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The 24-year-old Italian set national records when winning the 5000m and 10,000m at the European championships earlier in the summer, then went on to improve on them in Paris with marks of 14:31.64 and 30:43.35.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe European cross-country silver medallist opened her winter campaign last Sunday at the Cinque Mulini, where she finished third. Having finished third in Alcobendas last year and second in 2022, Battocletti hopes that this weekend\u0026rsquo;s race will be third time lucky.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGermany\u0026rsquo;s Konstanze Klosterhalfen, the 2022 European cross-country silver medallist, will also be in contention in the women\u0026rsquo;s 8.04km race. The 27-year-old last raced four weeks ago at the Valencia half marathon, where she finished ninth in 1:07:07.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFederica del Buono will also be a contender. The versatile Italian competed over 10,000m at the European Championships, then dropped down to the 1500m at the Paris Olympics. She placed 10th at the Cinque Mulini, 19 seconds ahead of Hungary\u0026rsquo;s Lili Anna Vindics-Toth, also entered for Sunday\u0026rsquo;s race. Alicia Berzosa, who finished 12th in the 10,000m at the European Championships, should lead the Spanish challenge.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe men\u0026rsquo;s contest, also held over 8.04km, features defending champion Rodrigue Kwizera. The Burundian suffered his first defeat of the current cross-country season last weekend when he was outsprinted by Thierry Ndikumwenayo at the Cross de It\u0026aacute;lica. The 25-year-old reached the finish line first at the past three editions of this race, although he was disqualified in 2021 for not wearing the vest of his Spanish club, Playas de Castell\u0026oacute;n. He made amends with victories in 2022 and 2023, and so goes into this weekend\u0026rsquo;s race as the hot favourite.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe may not have it all his own way, though. Kenya\u0026rsquo;s Mathew Kipchumba Kipsang, Ethiopia\u0026rsquo;s Abrham Sime and Ugandan duo Martin Kiprotich and Samuel Cherop will be keen to make an impact. Kipsang has achieved podium finishes in Atapuerca, Soria and San Vittore Olona in recent weeks, while Kiprotich was fifth in Atapuerca. Cherop, who was 11th in the U20 race at the World Cross Country Championships earlier this year, is fresh from a 13:46 run over 5km in Lille. Sime, who has a highly respectable steeplechase PB of 8:02.36, clocked 13:36 in Lille for fifth.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith many of Spain\u0026rsquo;s top distance runners building up for the European Cross Country Championships on 8 December, Juan Antonio P\u0026eacute;rez \u0026ndash; a 27:46.08 performer for 10,000m \u0026ndash; should lead the home challenge.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable past winners here include Portugal's 1993 world cross-country champion Albertina Dias (1996), Eritrea's former world half marathon record-holder Zersenay Tadese (2005), Kenya\u0026rsquo;s 2016 Olympic 5000m champion Vivian Cheruiyot (2009), Ethiopia\u0026rsquo;s Olympic marathon champion Tamirat Tola (2015) and Uganda\u0026rsquo;s two-time world cross country champion Jacob Kiplimo (2018).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeather forecasters predict a sunny and windless day on Sunday with temperatures ranging between 12-14C.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmeterio Valiente for World Athletics\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","gatedContent":false,"standFirst":"Italy's Nadia Battocletti and Burundi鈥檚 Rodrigue Kwizera are the star names at the Cross Internacional de la Constituci贸n","standfirst":"Italy's Nadia Battocletti and Burundi鈥檚 Rodrigue Kwizera are the star names at the Cross Internacional de la Constituci贸n","liveFrom":"2024-11-23T00:35:57.613Z","contentId":"6741236a8100f5db383e00f5","backgroundColour":"#ffffff","seoDescription":"Italy's Nadia Battocletti and Burundi鈥檚 Rodrigue Kwizera are the star names at the Cross Internacional de la Constituci贸n","imageEdited":"eyJrZXkiOiI2NTYzOTI2M2QzNDk3YzdjODcwN2JkMmUuanBnIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsiZXh0cmFjdCI6eyJsZWZ0IjowLCJ0b3AiOjI2Nywid2lkdGgiOjEyOTAsImhlaWdodCI6NDYxfSwicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjoyMDAwLCJoZWlnaHQiOjcxNH19fQ==","campaignId":null,"relatedUrls":null,"slug":"alcobendas-cross-constitucion-2024-battocletti-kwizera","featureImageId":null,"featureImageEdited":"eyJrZXkiOiI2NTYzOTI2M2QzNDk3YzdjODcwN2JkMmUuanBnIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsiZXh0cmFjdCI6eyJsZWZ0IjowLCJ0b3AiOjI2Nywid2lkdGgiOjEyOTAsImhlaWdodCI6NDYxfSwicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjoyMDAwLCJoZWlnaHQiOjcxNH19fQ==","hideOnTheMainSite":false,"sEOTitle":"Italy's Nadia Battocletti and Burundi鈥檚 Rodrigue Kwizera are the star names at the Cross Internacional de la Constituci贸n","seoTitle":"Italy's Nadia Battocletti and Burundi鈥檚 Rodrigue Kwizera are the star names at the Cross Internacional de la Constituci贸n","metaDescription":"Italy's Nadia Battocletti and Burundi鈥檚 Rodrigue Kwizera are the star names at the Cross Internacional de la Constituci贸n","eventId":0,"blogUpdated":null,"liveBlog":false,"language":"en","contentModules":[],"relatedMedia":[{"id":"65639268d3497c7c8707bd2f","fileName":"65639263d3497c7c8707bd2e.jpg","__typename":"NewMedia"}],"relatedCompetitions":[{"id":"50605f9edba66810a4734b3f","name":"World Athletics Cross Country Tour","urlSlug":"world-athletics-cross-country-tour","category":2,"__typename":"Competition"}],"event":null,"relatedEventIds":[],"relatedEvents":[],"relatedCompetitors":[],"relatedCountryCodes":[],"relatedRegionCodes":[]},{"articleType":2,"urlSlug":"battocletti-cinque-mulini-2024","relatedMinisiteIds":[],"relatedMinisitePages":[],"tags":[],"__typename":"NewArticle","id":"6737b03d6c625beb8ac5e407","title":"Battocletti aims for victory on home soil at Cinque Mulini","body":"\u003cp\u003eIt has been 34 years since an Italian athlete won at home at the Cinque Mulini, but hopes are high that the drought will end this weekend when Nadia Battocletti lines up for the \u003cstrong\u003eWorld Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold\u003c/strong\u003e meeting in San Vittore Olona on Sunday (17).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 24-year-old has enjoyed the best season of her career so far. At the start of her track campaign, she struck gold over 5000m and 10,000m at the European Championships on home soil in Rome, setting Italian records of 14:35.29 and 30:51.32.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust two months later, she reduced those records to 14:31.64 and 30:43.35 when finishing fourth and third in those same disciplines at the Olympic Games in Paris. This year she has also set PBs of 3:59.19 for 1500m and 31:19 for 10km.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of these achievements led to her earning the Sportswoman of the Year honour at the coveted Gazzette Sports Awards this week.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer last appearance at the Cinque Mulini was back in 2020 when she finished fifth. Prior to that, she placed fourth in 2019 while still an U20 athlete.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of her opposition this weekend will come from her compatriots, including world 1500m finalist Ludovica Cavalli and European Championships 10,000m fourth-place finisher Federica del Buono. Germany\u0026rsquo;s 2021 European indoor 3000m finalist Elena Burkhard will also be in contention.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe men\u0026rsquo;s race appears to be wide open and features some of the most exciting up-and-coming talents in the distance-running world.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorld U20 5000m champion Andrew Kiptoo is one of the youngest in the field and has limited experience of contesting international cross-country races, but don\u0026rsquo;t be surprised to see him in contention for victory. The Kenyan has a 5000m PB of 13:05.55, the fastest time by an U18 athlete in the world this year. He also recently won a competitive U20 men\u0026rsquo;s race in Kapsokwony, Kenya.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe\u0026rsquo;ll be joined on the startline by compatriot Mathew Kipruto. The world U20 cross-country bronze medallist had just a short track season, but he returned to action in September with a 27:50 PB over 10km.