<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>IAAF.org - News</title><link>http://www.iaaf.org/index.html</link><description>News from IAAF.org</description><language>en</language><copyright>copyright</copyright><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>rssCategory</category><image><title>IAAF.org - News</title><url>http://www.iaaf.org/images/template/rssheader.gif</url><link>http://www.iaaf.org/index.html</link><width>130</width><height>72</height><description>IAAF.org - International Association of Athletics Federations</description></image><item><title><![CDATA[Success of Edinburgh World XC is recognised]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=48580.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=48580.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9 December 2008 - The 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh 2008 won the Event of the Year Award at the Sunday Mail/sportscotland Scottish Sports Awards 2008 held in Glasgow, Scotland on Thursday 4 December.</P>
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Jeilan, the World Junior 10,000m champion, thus made up for his failure to finish in the corresponding race in Mombasa last year and for his fifth place in Fukuoka two years ago.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior Women’s Race Report - Edinburgh 2008]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=108/newsid=44243.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=108/newsid=44243.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>30 March 2008 - Tirunesh Dibaba completed part three of what was not only a great day for Ethiopia but a great day for the Dibaba family this afternoon as she reclaimed her World Cross Country crown in thrilling style.</P>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior Men's Race Report - Edinburgh 2008]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=108/newsid=44252.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=108/newsid=44252.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>&nbsp;30 March 2008 -&nbsp;Edinburgh, Scotland&nbsp;- In a remarkable triumph over adversity and the spirited endeavours of defending champion Zersenay Tadese, Kenenisa Bekele cleared a series of obstacles to win a record sixth Senior Men’s classic distance title - and US$30,000 - at the <STRONG>36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships</STRONG>, at Holyrood Park, today.</P>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:47:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dibaba sisters make it a family affair – Edinburgh 2008]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44263.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44263.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>30 March 2008 - Edinburgh, Scotland - As inspiration goes it takes some beating. Only minutes after becoming the most successful woman in the history of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships Tirunesh Dibaba stood in the flapping white tent that served as a media/athlete mixed zone in Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park and insisted it wasn’t her own victory that had painted the broad, joyful smile on her mud-spotted 22-year-old face.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/dibaba1-120_1912.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johnson back on Beijing schedule as Aussies bag team bronze - Edinburgh 2008]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44245.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44245.html</link><description><![CDATA[30 March 2008 - Edinburgh, Scotland - "In six weeks time I'd have been a contender to win," declared former champion Benita Johnson after leading the Australian women to the team bronze medals behind the all-powerful Ethiopians (18 points) and Kenyans (22) in the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships at Holyrood Park, Edinburgh.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/Aussie_1931_SQ_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Komon the fighter – Edinburgh 2008]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44264.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44264.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>30 March 2008 -&nbsp;Edinburgh, Scotland&nbsp;– The idea that Leonard Patrick Komon would go on to take the individual silver medal in the Senior Men’s race at the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships here today would have seemed faintly absurd to anybody hearing the suggestion midway through the Kenyan trial to pick the team four weeks ago.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/Leonard-Patrick-Komon-bekele-Tadese-120_1930.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[No ‘sole’ can stop Bekele – Edinburgh 2008]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44253.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44253.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>30 March 2008 - Edinburgh, Scotland&nbsp;– In a remarkable triumph over adversity and the spirited endeavours of defending champion Zersenay Tadese, Kenenisa Bekele cleared a series of obstacles to win a record sixth Senior Men’s classic distance title - and US$30,000 - at the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, at Holyrood Park, today.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/Bekele-Ebuya120_1918.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dibaba takes her fifth gold - Edinburgh 2008]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44247.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44247.html</link><description><![CDATA[30 March 2008 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Tirunesh Dibaba completed part three of what was not only a great day for Ethiopia but a great day for the Dibaba family this afternoon as she reclaimed her World Cross Country crown, which comes with a US$30,000 prize, in thrilling style.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/dibaba2-120_1915.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Junior 10,000m champion makes up for Mombasa 'dnf']]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44258.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44258.html</link><description><![CDATA[30 March 2008 - Edinburgh, Scotland - After three years in Kenyan hands, Ethiopia regained the Junior Men’s individual title over 8 kilometres today as Ibrahim Jeilan used his proven track speed to see off his challengers in the <STRONG>36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships </STRONG>at Holyrood Park. Jeilan, the World Junior 10,000m champion, thus made up for his failure to finish in the corresponding race in Mombasa last year and for his fifth place in Fukuoka two years ago.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/Lucas-Kimeli-Rotich-leads-jr_race120_1934.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Younger sister leads the way - Edinburgh 2008]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44261.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44261.html</link><description><![CDATA[30 March 2008 - Edinburgh, Scotland - There was a familiar name on the vest and a familiar smile on the face of Genzebe Dibaba as she bounced down the final, muddy slope of the three-lap course at Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park this afternoon and sped across the line to become the 2007 IAAF World Junior Cross Country champion emulating her older sister Tirunesh who won the title in 2003.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/Genzebe-Dibaba120_1939.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hub of events – Edinburgh 2008]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44232.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44232.