2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships

The 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships took place on 18 February 2023 in Bathurst, Australia. It was the event's 44th edition and the second time after Auckland in 1988 that the championships were held in Oceania.^[1][2]

44th World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	World Athletics
Edition	44th
Date	18 February
Host city	Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Venue	Mount Panorama Circuit
Events	5
Distances	~10 km – Senior men and women ~8 km – U20 men ~6 km – U20 women ~4×2 km – Mixed relay
Participation	453 athletes from 48 nations
Official website	Bathurst 2023
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In March 2020 the course was revealed, to be held in the infield of the Mount Panorama Circuit.^[3]

In December 2020, the event was postponed from 2021 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Australian travel restrictions.^[4] The championships were once again delayed to 2023 in September 2021, due to Australian travel restrictions.^[5]

Schedule

The junior races preceded the senior races, and the senior men's event concluded the program.^[6]

Date	Time (AEDT)	Events
18 February	15:30	Mixed Relay
	16:10	U20 race women
	16:50	U20 race men
	17:30	Senior race women
	18:10	Senior race men

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Senior men details	Jacob Kiplimo  Uganda	29:17	Berihu Aregawi  Ethiopia	29:26	Joshua Cheptegei  Uganda	29:37
Senior women details	Beatrice Chebet  Kenya	33:48	Tsigie Gebreselama  Ethiopia	33:56	Agnes Jebet Ngetich  Kenya	34:00
U20 men details	Ishmael Kipkurui  Kenya	24:29	Reynold Kipkorir Cheruiyot  Kenya	24:30	Boki Diriba  Ethiopia	24:31
U20 women details	Senayet Getachew  Ethiopia	20:53	Medina Eisa  Ethiopia	21:00	Pamela Kosgei  Kenya	21:01
Team
Senior men details	Kenya Geoffrey Kamworor (4) Kibiwott Kandie (5) Daniel Ebenyo (6) Sabastian Sawe (7) Nicholas Kipkorir (13) Emmanuel Kiprop Kipruto (19)	22 pts	Ethiopia Berihu Aregawi (2) Hailemariyam Amare (9) Mogos Tuemay (10) Chimdessa Debele (11) Selemon Barega (12) Getaneh Molla (14)	32 pts	Uganda Jacob Kiplimo (1) Joshua Cheptegei (3) Rogers Kibet (15) Martin Kiprotich (18) Issac Kibet (24) Samuel Kibet (30)	37 pts
Senior women details	Kenya Beatrice Chebet (1) Agnes Jebet Ngetich (3) Grace Loibach Nawowuna (4) Edinah Jebitok (8) Emily Chebet (9) Cintia Chepngeno (DNF)	16 pts	Ethiopia Tsigie Gebreselama (2) Fotyen Tesfay (5) Hawi Feysa (6) Gete Alemayehu (12) Wede Kefale (15) Letesenbet Gidey (DQ)	25 pts	Uganda Prisca Chesang (7) Stella Chesang (10) Doreen Chesang (11) Annet Chemengich Chelengat (13) Rispa Cherop (26) Mercyline Chelengat (32)	41 pts
U20 men details	Kenya Ishmael Kipkurui (1) Reynold Kipkorir Cheruiyot (2) Dennis Mutuku (9) Daniel Kinyanjui (10) Charles Rotich (12) Dennis Kipkurui (14)	22 pts	Ethiopia Boki Diriba (3) Bereket Zekele (5) Abel Bekele (7) Bereket Nega (8) Kuma Girma (13) Yismaw Dillu (15)	23 pts	United States Emilio Young (16) Marco Langon (19) Max Sannes (21) Kole Mathison (25) Micah Wilson (27) Evan Jenkins (53)	81 pts
U20 women details	Ethiopia Senayet Getachew (1) Medina Eisa (2) Lemlem Nibret (5) Meseret Yeshaneh (7) Tinebeb Asres (8) Melknat Wudu (11)	15 pts	Kenya Pamela Kosgei (3) Faith Cherotich (4) Joyline Chepkemoi (6) Diana Chepkemoi (9)	22 pts	United States Ellie Shea (10) Irene Riggs (12) Karrie Baloga (13) Zariel Macchia (19) Eva Klingbeil (29) Allie Zealand (34)	54 pts
Relay
Mixed relay details	Kenya Emmanuel Wanyonyi Mirriam Cherop Kyumbe Munguti Brenda Chebet	23:14	Ethiopia Adehena Kasaye Hawi Abera Getnet Wale Birke Haylom	23:21	Australia Oliver Hoare Jessica Hull Stewart McSweyn Abbey Caldwell	23:26

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kenya	6	2	2	10
2	Ethiopia	2	7	1	10
3	Uganda	1	0	3	4
4	United States	0	0	2	2
5	Australia*	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		9	9	9	27

• Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

453 athletes from 48 countries were scheduled to participate.^[7]

•  Athlete Refugee Team (4)
•  Australia (38)
•  Brazil (3)
•  Burundi (6)
•  Canada (39)
•  China (9)
•  Colombia (4)
•  Cook Islands (2)
•  Denmark (2)
•  Egypt (2)
•  Eritrea (7)
•  Estonia (2)
•  Ethiopia (29)
•  Fiji (9)
•  French Polynesia (2)
•  Ghana (5)
•  Great Britain (22)
•  Guam (2)
•  Hong Kong (1)
•  India (5)
•  Japan (20)
•  Kenya (30)
•  Kiribati (2)
•  Kyrgyzstan (1)
•  Latvia (1)
•  Lebanon (7)
•  Liberia (4)
•  Marshall Islands (1)
•  Mexico (8)
•  Morocco (10)
•  New Zealand (26)
•  Norfolk Island (1)
•  Northern Mariana Islands (2)
•  Pakistan (2)
•  Papua New Guinea (11)
•  Seychelles (1)
•  Singapore (3)
•  Solomon Islands (5)
•  Somalia (1)
•  South Africa (27)
•  Spain (24)
•  Tanzania (4)
•  Uganda (27)
•  United Arab Emirates (2)
•  United States (35)
•  Uruguay (2)
•  Venezuela (1)
•  Zimbabwe (2)

References

1. "Australian city of Bathurst to host World Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
2. "Australia to host IAAF World Cross Country Championships for first time after being awarded 2021 event". Inside the Games. February 28, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
3. "Course Presentation for World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 23". World Athletics. 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
4. "World Athletics Cross Country Championships officially moved back by year to 2022". Inside the Games. 2 December 2020.
5. "World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst postponed until 2023". World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
6. "Timetable released for World Athletics Championships Bathurst 23". World Athletics. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
7. "Entry Lists by EVENT and COUNTRY" (PDF). World Athletics. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.

External links

• Official website