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEthiopia\u0026rsquo;s Mezgebu Sime finished one place ahead of Kipruto in the U20 race at this year\u0026rsquo;s World Cross Country Championships, taking silver. The 19-year-old also has a 13:03.19 PB for 5000m, and he finished fifth in that discipline at this year\u0026rsquo;s senior African Championships.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBurundi\u0026rsquo;s Emilie Hafashimana is another talented teen who\u0026rsquo;ll be on the startline this weekend. He placed seventh over 5000m at this year\u0026rsquo;s World U20 Championships, having also finished 30th in the senior men\u0026rsquo;s race at the World Cross Country Championships. This year he has set national U20 records of 13:15.24 for 5000m and 27:47.88 for 10,000m.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompatriot Egide Ntakarutimana is slightly more experienced. This year he has achieved top-five finishes at the Cross Country Tour Gold meetings in San Giorgio su Legnano, Atapuerca and Soria. On the track, meanwhile, he has set PBs of 7:37.33 for 3000m and 13:00.74 for 5000m.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eItalian hopes are led by marathon duo Nekagenet Crippa and Daniele Meucci, 1500m standout Pietro Arese, and steeplechase specialists Osama Zoghlami and Yassin Bouih.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrippa finished fifth at the Cinque Mulini last year, then went on to set marathon PB of 2:07:35 in Valencia. Meucci won the European marathon title back in 2014, but is still highly competitive at the classic distance, as shown by his PB of 2:07:49 earlier this year.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEuropean 1500m bronze medallist Arese has this year has set Italian records for the 1500m indoors (3:37.03), outdoors (3:30.74) and 3000m indoors (7:38.42). 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This year\u0026rsquo;s race has been increased from 6.98km to 7.61km, which could play into the Kenyan\u0026rsquo;s hands, given she excels over 10,000m on the track \u0026ndash; as shown by her PB of 29:47.42 \u0026ndash; and recently made a promising half marathon debut of 1:07:16.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe\u0026rsquo;ll be looking for her first victory in a Cross Country Tour race this year, following a third-place finish in Elgoibar back in January and a runner-up spot in Atapuerca last month.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSarah Chelangat will be aiming to become the first Ugandan woman to win in Allonnes. She holds national records for 3000m (8:32.53), 5000m (14:40.88), 10,000m (30:24.04) and the half marathon (1:07:59), and finished sixth at this year\u0026rsquo;s World Cross, all of which suggests she\u0026rsquo;ll be Nawowuna\u0026rsquo;s toughest opposition.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorah Jeruto, the 2022 world steeplechase champion, will also be no push-over. The Kazakh runner will be making her first cross-country appearance since 2021 when she won in Seville.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFellow steeplechaser Marwa Bouzayani, is also in the line-up. The Tunisian record-holder is a two-time world finalist at her specialist discipline, but also possesses the versatility to perform well at cross country.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrance\u0026rsquo;s 2013 European cross-country champion Sophie Duarte, French half marathon record-holder Mekdes Woldu, Portuguese half marathon specialist Monica Silva, and Algeria\u0026rsquo;s Nawal Yahi are also in the line-up.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe men\u0026rsquo;s race last year was much closer than the women\u0026rsquo;s with Samuel Kibet winning by just four seconds from Yann Schrub. Both men will be back in Allonnes to renew their rivalry.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKibet won the 2022 world mountain-running title, then went on to place 30th at the 2023 World Cross, earning bronze in the team competition.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter his runner-up finish in Allonnes last year, Schrub went on to win the European cross-country title. This weekend\u0026rsquo;s race will be his first cross-country outing since his continental victory. Earlier this year, he took silver over 10,000m at the European Championships.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe\u0026rsquo;ll be joined on the startline by compatriot Jimmy Gressier, the winner here in 2021. Gressier has enjoyed a fine season so far, setting French records over 5000m (12:54.97) and 10,000m (26:58.67), as well as a European record at 10km (27:07).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVinent Kimayo is another one to watch. The Kenyan clocked a 10km PB of 27:21 in Madrid in June, finishing two places ahead of Kibet. 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The 24-year-old has enjoyed a superb season, topped by her 5000m and 10,000m titles at the Paris Olympics, three months after becoming the first woman to dip under the 29-minute barrier for the latter distance thanks to a 28:54.14 clocking in Eugene on 25 May.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChebet, who is also the reigning world champion and world record holder for the road 5km, will be making her third appearance here following her runner-up spot in 2020 and her third place in 2021. It will be her first race since her 14:09.82 5000m victory at the Diamond League Final in Brussels.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe will start as the overwhelming favourite for the victory, though she\u0026rsquo;ll face quality opposition in the form of compatriot Mercy Chepkemoi and Kazakhstan\u0026rsquo;s Daisy Jepkemei. The latter finished seventh at this year\u0026rsquo;s World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, and more recently she captured a commanding win in Atapuerca last month.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChepkemoi is fresh from a fine win in Cardiff last Saturday. She placed fourth over 5000m at the World U20 Championships in Lima in August, finishing just behind bronze medallist Charity Cherop of Uganda, who will also be racing in Santiponce this weekend.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe line-up also comprises Diana and Sharon Chepkemoi, who finished third and seventh respectively in the steeplechase in Lima. Both also competed in Soria last Sunday where they finished third (Diana) and fourth (Sharon).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, France\u0026rsquo;s Alice Finot, who set a European record of 8:58.67 when finishing fourth in the steeplechase at the Paris Olympics, will be contesting just her second cross-country race in the past seven years.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePortugal\u0026rsquo;s Mariana Machado recently finished sixth in Atapuerca, sandwiched between Spanish cross-country champion Carolina Robles and Olympic 1500m finalist Agueda Marques who finished fourth and seventh respectively there, closely followed by Maria Forero, the 2022 European U20 cross-country champion. All of them will renew their rivalry this weekend.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEuropean 5000m bronze medallist Marta Garc\u0026iacute;a, meanwhile, will be making her only cross-country outing of the winter before focusing on the indoor season.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe men\u0026rsquo;s race has been reduced to 7.5km which plays into the hands of the middle-distance specialists. But that shouldn\u0026rsquo;t be a problem for Olympic 10,000m silver medallist Berihu Aregawi, as the Ethiopian is also the third-fastest man in history over 3000m.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 23-year-old opened the year in style by retaining his silver medal at the World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade before setting a 10,000m PB of 26:31.13 in Nerja. 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The 25-year-old took comfortable wins in Amorebieta on 20 October and Atapuerca a fortnight ago and should be tipped as the hot favourite to grab a hat-trick of victories, as the double World Athletics Cross Country Tour winner also triumphed in 2021 and 2023.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe line-up in Soria comprises three of the first four placers from Atapuerca, including Kenya\u0026rsquo;s Mathew Kipchumba Kipsang, third on that occasion, and fourth-placed Egide Ntakarutimana, the 27-year-old Burundian who should fight for his first podium spot this cross country season.