The 2026 World Cross-Country Championships are set for Saturday at Tallahassee, Fla.’s Apalachee Regional Park, returning to the U.S. for the first time in more than three decades. He took a dominant win by a 15-second margin, earning a spot at his first World XC Championships since 2013. At those 2013 championships, which took place in Bydgoszcz, Poland, 21-year-old Ahmed placed an impressive 22nd and was the top Canadian. After back-to-back wins, Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo, fresh off his Chicago Marathon win, is chasing his third straight World XC crown. Compatriot Maurine Chebor, the 2025 Kenyan XC champion, is also in the running, alongside Ugandan national XC champion Joy Cheptoyek.

Source: CBC News January 08, 2026 22:06 UTC