2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
42nd World Cross Country Championships | |
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Organisers | IAAF |
Edition | 42nd |
Date | 26 March |
Host city | Kampala, Uganda |
Venue | Kampala |
Events | 5 |
Distances | ~10 km – Senior men (9.858 km) ~8 km – Junior men (7.858 km) 10 km – Senior women (9.858 km) ~6 km – Junior women (5.858 km) |
Participation | 553 athletes from 59 nations |
Official website | Kampala 2017 |
The 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was hosted in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. This 42nd edition was held on 26 March 2017. The venue was Kampala Airport, commonly known as Kololo airstrip, or officially, the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. A few modifications were made to make the track challenging.[1]
Schedule
In keeping with past events, all five races, including the newly introduced mixed relay, were held in the afternoon. The first event was the inaugural mixed relay race, which was won by Kenya. The junior races preceded the senior races, and the senior men's event concluded the programme.[2]
Date | Time (UTC) | Events |
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26 March | 14:00 | Mixed Relay |
14:30 | Junior race women | |
15:10 | Junior race men | |
15:55 | Senior race women | |
16:55 | Senior race men |
Medallists
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Kenya | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
2 | Ethiopia | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
3 | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
- Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
Participation
A total of 553 athletes from 59 countries were scheduled to participate.[3] A Refugee Athletics team was scheduled to participate in the mixed relay, but did not take part.
- Algeria (14)
- Australia (23)
- Bahrain (16)
- Belgium (1)
- Benin (2)
- Botswana (12)
- Brazil (1)
- Burundi (12)
- Cameroon (2)
- Canada (23)
- Central African Republic (1)
- China (7)
- Comoros (4)
- Congo (3)
- Denmark (6)
- Ecuador (4)
- Egypt (2)
- Eritrea (25)
- Ethiopia (30)
- Fiji (1)
- France (3)
- Gambia (1)
- Great Britain (21)
- Italy (10)
- Japan (21)
- Jordan (1)
- Kenya (30)
- Kuwait (12)
- Lebanon (7)
- Lesotho (2)
- Liberia (2)
- Madagascar (2)
- Malawi (7)
- Mexico (3)
- Morocco (18)
- Namibia (2)
- Nigeria (10)
- Peru (16)
- Portugal (2)
- Romania (1)
- Rwanda (6)
- Senegal (2)
- Seychelles (2)
- Sierra Leone (2)
- Somalia (2)
- South Sudan (10)
- South Africa (20)
- Spain (28)
- Sri Lanka (2)
- Sudan (14)
- Eswatini (2)
- Tajikistan (2)
- Tanzania (28)
- Turkey (5)
- Uganda (33)
- United States (28)
- Yemen (1)
- Zambia (2)
- Zimbabwe (4)
References
External links
- Official website
- IAAF competition website
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Senior men's | |
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Senior women's | |
Men's short | |
Women's short | |
Junior / U20 men's | |
Junior / U20 women's | |
Mixed relay |
- See also: International Cross Country Championships (1903–1972)