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>30 March 2008 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Last night, IAAF President Lamine Diack welcomed over 200 guests to The Hub, Edinburgh, for the IAAF Dinner of the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/DinnerWXC08_1902_SQ_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:26:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[McColgan and O’Sullivan bear witness to change – Edinburgh 2008]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44229.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44229.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>30 March 2008 - Edinburgh, Scotland - It was a meeting of long distance running generations. Six athletes representing cross country’s competitive past, present and future composed the head table at yesterday’s IAAF Press Conference which formally opened proceedings at this weekend’s 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/IAAFWorldCros/34118_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:36:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unpredictability and fresh talent - Kenya's line-up for Edinburgh]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44202.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44202.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>27 March 2008 - As Kenya prepares to&nbsp;contest 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland&nbsp;on 30 March, some mystery surrounds the team selected.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/GideonNgatunyifarleft-2127-120_1107.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[START LISTS & BIOGRAPHIES - Edinburgh 2008 ]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44219.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44219.html</link><description><![CDATA[29 March 2008 - Edinburgh, Scotland - The Start Lists for the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland,&nbsp;are now available.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/42307_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bekele, Tadese ‘Ready’ – IAAF Press Conference - Edinburgh 2008]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44217.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44217.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>29 March 2008 - Edinburgh, Scotland – Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele, the dethroned 10-time senior men’s World Cross Country champion, will be hoping for a smoother passage towards regaining his crown tomorrow than the journey he endured today into Edinburgh.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/group120_1884.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:04:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rebirth of the Home Countries International a by-product of Edinburgh 2008]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44210.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44210.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>28 March 2008 - Edinburgh, Scotland – The Local Organising Committee’s (LOC) press conference ahead of the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships here in the Scottish capital (Sunday 30 March) took place this morning.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/EdinburghLOCpc_1873_SQ_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:37:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST by event and country - Edinburgh 2008]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44201.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44201.html</link><description><![CDATA[27 March 2008 - Edinburgh, Scotland - The Provisional Entry List for the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland is now available.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/42307_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A look at Southern African region hopes in Edinburgh ]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44204.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44204.html</link><description><![CDATA[27 March 2008 - Zambia’s Tony Wamulwa has set his sights on ending the Eastern African dominance of the Junior men’s contest at the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland on Sunday (30 March).]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/Soke01_1869_SQ_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shami to lead Qatari team of 10 in Edinburgh  ]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44203.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44203.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>27 March 2008 - World Marathon silver medallist Mbarak Hassen Shami will lead a strong Qatari squad&nbsp;of ten athletes for the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland (30 March 2008).&nbsp;<BR></P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/WorldChampionships/40406_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:27:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PREVIEW - WOMEN’s Races – WXC Edinburgh 2008]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44194.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44194.html</link><description><![CDATA[26 March 2008 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Tirunesh Dibaba has something to prove. That may seem an odd thing to say of a 22-year-old who has already won two World Cross Country titles and four World Championship golds on the track.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/IAAFWorldCros/34142_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:09:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PREVIEW - MEN’s Races – WXC Edinburgh 2008]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44193.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44193.html</link><description><![CDATA[26 March 2008 -&nbsp;&nbsp;Edinburgh, Scotland&nbsp;- Already the undisputed greatest cross country runner of all time, Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele will enter new record-breaking territory this weekend if he succeeds in regaining the senior men’s title at the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland (30 March). In the headline clash of the four-race programme, against defending champion Zersenay Tadese, from Eritrea, Bekele is seeking to become the first man to win the classic long course title six times.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/IAAFWorldCros/38088_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:03:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[70 nations to compete at World Cross, the centre piece of Edinburgh’s global running festival]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=101/newsid=44181.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=101/newsid=44181.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>25 March 2008 - Monte-Carlo - A total of 70 Member Federations of the IAAF have made final entries to compete at this weekend’s 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland (30 March 2008).</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/42307_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:18:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A city steeped in history – Edinburgh 2008]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=101/newsid=44165.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=101/newsid=44165.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>24 March 2008 - Edinburgh, Scotland - They are a mischievous bunch, students. They were among the first cross country athletes, in the era when it was known as Hares and Hounds, having been part of the exercise programme in British public schools.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/38965_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:17:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese squad of 26 to travel to Edinburgh ]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44143.