The 43rd Algerian Cross Country Championships which were held yesterday (Thursday 24 Feb) witnessed the demise of Ali Saidi-Sief who pulled out some 600m from the finish of the short race, but this allowed Aggoun Khoudir to obtain a remarkable long and short race double at the championships.
The first four finishers in each race have qualified for the national team for next month’s World Cross Country Championships with the remaining two team places at each distance left at the discretion of the Algerian Federation.
Chafik Boukabes for the IAAF
RESULTS (no times available)
Women
Short race (4km):
1) - Bahi Azzouhoum Fatiha
2) - Dahmani Kenza
3) - Mendil Widad
4) Zeghdami Leila
Long race (8km):
1) - Bahi Azzouhoum Fatiha
2) - Hamas Fadéla
3 - Chefara Noura
4) -Mendil Widad
Juniors (6km):
1) - Benmediouni Kheira
2) - Rezigue Aicha
3) - Cheboub Chahrazad
4) - Djelakh Naziha
Men
Short race (4km):
1) - Aggoun Khoudir
2) - Aboud Rabah
3) - Zerdoum Azzedine
4) - Ould Bouchiba Merzak
Long race (12km)
1) - Aggoune Khoudir
2) - Belhout Said
3) - Zerdoum Azzeddine .
4) - Fethi Fatah
Juniors (8km):
1) - Khedar Samir
2) - Mekhloufi Rabi
3) - Dali Abdelkader
4) - Terfaia Farid
