Cross Country World Championships 2017

rank	nation	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	Kenya	4th	5	3	12
2	Ethiopia	4th	4th	1	9
3	Uganda	1	-	2	3
4th	Bahrain	-	-	1	1
	Eritrea	-	-	1	1
	Turkey	-	-	1	1
total		9	9	9	27

The IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2017 were the 42nd edition of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and carried the official name 42th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2017 . They took place on March 26, 2017 in the Ugandan capital Kampala ; it was the fourth World Cross Country Championships in Africa.

Attendees

A total of 553 athletes from 59 countries took part and a team consisting of refugees was supposed to take part in the mixed relay, but it did not start.

Egypt (2)  Algeria (14)  Ethiopia (30)  Australia (23)  Bahrain (16)  Belgium (1)  Benin (2)  Botswana (12)  Brazil (1)  Burundi (12)  China (7)  Denmark (6)  Ecuador (4)  Eritrea (25)  Fiji (1)

France (3)  Gambia (1)  Italy (10)  Japan (21)  Yemen (1)  Jordan (1)  Cameroon (2)  Canada (23)  Kenya (30)  Comoros (4)  Kuwait (12)  Lebanon (7)  Lesotho (2)  Liberia (2)  Madagascar (2)

Malawi (7)  Morocco (18)  Mexico (3)  Namibia (2)  Nigeria (10)  Peru (16)  Portugal (2)  Republic of the Congo (3)  Romania (1)  Rwanda (6)  Zambia (2)  Senegal (2)  Seychelles (2)  Sierra Leone (2)  Zimbabwe (4)

Somalia (2)  Spain (28)  Sri Lanka (2)  Sudan (14)  South Africa (20)  South Sudan (10)  Swaziland (2)  Tajikistan (2)  Tanzania (28)  Turkey (5)  Uganda (33)  United States (28)  United Kingdom (21)  Central African Republic (1)

program

procedure

date	Time ( UTC + 3 )	Time ( CEST )	Events
26th of March	14:00	13:00	Mixed relay race
	14:30	13:30	Junior women race
	15:10	14:10	Junior race
	15:55	14:55	Women's race
	16:55	15:15	Men's race

Compared to the 2015 World Cross Country Championships , the mixed relay was added to the program. In this case, two men and two women each have to cover a distance of 2 kilometers. The women and men had to cover a distance of about ten kilometers in their races. While junior women had to cover a distance of about six kilometers, the running distance of the junior race was about eight kilometers long.

Results

Running competitions

competition	gold		silver		bronze
	athlete	Time in min	athlete	Time in min	athlete	Time in min
Individual competitions
Men	Geoffrey Kipsang	28:24	Leonard Kiplimo Barsoton	28:36	Abadi Hadis	28:43
Women	Irene Chepet Cheptai	31:57	Alice Aprot Nawowuna	32:01	Lilian Kasait Rengeruk	32:11
Juniors	Jacob Kiplimo	22:40	Amdework Walelegn	22:43	Richard Yator Kimunyan	22:52
Juniors	Letesenbet Gidey	18:34	Hawi Feysa	18:57	Celliphine Chepteek Chespol	19:02
Relay competition
Mixed relay	Kenya Asbel Kiprop Winfred Nzisa Mbithe Bernard Kipkorir Koros Beatrice Chepkoech	22:22	Ethiopia Welde Tufa Bone Cheluke Yomif Kejelcha Genzebe Dibaba	22:30	Turkey Aras Kaya Meryem Akda Ali Kaya Yasemin Can	22:37

Team competitions

competition	gold		silver		bronze
	team	Points	team	Points	team	Points
Men	Ethiopia Abadi Hadis Jemal Yimer Muktar Edris Ibrahim Jeilan Bonsa Dida done Molla	21st	Kenya Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor Leonard Kiplimo Barsoton Vincent Kipsang Rono Leonard Patrick Komon Nicholas Mboroto Kobimbei Leonard Kipkoech Langat	22nd	Uganda Timothy Toroitich Abdallah Kibet Mande Stephen Kiprotich Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei Phillip Kipyeko Stephen Kissa	72
Women	Kenya Irene Chepet Cheptai Alice Aprot Nawowuna Lilian Kasait Rengeruk Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi Agnes Jebet Tirop Faith Kipyegon	10	Ethiopia Belaynesh Oljira Senbere Teferi Gebeyanesh Ayele Sentayehu Lewetegn Zerfie Limeneh Dera Dida	45	Bahrain Ruth Jebet Rose Chelimo Eunice Chumba Desi Mokonin Bontu Rebitu	58
Juniors	Ethiopia Amdework Walelegn Betesfa Getahun Selemon Barega Tefera Mosisa Bayelign Teshager Solomon Berihu	17th	Kenya Richard Yator Kimunyan Amos Kirui Edwin Kiplangat Bed Wesley Ledama Ronald Kiprotich Kirui Meshack Munguti Nzula	28	Eritrea Yemane Haileselassie Filmon Ande Abraha Kokob Mehari Tsegay Robel Sibhatu	55
Juniors	Ethiopia Letesenbet Gidey Hawi Feysa Fotyen Tesfay Zeineba Yimer Biri Abera Wede Kefale	19th	Kenya Celliphine Chepteek Chespol Sheila Chelangat Hellen Ekalale Lobun Joyline Cherotich Emmaculate Chepkirui Sandrafelis Chebet Tuei	20th	Uganda Peruth Chemutai Sarah Chelangat Adha Munguleya Janat Chemusto Esther Yeko Chekwemoi Scarlet Chemos	63

Web links

• IAAF World Cross Country Championships Kampala 2017 Schedule and Results
• Results
• report

Individual evidence

1. ^ IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Countries. IAAF , accessed March 10, 2018 . 
2. ^ IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Timetable by day. IAAF , accessed March 10, 2018 .