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe young Ethiopian squad features Ayele Tadesse and Wegene Addisu. The former boasts a 27:40 10km PB and will be making his third appearance this season following a seventh place in Atapuerca and a fourth spot in San Sebastian last Sunday. Addisu is the 2021 world U20 1500m silver medallist and he recently won a low-key cross country race in Quintanar in October. Uganda\u0026rsquo;s Hosea Kiplangat, who finished 13th at the World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade in March, joins them. The 24-year-old holds a 10km PB of 27:14, although he had to settle for eighth place in San Sebastian last weekend.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpanish hopes rest on Nassim Hassaous and Daniel Arce. The latter is a renowned 3000m steeplechaser who has finished in the top 10 in the last three major championships, while Hassaous is a cross country specialist who finished seventh at the 2021 European Championships. The 30-year-old is fresh from a 1:01:48 half marathon debut in Valencia.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNiyomukunzi vs Chepkemoi trio in the women\u0026rsquo;s race\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe women\u0026rsquo;s contest will also be held over 8km and seems a wide open event. Burundi\u0026rsquo;s Niyomukunzi kicked off her cross country campaign in style with a commanding win in Amorebieta but the 25-year-old couldn\u0026rsquo;t go beyond a distant third place the following weekend in Atapuerca. The Olympic 5000m finalist will take on a trio of emerging Kenyan athletes, all with the surname of Chepkemoi.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeading the trio is Diana, who claimed world U20 3000m steeplechase bronze in Lima in August thanks to a 9:29.84 performance, while Sharon finished seventh there. They clashed again more recently in San Sebastian where both broke away from the rest of the field in the early stages to secure the top two spots, 23:42 and 23:45 their respective times for the 6900m race. As for Mercy Chepkemoi, she finished fourth in Lima over 5000m courtesy of her 15:33.29 performance and will race on Spanish soil for the first time.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe race also features Hungary\u0026rsquo;s 2017 European U20 cross country silver medallist Lili Anna Vindics-Toth, a 31:56 10km athlete who managed a fourth place in Amorebieta last month, while local fans will be cheering on Marta Perez. 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Kibet also proved his cross country pedigree by finishing 11th at the World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade in March, while 19-year-old Kiprop claimed 5000m bronze at the World U20 Championships in Lima in August and will be looking to retain his title in Cardiff.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 Principality Cardiff Half Marathon winner Vincent Mutai of Kenya was the runner-up last time and returns looking for victory in 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 winner in Zornotza, Burundi\u0026rsquo;s Ndikumana, and his compatriot Emile Hafashimana warmed up for this race in San Sebastian last weekend, finishing in third and fifth place. Steeplechaser Younes Kniya of Morrocco will also be in action.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey will go up against Laros of the Netherlands, silver medallist in the U20 race at the European Cross Country Championships in Brussels last December. More recently, the 19-year-old finished sixth in the 1500m final at the Paris Olympics, setting a European U20 record of 3:29.54.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoining the world U20 1000m record-holder are his compatriots Robin van Riel, Juan Zijderlaan, Rick van Riel, Jesse Fokkenrood and Stefan Nillessen, who finished ninth in the Olympic final. Irish half marathon record-holder Efrem Gidey began his cross country season in Atapuerca and will also line up in Cardiff.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeading domestic hopefuls include Zak Mahamed, who finished fourth at last year\u0026rsquo;s event, and the British indoor 3000m silver medallist Charles Wheeler, joined by his twin brother George. Road running specialist Jake Smith and Welsh athletes Dafydd Jones and James Heneghan will also be likely to feature in the battle of the top British athletes.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe senior women\u0026rsquo;s race also boasts an impressive international field and perhaps offers more depth in the domestic line-up.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKenya\u0026rsquo;s Jebet finished fourth in the U20 race at the World Cross Country Championships and fifth in the 5000m at the World U20 Championships this year, while Cherop of Uganda claimed bronze in that world U20 5000m final in Peru. 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It was her third Olympic medal, having earned silver over 5000m in 2016 and 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast year the seven-time world medallist from Kenya became the first woman in 34 years to win both Boston and New York in the same calendar year. 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Winfridah Moseti goes into the race as the fastest woman this year, having set a PB of 2:18:25 when finishing second in Hamburg in April. Prior to that, the Kenyan had set a half marathon PB of 1:05:59 in Malaga. Having also finished as runner-up in Frankfurt last year, the 27-year-old will be keen to capture her first victory over the classic distance.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompatriot Selly Chepyego came within three seconds of breaking the 2:20 barrier last year. Following a third-place finish in Rotterdam in April in 2:22:46, the 39-year-old will aim to join the sub-2:20 club this weekend in the Dutch capital.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther contenders include 2023 Osaka Marathon winner Haven Hailu, Bahrain\u0026rsquo;s Desi Jisa, and Ethiopia\u0026rsquo;s Enatnesh Tirusew, who\u0026rsquo;ll be contesting her second marathon after a promising 2:20:48 debut earlier this year.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe men\u0026rsquo;s field is similarly competitive. Guye Adola is the fastest in the field and perhaps the most consistent, having achieved podium finishes in five of his six marathons to date.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis PB remains the 2:03:46 clocking he achieved on his marathon debut in Berlin back in 2017 \u0026ndash; a performance which made him the second-fastest Ethiopian in history at that time. He returned to Berlin in 2021 and triumphed in 2:05:45, but he hasn\u0026rsquo;t raced since his 2:07:44 third-place finish in Frankfurt last October.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe\u0026rsquo;ll be joined on the start line by fellow Ethiopian Tsegaye Getachew, the winner in Amsterdam in 2022 in a PB of 2:04:49. He finished 16th at the World Championships last year and fifth in Tokyo earlier this year in 2:06:25.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBernard Koech is also no stranger to Amsterdam. He finished 12th there in 2019, then set a PB of 2:04:09 to finish second in 2021. 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The line-up is headed by defending Cross Country Tour champion Rodrigue Kwizera and his compatriot Francine Niyomukunzi.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpain-based Burundian Kwizera is a renowned cross country specialist. He was a joint winner of the 2022-2023 Cross Country Tour, then was the sole champion last season. The last race he completed on the track was his seventh-place finish over 10,000m at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest. This year he mainly focused on the roads, clocking 27:07 for 10km in Herzogenaurach.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis weekend he will be joined by compatriot Egide Ntakarutimana, who clocked a 5000m PB of 13:00.74 in Paris this year then went on to compete at the Olympic Games. He recently won a 10km road race in Arezzo in 28:03.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKwizera\u0026rsquo;s stiffest rivalry should come from Ugandan trio Oscar Chelimo, Dan Kibet and Kenneth Kiprop. Chelimo, the 2022 world 5000m bronze medallist, set a PB of 12:54.59 for the distance this year. Kibet finished just outside the top 10 at this year\u0026rsquo;s World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade; more recently he won over 10km in Berlin in 28:19.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKiprop earned 5000m bronze at the World U20 Championships in Lima. Ethiopia\u0026rsquo;s Abdisa Fayisa, who finished marginally ahead of Kiprop, will also be in contention on Sunday. After taking 5000m silver in the Peruvian capital, Fayisa went on to take 1500m gold. More recently he finished third in a road mile in Berango last week.