Remaining participation in a Zornotza Cross, again in the international elite

The 69 Zornotza International Crossanother year included in the highest echelon of specialty races of World Athletics (WA), the International Athletics Federation, presents for the edition that will be held this Sunday, the 22nd, in the field of Jauregibarria a notable participation.

Well-known names at the national level, such as in Ouassim Oumaiz, Fernando Carro or Nassim Hassaous, They join the men’s race in international squads with WA itself highlighting Burundian Celestin Ndikumana, Ugandan Lonard Chemutai, Dutch Noah Schutte, Portuguese Joao Pereira and Eritreans Ghirmay Ghebreslassie and Marhawi Mebrahtu .

In women’sCristina Ruiz, Isabel Barreiro and Irene Pelayo, among others, they will try to imitate the Kenyan Muli Lucy Mawia, winner 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 at 12:15 pm, and the men, who will start at 1:00 pm, They will complete 8,700 meters of the route. That means they will do four laps of the 2,000-meter circuit where the test takes place, in addition to a final, shorter 700-meter stretch where 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 through which WA divides its international circuit. The other two are Silver and Bronze.

Although the star races of this event in the international calendar born in 1954 are the absolute ones, from dawn (9:40) there will be various opportunities to athletes of all ages and all categories (under-12, under-14, under-16, under-18, under-20, Paralympic and Popular races).