Previous Event 39th IAAF World Cross Country Championships Punta Umbría, SPAIN 20 MAR 2011

21 MAR 2011

Japan’s bronze in Punta Umbria a small consolation

During his remarks at the opening ceremony of the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Punta Umbria, IAAF President Lamine Diack called for a minute’s silence in remembrance of the victims of the earthquake and tsunami which struck Japan with such violent force recently.

Japan’s junior bronze medal women's team in Punta Umbria (Getty Images)

Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor of Kenya on his way to winning the men junior's race in Punta Umbria (Getty Images)

20 MAR 2011

Kipsang upsets the odds - Men's Junior Race Report - Punta Umbria 2011

Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor was nobody’s favourite to win the <b>IAAF World Cross Country Championships</b> Junior race, after finishing fourth at his own national trials last month, but the 18-year-old Kenyan showed what a difference a month of dedicated preparation can make with a stunning display of gun-to-tape front running.

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Timetable - 39th IAAF World Cross Country Championships

20 MAR

LOCAL TIME	SEX	EVENT	ROUND
11:30	W	Junior Race	Final	Startlist	Result	Team
12:00	M	Junior Race	Final	Startlist	Result	Team
12:45	W	Senior Race	Final	Startlist	Result	Team
13:40	M	Senior Race	Final	Startlist	Result	Team