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpain\u0026rsquo;s Abderrahman El Khayami, who finished ahead of Fayisa in that race, will also be racing this weekend. The Spanish contingent also includes national silver medallist Nassim Hassaous and Spanish steeplechase record-holder Fernando Carro, fresh from a comfortable victory at the San Sebastian Half Marathon two weeks ago.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the second year in a row, the women will cover the same distance as the men (8.7km). Niyomukunzi, winner here in 2021, looks a safe bet to win again in Amorebieta. The Burundian started the year with a big PB of 30:42 over 10km in Valencia, then improved her 5000m PB to 14:44.97 before advancing to the Olympic final in Paris.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer toughest opposition could come from Hungary\u0026rsquo;s Lili Ann Vindics-Toth. The former steeplechase specialist has recently moved up to longer distances and set a 10km PB of 31:56 earlier this year.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOlympic and European steeplechase finalist Carolina Robles leads the Spanish contingent, alongside Cristina Ruiz, \u0026Aacute;ngela Viciosa and Majida Maayouf. Ruiz will be aiming for her first podium spot here after fifth-place finishes in 2022 and 2023. Viciosa, daughter of 1998 European 5000m champion Isaac Viciosa, finished fourth in the U23 race at last year\u0026rsquo;s European Cross Country Championships.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaayouf, the Spanish marathon record-holder (2:21:27), will be using this race as part of her preparations for the Valencia Marathon in December.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe list of illustrious past winners in Amorebieta include Ethiopia's Gete Wami (1999 and 2000), Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot (2007 and 2008), Ukraine's Sergey Lebed (2000) and Portugal's Rosa Mota (1986).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrganisers will this weekend pay tribute to two Spanish legends who passed away earlier this year: two-time world cross country champion Carmen Valero and seven-time Amorebieta victor Mariano Haro. 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She clocked 2:14:18 on that occasion, while her PB of 2:14:18 set in Chicago in 2022 makes her the fourth fastest women\u0026rsquo;s marathon runner in history.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe ran 2:24:36 for her most recent marathon, in London in April, and placed ninth, but then clocked 1:05:58 to win the 21k Buenos Aires half marathon in August.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJepkosgei, who won the London Marathon in 2021 and New York City Marathon in 2019, finished fourth in Chicago last year in 2:17:23.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe improved by one place when returning to marathon action in London in April, setting a PB of 2:16:24.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt\u0026rsquo;s Kebede who leads this season\u0026rsquo;s top list, thanks to the PB of 2:15:55 she set to win the Tokyo Marathon in March. That puts her at No.8 all time and she will be hoping to make the most of the fast course in Chicago.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;After seeing what my teammate Kelvin Kiptum did last year, I want to come to Chicago to do something great,\u0026rdquo; said Kebede, who finished 15th in last year\u0026rsquo;s race.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKiptum, who was part of Kebede\u0026rsquo;s training group, died in a road traffic accident in February, just four months after he set his world marathon record of 2:00:35 in Chicago. This year, the event will honour Kiptum\u0026rsquo;s legacy with a moment of silence at the start line.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoining Chepngetich, Jepkosgei and Kebede on that start line will be three more women with PBs under 2:18 \u0026ndash; Ethiopia\u0026rsquo;s Degitu Azimeraw, Ashete Bekere and Hiwot Gebrekidan \u0026ndash; plus Kenya\u0026rsquo;s Irine Cheptai, who ran 2:18:22 in Hamburg in April.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe field also features the second and third fastest ever US women\u0026rsquo;s marathon runners, Keira D\u0026rsquo;Amato and Betsy Saina, who have also dipped under 2:20. They are joined in this competitive field by their compatriots Sara Hall and Emma Bates.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEthiopia\u0026rsquo;s Legese leads the men\u0026rsquo;s field with the PB of 2:02:48 he ran in Berlin in 2019. That performance puts him sixth on the men\u0026rsquo;s world marathon all-time list but since then his highest marathon finish has been a third place, achieved in Rotterdam with a 2:05:16 run in April.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two-time Tokyo Marathon champion will want to return to winning ways when he heads back to Chicago, where he placed 10th when making his World Marathon Majors debut in 2018, but he faces tough opposition.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix other men in the field have PBs faster than 2:06, including Kenya\u0026rsquo;s Amos Kipruto, Vincent Ngetich and John Korir, and Ethiopia\u0026rsquo;s Dawit Wolde, Amedework Walelegn and Mohamed Esa.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKipruto, the 2019 world bronze medallist, and Ngetich have matching PBs of 2:03:13. Kipruto won the London Marathon in 2022 and trains with Benson Kipruto, who won that year\u0026rsquo;s Chicago Marathon, while Ngetich was second in the Berlin Marathon last year, five places ahead of Kipruto. He was also third at this year\u0026rsquo;s Tokyo Marathon.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKorir ran his PB of 2:05:01 when finishing third in Chicago in 2022, while Wolde ran 2:03:48 in Valencia last year, Esa has a best of 2:05:05 from Amsterdam in 2022 and Walelegn clocked 2:04:50 in Rotterdam in April, finishing runner-up \u0026ndash; one place ahead of Legese.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking to join them at the front of the field will be Kenya\u0026rsquo;s Daniel Ebenyo, the world 10,000m and half marathon silver medallist who makes his marathon debut. The 29-year-old ran a 59:30 half marathon in Berlin in April, 26 seconds off his PB set in Manama in 2022.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEthiopia\u0026rsquo;s Jemal Yimer Mekonnen, who finished fourth in the half marathon at last year\u0026rsquo;s World Road Running Championships behind runner-up Ebenyo, is back in marathon action after his win in Seoul in March.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the athletes racing on home soil are USA\u0026rsquo;s Zach Panning, CJ Albertson and Brian Shrader.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eElite fields\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWomen\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eRuth Chepngetich (KEN) 2:14:18\u003cbr /\u003eSutume Kebede (ETH) 2:15:55\u003cbr /\u003eJoyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) 2:16:24\u003cbr /\u003eDegitu Azimeraw (ETH) 2:17:58\u003cbr /\u003eAshete Bekere (ETH) 2:17:58\u003cbr /\u003eHiwot Gebrekidan (ETH) 2:17:59\u003cbr /\u003eIrine Cheptai (KEN) 2:18:22\u003cbr /\u003eKeira D'Amato 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this weekend (12-13) in the Lombardy region of Italy in Chiavenna, a town steeped in mountain running history.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn Saturday (12) athletes will contest the final World Cup short uphill race with the 25th edition of Lagunc KM Verticale and the following day the last long race, Val Bregaglia Trail, will take place.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth races are point to point. The vertical race starts in Chiavenna and climbs to Lagunc, while the Val Bregaglia Trail starts just over the border in Switzerland and finishes in Chiavenna.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith 100 points on offer for an athlete winning both races, it is a crucial weekend for the World Cup. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.wmra.info/wp-content/uploads/files/world_cup/2024_WORLD_CUP/2024_WC_Results/World_Cup_Classification_10from12races.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ecurrent rankings\u003c/a\u003e show it\u0026rsquo;s possible that any one of six men could emerge World Cup champion, as could any one of three women.