A storming final leg run from Fantu Worku in the mixed relay at the IAAF/Mikkeller World Cross Country Championships Aarhus 2019 gave Ethiopia the first gold medal of the day. For the first three legs, Ethiopia and Kenya had been locked in a neck-and-neck battle with Morocco sitting in a distant third place. But everything changed on the final leg. Bone Cheluke of Ethiopia in action in the mixed relay at the IAAF/Mikkeller World Cross Country Championships Aarhus 2019 (Getty Images) © CopyrightCheluke, who ran in the mixed relay in Kampala two years ago, maintained her team’s advantage over Kenya after covering her 2km leg in 6:47. But with 23 minutes on the clock, Worku started to pull ahead to finally create some distance between Ethiopia and Kenya.

Source: Ethiopian News March 30, 2019 11:37 UTC