A new cross country season began with the premiere of the first test in World Athletics Cross Country Goldhe Zornotza International Cross in Amorebieta-Etxano. The Basque event featured Burundi, with a historic double of Rodrigue Kwizera and Francine Nyomukunziwinners in the field of Zornotza, this time without mud in its 70th edition.
Rodrigue Kwizera25 years old, clear winner with a time of 25’29, ahead of the Ugandans Oscar Chelimo (25’41) and Dan Kibet (25’49). The first six classified were African, including the Navarrese Nassim Hassous seventh (27’15), as the best classified by the Spanish. The performance from Madrid was also very good Fernando Carro who, after winning the San Sebastián Half Marathon and announcing that he wanted to jump to the marathon, adapted very well to cross country and finished second in 27’18. Kwizera, who won his second txapela as an Amorebieta winner (the first was in 2022), dreams of becoming a Spaniard like his friend and training partner, Thierry Ndikumwenayo.
“I want to be Spanish”confirmed with Adoc before starting the exam. “I like it run to paris“But I didn’t do it because I had an injury,” he said to dispel doubts about his professionalism. His non-participation in the Games prevented him from becoming an international in the national team. Burundi and that will facilitate the procedures to obtain the spanish passport. Kwizera also confirmed that his planned schedule for the next few weeks includes running Atapuerca, Soria, Itálica and Alcobendas.
In the women’s event, the fastest was the Burundian Francine Nyomukunzi with 30’07, leading Spanish woman of Moroccan origin Majida Mayoufsecond with 31”11 and from Seville Carolina Robles with 31’19. In total, seven of the top ten graduates are Spanish, all of them seeking to qualify for European Cross Country to be discussed in Antalya (Turkey) on the 8th of December.
The next event on the calendar of the highest category of world cross country (World Athletics Cross Country Gold) will also be held on Spanish soil, in Burgos with Cross of Atapuerca on October 27.
Source: La Verdad
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