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the women\u0026rsquo;s race the World Cup leader Joyce Muthoni Njeru of Kenya spearheads the competition, following her double win at Broken Arrow as well as Trofeo Nasego and Smarna Gora just last weekend. She has a good buffer between her and Britian\u0026rsquo;s Scout Adkin with 288 points to Adkin\u0026rsquo;s 244, but the latter has also had a consistent season with wins at Montemuro Vertical Run and La Montee du Nid d\u0026rsquo;Aigle plus a second place at Sierre Zinal. Similarly, the third placed runner in the women\u0026rsquo;s World Cup, Kenya\u0026rsquo;s Philaries Jeruto Kisang, has also had an extremely strong season, with podiums in four out of six races, and just two points separate her and Adkin. Kisang won both races here last year, which could be important.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut with such a deep field, the race is still wide open. Susanna Saapunki is currently in fifth place after strong performances at Montemuro, Vertical and Trofeo Nasego and Smarna Gora. There\u0026rsquo;s little doubt she will overtake Gloria Chebet, who is currently in fourth and does not appear to be racing here, and she will be one to watch in both races.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome strong runners are travelling from the US, which will add another dimension to the competition. Lauren Gregory, who was sixth at Vertical Nasego, will be taking on the vertical race, as will Rachel Tomajczyk, who achieved two sixth places at Broken Arrow this year. US-based Australian athlete Lara Hamilton will be taking on both races.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere will also be a formidable Italian contingent. Alice Gaggi, who was second in the Val Bregaglia Trail last year and had a strong run at Smarna Gora, will race both days. Vivien Bonzi will be racing the vertical, and she was second here last year. Camilla Magliano will be doubling up and is always one to watch.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther women to look out for include Sara Willhoit, who was third at Giir di Mont and is currently seventh in the World Cup standings, and Amairei Ioana Madalina, the winner of Giir di Mont, both of whom take on both races.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe men\u0026rsquo;s line-up is equally strong and it\u0026rsquo;s very close at the top of the World Cup rankings. Kenya\u0026rsquo;s Patrick Kipngeno\u0026nbsp;leads with 235 points, after two wins at Broken Arrow and two at Nasego. His compatriot Philemon Ombogo Kiriago\u0026nbsp;is just eight points behind him after an incredibly consistent season, including that unforgettable duel with Kilian Jornet at Sierre Zinal. Just 11 points behind Kiriago is Josphat Kiprotich, who achieved second places at Grossglockner, La Montee du Nid d\u0026rsquo;Aigle and Vertical Nasego. All three athletes are entered into both races.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere\u0026rsquo;s also another trio of Kenyan athletes in contention for the World Cup. Michael Selelo Saoli won Giir di Mont and has had a string of strong results. Richard Omaya Atuya has won all but one of the World Cup races he has entered this year \u0026ndash; Grossglockner, La Montee du Nid d\u0026rsquo;Aigle and Smarna Gora, with just Sierre Zinal eluding him. He is on 151 points, so a long way behind Kipngeno, but two wins this weekend isn\u0026rsquo;t out of the question based on his season. Just behind him is Paul Machoka, who could also be a contender. Again, all three runners are entered in both races.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with the women\u0026rsquo;s race, there is a strong team of US runners. Joseph Gray, who won the World Championships in 2019, will be in the vertical race. He will be joined by Christian Allen, who won the USA National Running Championship (up and down race) earlier this year, and Liam Meirow, who achieved a number of top 10 places in the World Cup last year, including a third place at Sky Gran Canaria. Tyler McCandless and Andy Wacker will double up.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere will of course be a number of top Italian runners competing on home turf. Henri Aymonod won the vertical race last year, as he has multiple times. He was third at both PizTri Vertical and Vertical Nasego this year, and can never be bet against in a short, uphill only race. Andrea Elia is currently eighth in the World Cup rankings and a strong run here in the vertical race could see him improve on that. Alberto Vender could do well in the vertical race and Luciano Rota is one to watch in both.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOthers to keep an eye on include Jacob Adkin, who won the vertical race here in 2022 and was second in the European Championships uphill race earlier this year, and Michael Sutton from New Zealand.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe action starts on Saturday at 9:15am local time with the Lagunc KM Verticale. On Sunday Val Bregaglia Trail starts at 9:30am.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lagunc KM Verticale will see runners start at 352m in the historic centre of Chiavenna. This vertical kilometre course is about as pure as they come, with no flat or downhill sections, making the profile a perfect sloping line up to the finish in the small mountain village of Lagunc at 1352m. 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The 24-year-old Italian set national records when winning the 5000m and 10,000m at the European championships earlier in the summer, then went on to improve on them in Paris with marks of 14:31.64 and 30:43.35.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe European cross-country silver medallist opened her winter campaign last Sunday at the Cinque Mulini, where she finished third. Having finished third in Alcobendas last year and second in 2022, Battocletti hopes that this weekend\u0026rsquo;s race will be third time lucky.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGermany\u0026rsquo;s Konstanze Klosterhalfen, the 2022 European cross-country silver medallist, will also be in contention in the women\u0026rsquo;s 8.04km race. The 27-year-old last raced four weeks ago at the Valencia half marathon, where she finished ninth in 1:07:07.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFederica del Buono will also be a contender. The versatile Italian competed over 10,000m at the European Championships, then dropped down to the 1500m at the Paris Olympics. She placed 10th at the Cinque Mulini, 19 seconds ahead of Hungary\u0026rsquo;s Lili Anna Vindics-Toth, also entered for Sunday\u0026rsquo;s race. Alicia Berzosa, who finished 12th in the 10,000m at the European Championships, should lead the Spanish challenge.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe men\u0026rsquo;s contest, also held over 8.04km, features defending champion Rodrigue Kwizera. The Burundian suffered his first defeat of the current cross-country season last weekend when he was outsprinted by Thierry Ndikumwenayo at the Cross de It\u0026aacute;lica. The 25-year-old reached the finish line first at the past three editions of this race, although he was disqualified in 2021 for not wearing the vest of his Spanish club, Playas de Castell\u0026oacute;n. He made amends with victories in 2022 and 2023, and so goes into this weekend\u0026rsquo;s race as the hot favourite.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe may not have it all his own way, though. Kenya\u0026rsquo;s Mathew Kipchumba Kipsang, Ethiopia\u0026rsquo;s Abrham Sime and Ugandan duo Martin Kiprotich and Samuel Cherop will be keen to make an impact. Kipsang has achieved podium finishes in Atapuerca, Soria and San Vittore Olona in recent weeks, while Kiprotich was fifth in Atapuerca. Cherop, who was 11th in the U20 race at the World Cross Country Championships earlier this year, is fresh from a 13:46 run over 5km in Lille. 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At the start of her track campaign, she struck gold over 5000m and 10,000m at the European Championships on home soil in Rome, setting Italian records of 14:35.29 and 30:51.32.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust two months later, she reduced those records to 14:31.64 and 30:43.35 when finishing fourth and third in those same disciplines at the Olympic Games in Paris. This year she has also set PBs of 3:59.19 for 1500m and 31:19 for 10km.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of these achievements led to her earning the Sportswoman of the Year honour at the coveted Gazzette Sports Awards this week.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer last appearance at the Cinque Mulini was back in 2020 when she finished fifth. Prior to that, she placed fourth in 2019 while still an U20 athlete.