This Saturday starts World Cross Country Championships 2024 in Belgrade. The Serbian capital is preparing to host 485 athletes from 51 different teams who will compete in one day on March 30.
This will be the second World Athletics World Cup the city will host in just two years, after successfully organizing the 2022 World Indoor Championships.
Circuit
The circuit where the 5 World Cross Country races will take place is located at New center of Belgradein Friendship Park, right next to the Danube and Sava rivers.
This is the return of 1,887m with two additional straights of 270m and 320m that will serve as departure and arrival, respectively.
The land is mostly grass, with several pedestrian crossings covered in dirt and sand. has two bridgesa hay maze and a obstacles.
Careers
Included in the 2024 World Cross Country program 5 races to be played in one day on Saturday, March 30.
Trials sub20 will inaugurate the championship, with a race feminine 6 km and one man of 8 km.
Next there will be an argument mixed relay with teams consisting of two women and two men. Each athlete must complete one lap of the circuit following the order male-female-male-female.
Finally the races will be held feminine and masculine perfectboth at a distance of 10 km.
favorites
A sum of 245 senior athletes (138 males and 107 females) and 187 sub20 athletes (95 men and 92 women) will travel to Serbia to compete in the 2024 World Cross Country Championships.
Among the women, Kenya came in as a favorite after winning the last 8 women’s titles in the senior category. This time it will feature the defending champion Beatrice Chebet and the 10 km road world record holder Agnes Ngetich.
On the men’s side, Uganda presents a very competitive team with the defending champions Jacob Kiplimo and the three-time 10,000m world champion Joshua Cheptegeiwho is a bronze medalist at the 2023 World Cross Country Championship and champion in 2019.
The Ethiopian Berihu Aregawirunner-up at Bathurst 2023, and the Kenyan Sebastian Sawehalf marathon world champion, will also go for gold.
The Dutch Sifan Hassanthe two-time Olympic champion in 5,000m and 10,000m, was among the main figures of the championship, but in the last hours he announced his withdrawal.
Selected from Spain
The Spanish team for the 2024 Cross Country World Cup consists of 19 athletes (11 boys and 8 girls).
The women’s team consists of Isabel Barreiro, Majida Mayouf, Carolina Robles and Irene Sánchez-Escribano in the absolute category. Marwa El Khouya, Inés Herault, Emma Méndez and Daniela Rubio They were selected in the sub20 category.
The absolute men’s team is formed Miguel Baidal, Fernando Carro, Nassim Hassaous, Aaron Las Heras and Thierry Ndikumwenayowhile they are in sub20 Mesfin Escamilla, Óscar Gaitán, Andrés Lara, Unai Naranjo, Gonzalo Sousa and Carlos Zarate.
World Cross Country 2024 schedules
- 11:00 am – Women’s U20 – Final
- 11:35 am – Men’s U20 – Final
- 12:15 pm – Mixed relay – Final
- 12:45 h – Women’s Absolute – Final
- 1:30 pm – Men’s Absolute – Final
Awards
The full races of the Belgrade 2024 World Cross Country Championships will have the following prizes:
Individual
Gold: US$30,000
Silver: US$15,000
Bronze: US$10,000
Fourth: US$7,000
Fifth: US$5,000
Sixth: US$3,000
equipment
Gold: US$20,000
Silver: US$16,000
Bronze: US$12,000
Fourth: US$10,000
Fifth: US$8,000
Sixth: US$4,000
Relays (per team)
Gold: US$12,000
Silver: US$8,000
Bronze: US$6,000
Fourth: US$4,000
How to watch the Cross Country World Cup live
Watch the Belgrade 2024 World Cross Country Championships live Telesports and RTVE Play on Saturday, March 30, starting at 10:50 am
Source: La Verdad
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