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IAAF World Cross Country Championships

March 28, 2010

Schedule of the 2010 IAAF XC Championships can be found here.

Last year, Linet Masai lost the World Cross Country individual title to team-mate Florence Kiplagat on the uphill finish. This year, the 20 year old Masai is working to keep the title under Kenyan hands. Stiff competition from the Ethiopian teams will make this an interesting race! For more info about this race, check out the women's preview!

Find all the news stories about the athletes competiting and plans for the event at IAAF.com.

For some fun, check out the IAAF podcast to hear directly from your favorite distance running athletes!

Posts about IAAF World Cross Country Championships:

Chebet out-sprints Masai to win World Cross Country Championships
posted on March 28, 2010 at 1:39pm

Pre-race co-favorite Linet Masai was outsprinted by a countrywoman for the second straight year to lose the lead and take silver at the World Cross Country Championships. Masai, just 20 years old, led a very aggressive race over the muddy and difficult ...more

Is World Cross-Country Doomed?
(External Source)

World Cross-Country Championships: Entry Lists now available
(External Source)

Rainy and Muddy - how the World Cross-Country Championships are meant to be
posted on March 26, 2010 at 1:39pm

The IAAF World Cross-Country Championship - arguably the toughest distance race of all - takes place this Sunday in Bydgoszcz, Poland. A few weeks ago, the Polish national race took place on the same course, and the lead women could barely run 6 min/mile ...more

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