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of her opposition this weekend will come from her compatriots, including world 1500m finalist Ludovica Cavalli and European Championships 10,000m fourth-place finisher Federica del Buono. Germany\u0026rsquo;s 2021 European indoor 3000m finalist Elena Burkhard will also be in contention.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe men\u0026rsquo;s race appears to be wide open and features some of the most exciting up-and-coming talents in the distance-running world.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorld U20 5000m champion Andrew Kiptoo is one of the youngest in the field and has limited experience of contesting international cross-country races, but don\u0026rsquo;t be surprised to see him in contention for victory. The Kenyan has a 5000m PB of 13:05.55, the fastest time by an U18 athlete in the world this year. He also recently won a competitive U20 men\u0026rsquo;s race in Kapsokwony, Kenya.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe\u0026rsquo;ll be joined on the startline by compatriot Mathew Kipruto. 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The Kazakh runner will be making her first cross-country appearance since 2021 when she won in Seville.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFellow steeplechaser Marwa Bouzayani, is also in the line-up. The Tunisian record-holder is a two-time world finalist at her specialist discipline, but also possesses the versatility to perform well at cross country.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrance\u0026rsquo;s 2013 European cross-country champion Sophie Duarte, French half marathon record-holder Mekdes Woldu, Portuguese half marathon specialist Monica Silva, and Algeria\u0026rsquo;s Nawal Yahi are also in the line-up.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe men\u0026rsquo;s race last year was much closer than the women\u0026rsquo;s with Samuel Kibet winning by just four seconds from Yann Schrub. 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The 24-year-old has enjoyed a superb season, topped by her 5000m and 10,000m titles at the Paris Olympics, three months after becoming the first woman to dip under the 29-minute barrier for the latter distance thanks to a 28:54.14 clocking in Eugene on 25 May.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChebet, who is also the reigning world champion and world record holder for the road 5km, will be making her third appearance here following her runner-up spot in 2020 and her third place in 2021. It will be her first race since her 14:09.82 5000m victory at the Diamond League Final in Brussels.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe will start as the overwhelming favourite for the victory, though she\u0026rsquo;ll face quality opposition in the form of compatriot Mercy Chepkemoi and Kazakhstan\u0026rsquo;s Daisy Jepkemei. The latter finished seventh at this year\u0026rsquo;s World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, and more recently she captured a commanding win in Atapuerca last month.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChepkemoi is fresh from a fine win in Cardiff last Saturday. She placed fourth over 5000m at the World U20 Championships in Lima in August, finishing just behind bronze medallist Charity Cherop of Uganda, who will also be racing in Santiponce this weekend.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe line-up also comprises Diana and Sharon Chepkemoi, who finished third and seventh respectively in the steeplechase in Lima. 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All of them will renew their rivalry this weekend.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEuropean 5000m bronze medallist Marta Garc\u0026iacute;a, meanwhile, will be making her only cross-country outing of the winter before focusing on the indoor season.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe men\u0026rsquo;s race has been reduced to 7.5km which plays into the hands of the middle-distance specialists. But that shouldn\u0026rsquo;t be a problem for Olympic 10,000m silver medallist Berihu Aregawi, as the Ethiopian is also the third-fastest man in history over 3000m.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 23-year-old opened the year in style by retaining his silver medal at the World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade before setting a 10,000m PB of 26:31.13 in Nerja. 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The 25-year-old took comfortable wins in Amorebieta on 20 October and Atapuerca a fortnight ago and should be tipped as the hot favourite to grab a hat-trick of victories, as the double World Athletics Cross Country Tour winner also triumphed in 2021 and 2023.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe line-up in Soria comprises three of the first four placers from Atapuerca, including Kenya\u0026rsquo;s Mathew Kipchumba Kipsang, third on that occasion, and fourth-placed Egide Ntakarutimana, the 27-year-old Burundian who should fight for his first podium spot this cross country season.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe young Ethiopian squad features Ayele Tadesse and Wegene Addisu. The former boasts a 27:40 10km PB and will be making his third appearance this season following a seventh place in Atapuerca and a fourth spot in San Sebastian last Sunday. Addisu is the 2021 world U20 1500m silver medallist and he recently won a low-key cross country race in Quintanar in October. Uganda\u0026rsquo;s Hosea Kiplangat, who finished 13th at the World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade in March, joins them. The 24-year-old holds a 10km PB of 27:14, although he had to settle for eighth place in San Sebastian last weekend.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpanish hopes rest on Nassim Hassaous and Daniel Arce. The latter is a renowned 3000m steeplechaser who has finished in the top 10 in the last three major championships, while Hassaous is a cross country specialist who finished seventh at the 2021 European Championships. The 30-year-old is fresh from a 1:01:48 half marathon debut in Valencia.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNiyomukunzi vs Chepkemoi trio in the women\u0026rsquo;s race\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe women\u0026rsquo;s contest will also be held over 8km and seems a wide open event. Burundi\u0026rsquo;s Niyomukunzi kicked off her cross country campaign in style with a commanding win in Amorebieta but the 25-year-old couldn\u0026rsquo;t go beyond a distant third place the following weekend in Atapuerca. The Olympic 5000m finalist will take on a trio of emerging Kenyan athletes, all with the surname of Chepkemoi.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeading the trio is Diana, who claimed world U20 3000m steeplechase bronze in Lima in August thanks to a 9:29.84 performance, while Sharon finished seventh there. They clashed again more recently in San Sebastian where both broke away from the rest of the field in the early stages to secure the top two spots, 23:42 and 23:45 their respective times for the 6900m race. 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Kibet also proved his cross country pedigree by finishing 11th at the World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade in March, while 19-year-old Kiprop claimed 5000m bronze at the World U20 Championships in Lima in August and will be looking to retain his title in Cardiff.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 Principality Cardiff Half Marathon winner Vincent Mutai of Kenya was the runner-up last time and returns looking for victory in 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 winner in Zornotza, Burundi\u0026rsquo;s Ndikumana, and his compatriot Emile Hafashimana warmed up for this race in San Sebastian last weekend, finishing in third and fifth place. Steeplechaser Younes Kniya of Morrocco will also be in action.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey will go up against Laros of the Netherlands, silver medallist in the U20 race at the European Cross Country Championships in Brussels last December. More recently, the 19-year-old finished sixth in the 1500m final at the Paris Olympics, setting a European U20 record of 3:29.54.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoining the world U20 1000m record-holder are his compatriots Robin van Riel, Juan Zijderlaan, Rick van Riel, Jesse Fokkenrood and Stefan Nillessen, who finished ninth in the Olympic final. Irish half marathon record-holder Efrem Gidey began his cross country season in Atapuerca and will also line up in Cardiff.