SYDNEY : The world cross country championships return after a gap of four years on Saturday in the unlikely location of a motor racing circuit in country Australia, but African domination looks likely to continue unchecked in the Bathurst heat. The COVID-19 pandemic forced a two-year delay to the biennia
SYDNEY : The world cross country championships return after a gap of four years on Saturday in the unlikely location of a motor racing circuit in country Australia, but African domination looks likely to continue unchecked in the Bathurst heat.
Organisers have incorporated a sandy"Bondi Beach" and a swampy"Billabong" section into the hilly 2km circuit that also passes through a vineyard. World 10,000m champion Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia starts as favourite to win the women's race after finishing third as a 21-year-old in Aarhus four years ago.
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