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44143.html</link><description><![CDATA[22 March 2008 - The Japanese team for the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland (30 March) was selected from the top finishers in Chiba and Fukuoka Cross Country races.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/32481_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s financially at stake in Edinburgh?]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=101/newsid=44131.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=101/newsid=44131.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>21 March 2008 - Monte-Carlo - A sum of US$280,000 in prize money will be paid by the IAAF for the two senior races at the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland on 30 March 2008.**</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/42307_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:55:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[McGregor and Torres head USA team for 2008 World Cross Country]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44130.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44130.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>21 March 2008 - Indianapolis, USA - USA Track &amp; Field has this week named the members of its team for the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland (30 March).</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/29925_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:53:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kipsiro and Kiprop lead Uganda’s hunt in Edinburgh]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44096.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44096.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>19 March 2008 - Kampala, Uganda - 2007 World Championships 5000m bronze medallist Moses Kipsiro and Commonwealth 10,000m champion Boniface Kiprop lead a team of 13 runners to the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland (30 March).</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/42956_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:56:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Redemption or Retention – Tadese and Bekele prepare to do battle – Edinburgh 2008]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=101/newsid=44086.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=101/newsid=44086.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>18 March 2008 – Monte-Carlo – On paper it would seem an unusual head-to-head clash on which to promote a championship. Coming into the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland (30 March), Eritrean Zersenay Tadese has won just one of the&nbsp;eleven global championship battles he has had with Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele during his career.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/IAAFWorldCros/38089_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:58:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hosts name squad for Edinburgh ]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44089.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44089.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>18 March 2008 - UK Athletics has announced the Norwich Union Great Britain &amp; Northern Ireland team to compete on home soil at the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland on Sunday 30 March 2008. 2004 European XC champion Hayley Yelling is the most prominent name on the team sheet.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/28009_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ebuya, Linet Masai lead Kenya to Edinburgh ]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44083.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44083.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>17 March 2008 - World Cross Country defending champions Kenya today named a strong team of 27 athletes to the 36th edition of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland. Over half of the team members are new faces in a squad that boasts of experience and enthusiasm.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/IAAFWorldCros/38094_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bekele and Dibaba lead Ethiopia’s strong team of 27 for Edinburgh ]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44045.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44045.html</link><description><![CDATA[14 March 2008 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Five-time double World cross country champion Kenenisa Bekele and two-time female long course champion Tirunesh Dibaba will lead Ethiopia’s strong team for the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland (30 March 2008). ]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/IAAFWorldCros/34168_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:56:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s best long distance runners lead 22 member team to Edinburgh]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44033.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44033.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>12 March 2008 - Craig Mottram and Benita Johnson headline the 22-member team that will compete at the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland on 30 March 2008.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/IAAFWorldCros/24603_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadese is the biggest ‘pin-up’ for Edinburgh school kids ]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44032.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44032.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>12 March 2008 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Tomorrow at 11.30hrs GMT, at the Omni leisure complex on Edinburgh’s Greenside Place, the latest promotion for the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships (30 March) will take place. </P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/TadessePOSTER400_small_1785.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mockenhaupt defends national XC title but Hahn will be Germany’s solo warrior in Edinburgh]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44020.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44020.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>11 March 2008 - Sabrina Mockenhaupt defended her German Cross Country title in Ohdruf, Thuringia, during the past weekend. She took the 4.9km event in a time of 15:59 minutes after a short battle with Susanne Hahn, who came in second in 16:10. Julia Viellehner was third with 16:15, while European marathon champion Ulrike Maisch followed in fifth (16:50). </P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/41998_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marílson dos Santos on course for Edinburgh – South American XC Champs]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43697.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43697.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>4 March 2008 - Brazilian Marílson Gomes dos Santos, the South American 5000m, 10,000m and Half Marathon record holder, is heading for the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland (30 March 2008), after taking the South American title on Sunday 2 March in Asunción.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/MarilsonCBAt_1152_SQ_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada dominates 4th NACAC Cross Country Championships]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43666.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43666.