Outstanding participation in the 69th edition of the Zornotza International Cross
He 69 Zornotza International Crossone more year included in the highest echelon of the specialty careers for World Athletics (WA), the International Athletics Federation, presents for the edition that will be held this Sunday, the 22nd, in the Jauregibarria fields a notable participation.
Prominent national namesLike the ones of Ouassim Oumaiz, Fernando Carro either Nassim Hassaousjoin in the men’s race those of a international squad of which the WA itself highlights the Burundian Celestin Ndikumanathe Ugandan Lonard Chemutaithe Dutch Noah Schuttethe Portuguese Joao Pereira and the eritreans Ghirmay Ghebreslassie and Marhawi Mebrahtu.
In the feminine, Cristina Ruiz, Isabel Barreiro and Irene Pelayoamong others, will try to replicate the Kenyan Muli Lucy Mawiawinner of the World Cross Country Tour in 2023, the Ethiopians Likina Amebaw and Lemkin Nibret, the Portuguese Ana Marinho and the Ecuadorian Kathrina Tisalema.
Both the women, whose race is scheduled for 12:15 p.m., and the men, who will start at 1:00 p.m., will complete 8,700 meters of route. That is, they will do four laps of the 2,000-meter circuit on which the test takes place, in addition to a final, shorter 700-meter stretch through which they can get from the start to the finish line.
A classic circuit of a date included for the fifth time (1991, 2002, 2021, 2022 and 2023), the third in a row, in the highest category, the Gold, of the three into which the WA divides its international circuit. The other two are Silver and Bronze.
Although the star races of this event on the international calendar that was born in 1954 are the absolute ones, from early in the morning (9:40) there will be different opportunities for athletes of all ages and all categories (under-12, under-14, sub-16, sub-18, sub-20, Paralympic and Popular race).
The Zornotza International Cross can be follow livethis Sunday, in EITB MEDIUM.
Source: Eitb
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