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World Cross Country Championships: Kenya bags gold in mixed relay

Reading Time: 1min | Sat. 18.02.23. | 08:39

This is the second title for the country in the mixed race

Kenya's quest for glory at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships began on a good note as the relay team bagged gold. 

The quartet of former world under-20 800m champion Emmanuel WanyonyiMirriam ChebetKyumbe Munguti and World Under-20 silver medalist Brenda Chebet partnered to deliver gold for Kenya. 

The team finished in 23:14 ahead of Ethiopia who clocked 23:21 for silver and hosts Australia who came home in 23:26 to deny South Africa a podium place that would have seen an all-African podium. 

This is the second time that Kenyans have won the mixed relay at the World Cross Country after their 2017 gold.

Wanyonyi clocked 5:41 in the first lap to bring the baton home in second place behind South Africa. 

Mirriam was second on the course and she completed the 2km run in 5:58, maintaining second place for Kenya but it was the hosts that had gone ahead in the second lap. 

Munguti had a brilliant 5:09 lap, closing the gap for the Kenyans to hand the baton to Brenda with an eight-second lead and the world silver medalist did not disappoint as she held on for gold. 


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Athletics KenyaWorld AthleticsWorld Cross Country ChampionshipsBrenda ChebetEmmanuel Wanyonyi

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