Top women’s cross country runner Letesenbet Gidey and under-20s men’s runner Hiroto Yoshioka have both dramatically collapsed in sight of the finish line in terrifying scenes. Gidey was illegally helped to her feet and stumbled over the finish line, but was disqualified. In the men’s race, Jacob Kiplimo upset distance king Joshua Cheptegei to win the world cross country title Saturday. “The course was really good, even with lots of wind, it was really intense,” Kiplimo said. “For me it was really good because there are lots of hills where we train in Uganda.

Source: Ethiopian News February 19, 2023 06:31 UTC