Milkesa Mengesha timed his race to perfection to lead an Ethiopian 1-2 finish in the U20 men’s race at the IAAF/Mikkeller World Cross Country Championships Aarhus 2019. With Uganda’s Oscar Chelimo taking bronze, it was the first time since 1984 that Kenya came away from the U20 men’s race at the World Cross without an individual medal. Uganda’s Samuel Kibet, surrounded by Ethiopia’s Mengesha, Tadese Worku, Tsegay Kidanu and Dinkalem Ayele, led through the first lap in 6:06. Worku, Mengesha and Kidanu continued to lead throughout the first lap, making easy work – relatively speaking – of the hills. Uganda took silver, their highest ever finish in a team competition at the World Cross, while Kenya had to settle for bronze.

Source: Ethiopian News March 30, 2019 13:41 UTC