The 44th World Cross Country Championship gets underway today in Bathurst, Australia. Different national teams’ athletes have landed in Australia, with exceptional athletes from Ethiopia being among the few favorites to win the championships. The Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) picked 28 competitors (14 men and 14 women) to compete in Australia after the 40th Jan Meda International Cross Country Championships were held in Sululta in January. Beatrice finished second in the 5,000-meter race at the World Championships; she won the U-20 World Cross Country Championship in 2019. In the men’s race, Ethiopia will be represented by Solomon Barega, Berihu Aragawi, and Getenet Wale.

Source: Ethiopian News February 18, 2023 07:37 UTC