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeading domestic hopefuls include Zak Mahamed, who finished fourth at last year\u0026rsquo;s event, and the British indoor 3000m silver medallist Charles Wheeler, joined by his twin brother George. Road running specialist Jake Smith and Welsh athletes Dafydd Jones and James Heneghan will also be likely to feature in the battle of the top British athletes.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe senior women\u0026rsquo;s race also boasts an impressive international field and perhaps offers more depth in the domestic line-up.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKenya\u0026rsquo;s Jebet finished fourth in the U20 race at the World Cross Country Championships and fifth in the 5000m at the World U20 Championships this year, while Cherop of Uganda claimed bronze in that world U20 5000m final in Peru. 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What made his feat all the more impressive is that he was only drafted into the Ethiopian team two weeks before the Games, having initially been named as a reserve.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m excited to defend my title in New York, especially coming off an Olympic-record marathon performance,\u0026rdquo; said Tola. \u0026ldquo;The hilly course and crowds in Paris definitely prepared me well for the bridges and spectators in New York, where maybe I can go even faster this year.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo-time Olympic medallist Bashir Abdi will also be one to watch; the Belgian earned silver at the recent Games, having taken bronze at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and at the 2022 World Championships.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree past winners \u0026ndash; all from Kenya \u0026ndash; are also in the field: 2022 champion Evans Chebet, 2021 winner Albert Korir, and 2019 and 2017 victor Geoffrey Kamworor. Chebet has twice won the Boston Marathon, and has finished first or second in 13 marathons.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile Kamworor \u0026ndash; a three-time world half marathon champion and two-time world cross-country champion \u0026ndash; has made it on to the podium in all four of his New York Marathon appearances.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFellow Kenyan Abel Kipchumba, who won this year\u0026rsquo;s NYC Half Marathon, will be making his New York City Marathon debut. He warmed up for New York by winning the Great North Run in 59:52 in September.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe US charge is led by Conner Mantz and Clayton Young, who finished eighth and ninth respectively in the Paris Olympic marathon.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike fellow defending New York Marathon champion Tola, Obiri also made it on to the podium in Paris, claiming bronze in the marathon. It was her third Olympic medal, having earned silver over 5000m in 2016 and 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast year the seven-time world medallist from Kenya became the first woman in 34 years to win both Boston and New York in the same calendar year. Earlier this year, she retained her Boston Marathon title in 2:22:37.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s no place like New York, and I am so ready to defend my title,\u0026rdquo; said Obiri. \u0026ldquo;I have been racing very well on the roads in the US, and I hope I can have another good day that sees me in contention once we enter the final stages in Central Park.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFellow Kenyan Sharon Lokedi, the 2022 NYC Marathon winner, will return after finishing third last year and fourth in the Olympic marathon in Paris.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Kenyan delegation also includes 2010 champion Edna Kiplagat, four-time Olympic medallist Vivian Cheruiyot, and Sheila Chepkirui.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKiplagat, now aged 44, is still highly competitive on the international road running circuit. Earlier this year she set a half marathon PB of 1:07:52 in Houston, then finished third at the Boston Marathon in 2:23:21.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVivian Cheruiyot, a four-time world champion on the track, finished third at the Paris Marathon earlier this year in 2:21:46, her first completed marathon in almost five years. A 2:18:31 performer at her best, the 41-year-old will be keen to match or improve on her runner-up finish in New York from 2018.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChepkirui is the fastest entrant based on PBs. She clocked a best of 2:17:29 on her marathon debut in Valencia two years ago, and has finished inside 2:20 in all three of her marathons since then, her most recent being a 2:19:31 clocking in London in April.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEthiopia\u0026rsquo;s Tirunesh Dibaba will make her New York City Marathon debut and is one of the world\u0026rsquo;s most accomplished long-distance runners as a three-time Olympic and 16-time world champion. 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Chelimo, the 2022 world 5000m bronze medallist, set a PB of 12:54.59 for the distance this year. Kibet finished just outside the top 10 at this year\u0026rsquo;s World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade; more recently he won over 10km in Berlin in 28:19.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKiprop earned 5000m bronze at the World U20 Championships in Lima. Ethiopia\u0026rsquo;s Abdisa Fayisa, who finished marginally ahead of Kiprop, will also be in contention on Sunday. After taking 5000m silver in the Peruvian capital, Fayisa went on to take 1500m gold. More recently he finished third in a road mile in Berango last week.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpain\u0026rsquo;s Abderrahman El Khayami, who finished ahead of Fayisa in that race, will also be racing this weekend. The Spanish contingent also includes national silver medallist Nassim Hassaous and Spanish steeplechase record-holder Fernando Carro, fresh from a comfortable victory at the San Sebastian Half Marathon two weeks ago.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the second year in a row, the women will cover the same distance as the men (8.7km). Niyomukunzi, winner here in 2021, looks a safe bet to win again in Amorebieta. The Burundian started the year with a big PB of 30:42 over 10km in Valencia, then improved her 5000m PB to 14:44.97 before advancing to the Olympic final in Paris.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer toughest opposition could come from Hungary\u0026rsquo;s Lili Ann Vindics-Toth. The former steeplechase specialist has recently moved up to longer distances and set a 10km PB of 31:56 earlier this year.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOlympic and European steeplechase finalist Carolina Robles leads the Spanish contingent, alongside Cristina Ruiz, \u0026Aacute;ngela Viciosa and Majida Maayouf. Ruiz will be aiming for her first podium spot here after fifth-place finishes in 2022 and 2023. 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She clocked 2:14:18 on that occasion, while her PB of 2:14:18 set in Chicago in 2022 makes her the fourth fastest women\u0026rsquo;s marathon runner in history.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe ran 2:24:36 for her most recent marathon, in London in April, and placed ninth, but then clocked 1:05:58 to win the 21k Buenos Aires half marathon in August.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJepkosgei, who won the London Marathon in 2021 and New York City Marathon in 2019, finished fourth in Chicago last year in 2:17:23.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe improved by one place when returning to marathon action in London in April, setting a PB of 2:16:24.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt\u0026rsquo;s Kebede who leads this season\u0026rsquo;s top list, thanks to the PB of 2:15:55 she set to win the Tokyo Marathon in March. That puts her at No.8 all time and she will be hoping to make the most of the fast course in Chicago.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;After seeing what my teammate Kelvin Kiptum did last year, I want to come to Chicago to do something great,\u0026rdquo; said Kebede, who finished 15th in last year\u0026rsquo;s race.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKiptum, who was part of Kebede\u0026rsquo;s training group, died in a road traffic accident in February, just four months after he set his world marathon record of 2:00:35 in Chicago. This year, the event will honour Kiptum\u0026rsquo;s legacy with a moment of silence at the start line.