Previous Event 33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships St Etienne - St Galmier, FRANCE 19 MAR 2005 - 20 MAR 2005

27 MAR 2005

Two venues, one long Ethiopian party

Hours after Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba completed their short and long course doubles at last weekend’s 33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships in St-Etienne/St-Galmier (19/20 March), the Ethiopian athletics team was already celebrating its haul of nine medals from a good weekend’s work in central France.

A smiling Bekele with short race gold medal team members (Getty Images)

Kenenisa Bekele completes his four consecutive World Cross double - men's long race (Getty Images)

20 MAR 2005

Invincible Bekele reigns supreme – Men’s Long Race Report

Galmier, France – Kenenisa Bekele completed his fourth consecutive World Cross Country golden double to become the most medalled athlete in the history of these championships, when winning the Men’s Long Race at the 33rd edition of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in St-Etienne/St-Galmier.