Defending world U20 cross country champion Letesenbet Gidey and national 5000m champion Getaneh Tamire Molla were among the winners of the 34th Jan Meda International Cross Country, Ethiopia’s trials for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships Kampala 2017, at the Jan Meda race course in Addis Ababa on Sunday (12). Another junior title for GideyWhen Gidey won the national junior 6km title two years ago, she was a little known entity hoping to land a place on Ethiopia’s team for the 2015 World Cross Country Championships. Only Zeyneh Yimer was able to stay with Gidey as she hit the front just before the first two-kilometre mark. The experienced junior edged away from Yimer in the final kilometre for a textbook front running victory in 21:16.53. “It was very good race,” Dida said.

Source: Ethiopian News February 13, 2017 11:15 UTC