2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships

45th World Athletics Cross Country Championships
OrganisersWorld Athletics
Edition45th
Date30 March
Host cityBelgrade, Serbia Serbia
Events5
Distances~10 km – Senior men and women
~8 km – Junior men
~6 km – Junior women
~4×2 km – Mixed relay
Official websiteBelgrade 2024

The 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships was held in Belgrade, Serbia, on 30 March 2024. It was held in the Park of Friendship, next to the Danube, which was also the site of the 2013 European Championships.[1]

Originally it was planned to be held in Medulin and Pula, Croatia, on 10 and 11 February 2024.[2] [3] However, due to lack of preparations, on the 15th of September 2023 it was announced by World Athletics that the event is to be moved to an undisclosed new venue.[4] On 27 September 2023, World Athletics awarded Belgrade, Serbia the hosting duties. Belgrade was picked due to establishing itself as a reliable host of world class competitions, successfully hosting the 1962 European Championships, the 2013 European Cross Country Championships, the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships, the 2017 Balkan Championships and the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]

Schedule

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The junior races preceded the senior races, and the senior men's event concluded the program.

Date Time (CET) Events
30 March 11:00 U20 race women
11:35 U20 race men
12:15 Mixed Relay
12:45 Senior race women
13:30 Senior race men

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
details 		Jacob Kiplimo
 Uganda		 28:09 Berihu Aregawi
 Ethiopia		 28:12 Benson Kiplangat
 Kenya		 28:14
Senior women
details 		Beatrice Chebet
 Kenya		 31:05 Lilian Kasait Rengeruk
 Kenya		 31:08 Margaret Kipkemboi
 Kenya		 31:09
U20 men
details 		Samuel Kibathi
 Kenya		 22:40 Mezgebu Sime
 Ethiopia		 22:41 Matthew Kipkoech Kipruto
 Kenya		 22:46
U20 women
details 		Marta Alemayo
 Ethiopia		 19:28 Asayech Ayichew
 Ethiopia		 19:32 Robe Dida
 Ethiopia		 19:38
Team
Senior men
details 		 Kenya
 19 pts  Uganda
 31 pts  Ethiopia
 40 pts
Senior women
details 		 Kenya
 10 pts  Ethiopia
 41 pts  Uganda
 44 pts
U20 men
details 		 Kenya
 15 pts  Ethiopia
 21 pts  Uganda
 52 pts
U20 women
details 		 Ethiopia
 12 pts  Kenya
 28 pts  Uganda
 48 pts
Relay
Mixed relay
details 		 Kenya
 22:15  Ethiopia
 22:43  Great Britain
 23:00

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Serbia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya62311
2 Ethiopia26210
3 Uganda1135
4 Great Britain0011
Totals (4 entries)99927
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

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485 athletes from 51 countries are scheduled to participate.[5]

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  • Women Junior Race
    Women Junior Race
  • Women Senior Race
    Women Senior Race

References

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  1. ^ a b "World Athletics awards 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships to Serbia". World Athletics. 27 September 2023. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (14 July 2022). "Hosts of 2024 and 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Champs announced". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023.
  3. ^ Rogulj, Daniela (15 July 2022). "Medulin and Pula to Host 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships". Total Croatia News. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023.
  4. ^ "World Athletics Cross Country Championships 2024 to move from Croatia to new European host city". World Athletics. 15 September 2023. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023.
  5. ^ "ATHLETES by EVENT and COUNTRY" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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