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoining Chepngetich, Jepkosgei and Kebede on that start line will be three more women with PBs under 2:18 \u0026ndash; Ethiopia\u0026rsquo;s Degitu Azimeraw, Ashete Bekere and Hiwot Gebrekidan \u0026ndash; plus Kenya\u0026rsquo;s Irine Cheptai, who ran 2:18:22 in Hamburg in April.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe field also features the second and third fastest ever US women\u0026rsquo;s marathon runners, Keira D\u0026rsquo;Amato and Betsy Saina, who have also dipped under 2:20. They are joined in this competitive field by their compatriots Sara Hall and Emma Bates.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEthiopia\u0026rsquo;s Legese leads the men\u0026rsquo;s field with the PB of 2:02:48 he ran in Berlin in 2019. That performance puts him sixth on the men\u0026rsquo;s world marathon all-time list but since then his highest marathon finish has been a third place, achieved in Rotterdam with a 2:05:16 run in April.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two-time Tokyo Marathon champion will want to return to winning ways when he heads back to Chicago, where he placed 10th when making his World Marathon Majors debut in 2018, but he faces tough opposition.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix other men in the field have PBs faster than 2:06, including Kenya\u0026rsquo;s Amos Kipruto, Vincent Ngetich and John Korir, and Ethiopia\u0026rsquo;s Dawit Wolde, Amedework Walelegn and Mohamed Esa.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKipruto, the 2019 world bronze medallist, and Ngetich have matching PBs of 2:03:13. Kipruto won the London Marathon in 2022 and trains with Benson Kipruto, who won that year\u0026rsquo;s Chicago Marathon, while Ngetich was second in the Berlin Marathon last year, five places ahead of Kipruto. He was also third at this year\u0026rsquo;s Tokyo Marathon.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKorir ran his PB of 2:05:01 when finishing third in Chicago in 2022, while Wolde ran 2:03:48 in Valencia last year, Esa has a best of 2:05:05 from Amsterdam in 2022 and Walelegn clocked 2:04:50 in Rotterdam in April, finishing runner-up \u0026ndash; one place ahead of Legese.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking to join them at the front of the field will be Kenya\u0026rsquo;s Daniel Ebenyo, the world 10,000m and half marathon silver medallist who makes his marathon debut. 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The vertical race starts in Chiavenna and climbs to Lagunc, while the Val Bregaglia Trail starts just over the border in Switzerland and finishes in Chiavenna.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith 100 points on offer for an athlete winning both races, it is a crucial weekend for the World Cup. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.wmra.info/wp-content/uploads/files/world_cup/2024_WORLD_CUP/2024_WC_Results/World_Cup_Classification_10from12races.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ecurrent rankings\u003c/a\u003e show it\u0026rsquo;s possible that any one of six men could emerge World Cup champion, as could any one of three women.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the women\u0026rsquo;s race the World Cup leader Joyce Muthoni Njeru of Kenya spearheads the competition, following her double win at Broken Arrow as well as Trofeo Nasego and Smarna Gora just last weekend. She has a good buffer between her and Britian\u0026rsquo;s Scout Adkin with 288 points to Adkin\u0026rsquo;s 244, but the latter has also had a consistent season with wins at Montemuro Vertical Run and La Montee du Nid d\u0026rsquo;Aigle plus a second place at Sierre Zinal. Similarly, the third placed runner in the women\u0026rsquo;s World Cup, Kenya\u0026rsquo;s Philaries Jeruto Kisang, has also had an extremely strong season, with podiums in four out of six races, and just two points separate her and Adkin. Kisang won both races here last year, which could be important.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut with such a deep field, the race is still wide open. Susanna Saapunki is currently in fifth place after strong performances at Montemuro, Vertical and Trofeo Nasego and Smarna Gora. There\u0026rsquo;s little doubt she will overtake Gloria Chebet, who is currently in fourth and does not appear to be racing here, and she will be one to watch in both races.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome strong runners are travelling from the US, which will add another dimension to the competition. Lauren Gregory, who was sixth at Vertical Nasego, will be taking on the vertical race, as will Rachel Tomajczyk, who achieved two sixth places at Broken Arrow this year. US-based Australian athlete Lara Hamilton will be taking on both races.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere will also be a formidable Italian contingent. Alice Gaggi, who was second in the Val Bregaglia Trail last year and had a strong run at Smarna Gora, will race both days. Vivien Bonzi will be racing the vertical, and she was second here last year. Camilla Magliano will be doubling up and is always one to watch.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther women to look out for include Sara Willhoit, who was third at Giir di Mont and is currently seventh in the World Cup standings, and Amairei Ioana Madalina, the winner of Giir di Mont, both of whom take on both races.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe men\u0026rsquo;s line-up is equally strong and it\u0026rsquo;s very close at the top of the World Cup rankings. Kenya\u0026rsquo;s Patrick Kipngeno\u0026nbsp;leads with 235 points, after two wins at Broken Arrow and two at Nasego. His compatriot Philemon Ombogo Kiriago\u0026nbsp;is just eight points behind him after an incredibly consistent season, including that unforgettable duel with Kilian Jornet at Sierre Zinal. Just 11 points behind Kiriago is Josphat Kiprotich, who achieved second places at Grossglockner, La Montee du Nid d\u0026rsquo;Aigle and Vertical Nasego. All three athletes are entered into both races.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere\u0026rsquo;s also another trio of Kenyan athletes in contention for the World Cup. Michael Selelo Saoli won Giir di Mont and has had a string of strong results. Richard Omaya Atuya has won all but one of the World Cup races he has entered this year \u0026ndash; Grossglockner, La Montee du Nid d\u0026rsquo;Aigle and Smarna Gora, with just Sierre Zinal eluding him. He is on 151 points, so a long way behind Kipngeno, but two wins this weekend isn\u0026rsquo;t out of the question based on his season. Just behind him is Paul Machoka, who could also be a contender. Again, all three runners are entered in both races.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with the women\u0026rsquo;s race, there is a strong team of US runners. Joseph Gray, who won the World Championships in 2019, will be in the vertical race. He will be joined by Christian Allen, who won the USA National Running Championship (up and down race) earlier this year, and Liam Meirow, who achieved a number of top 10 places in the World Cup last year, including a third place at Sky Gran Canaria. Tyler McCandless and Andy Wacker will double up.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere will of course be a number of top Italian runners competing on home turf. Henri Aymonod won the vertical race last year, as he has multiple times. He was third at both PizTri Vertical and Vertical Nasego this year, and can never be bet against in a short, uphill only race. Andrea Elia is currently eighth in the World Cup rankings and a strong run here in the vertical race could see him improve on that. Alberto Vender could do well in the vertical race and Luciano Rota is one to watch in both.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOthers to keep an eye on include Jacob Adkin, who won the vertical race here in 2022 and was second in the European Championships uphill race earlier this year, and Michael Sutton from New Zealand.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe action starts on Saturday at 9:15am local time with the Lagunc KM Verticale. On Sunday Val Bregaglia Trail starts at 9:30am.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lagunc KM Verticale will see runners start at 352m in the historic centre of Chiavenna. This vertical kilometre course is about as pure as they come, with no flat or downhill sections, making the profile a perfect sloping line up to the finish in the small mountain village of Lagunc at 1352m. 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