148
8   Burundi 155
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Medal table (unofficial)

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  *   Host nation (Kenya)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Kenya*54312
2  Eritrea1203
3  Ethiopia1135
4  Netherlands1001
5  Morocco0112
6  Uganda0011
Totals (6 entries)88824
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 470 athletes from 63 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[1] The announced athletes from the   Democratic Republic of the Congo and   Somalia did not show.[9][10][11][16][17][18]

See also

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References

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