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>2 March 2008 - Orlando, USA - Carmen Douma-Hussar led the Canadian charge to renew their dominance at the 4th NACAC Cross Country Championships on Saturday (1 Mar) at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/41907_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 10:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Balkan Cross Country Championships]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44144.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=44144.html</link><description><![CDATA[2 March 2008 - Athletes from Serbia ruled the 53rd Balkan Cross Country Championships held in the Turkish town Kocaeli on 1 March. They took top spot in the medal standings with 4 gold and 2 silver medals.<BR>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/42644_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ngatunyi, Momanyi take Kenyan Cross titles, provisional squad for Edinburgh announced]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43649.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43649.html</link><description><![CDATA[1 March 2008 - Nairobi, Kenya - Gideon Ngatunyi, fourth at last year's World Cross Country Championships in Mombasa, ran a tactical race to win the senior men's 12km race at the Kenya National Championshiops in Nairobi on Saturday. Grace Momanyi led a group of newly-graduated girls to clinch the senior women's race as Christine Kambua Muyanga and Levi Matego reigned supreme in the junior women's and men's races respectively.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/GideonNgatunyifarleft-2127-120_1107.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kuira, Konovalova prevail at Fukuoka Cross Country]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43652.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43652.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>1 March 2008 – Paul Kuira and Maria Konovalova prevailed at the 22nd Fukuoka Cross Country races today, held on the course which hosted the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/konovalova-toro120_1096.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:27:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fukuoka Cross country – Preview  ]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43631.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43631.html</link><description><![CDATA[28 February 2008 - The 22nd annual Fukuoka Cross country which doubles as a selection meet for the upcoming World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh is scheduled to be held on Saturday 1 March.&nbsp; ]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/37855_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:28:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kitwara’s moment of truth finally arrives – Kenya Cross Country Preview]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43627.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43627.html</link><description><![CDATA[28 February 2008 - Nairobi – Twenty-year-old Police recruit Sammy Kitwara will face his most anticipated moment when he lines up at the Kenyan National Cross Country Championships on Saturday.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/42554_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:24:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh looks set to reach Vilamoura goal]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=101/newsid=43606.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=101/newsid=43606.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>27 February 2008 - Monte-Carlo&nbsp;- The 36th <STRONG>IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland</STRONG> which takes place on 30 March 2008, looks to be heading for the greatest ever participation in the history of this the oldest of the IAAF World Athletics Series competitions. </P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/42307_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:58:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethiopian double in East African Cross Country Champs in Tanzania]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43613.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43613.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>25 February 2008 - Ethiopian athletes took the senior men’s and women’s titles at the 2008 East African Cross Country Championships in Moshi, Tanzania on Sunday (24). </P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/temp/AhazaKiros_small_1061.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mugi, Sikei impress – Kenyan Provincial Cross Country report]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43530.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43530.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>23 February - Nairobi, Kenya - The last three crucial provincial Cross Country championships were held on Friday (22) and Saturday (23) as Kenya prepares to identify those who will represent the country at the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland, before the national championships next Saturday in Nairobi.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/42941_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dejaeghere the dominant winner at Diekirch Eurocross]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43445.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43445.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>18 February 2008 - Diekirch, Luxemburg – Veerle Dejaeghere confirmed her status as a favourite in the Diekirch Eurocross – IAAF XC Permit – meeting this Sunday (17). The Belgian steeplechaser dominated the field and held off some strong contenders in the ultimate stages of the women’s race.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/DejaeghereEurocross_small_870.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kiprop’s victory in Eldoret highlights busy Kenyan Cross Country weekend]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43439.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43439.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>17 February 20008, Nairobi, Kenya - Athletics action in Kenya hit a notch higher this weekend with three regional Cross Country meetings held in Eldoret, Kericho and Kisii, which were some of the worst hit areas in the post election violence last month.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/IAAFWorldCros/38105_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ritzenhein, Flanagan dominant at USA Cross Country Championships]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43427.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43427.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>17 February 2008 - San Diego, USA - Dathan Ritzenhein and Shalane Flanagan dominated the men’s and women’s races in the USA Track &amp; Field Cross Country Championships at Mission Bay Park on Saturday (16 Feb.)</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/FlanaganLeads-USxc08-120_855.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lalli, Romagnolo nab wins in Monza – Italian clubs Cross Country Championships]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43442.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43442.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>17 February 2008- Monza, Italy - The Northern Italian town of Monza played host to the Italian Club Cross Country Championships in the vast green area of the Monza Park. About 1600 runners took part in these championships in all categories in a great day of Cross Country.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/elena-romagnolo-120_861.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mahboob and Dejaeghere favourites in Diekirch - PREVIEW]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43372.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43372.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>14 February 2008 - Diekirch, Luxemburg&nbsp;- Hasan Mahboob Ali from Bahrain and Veerle Dejaeghere from Belgium enter the 38th edition of the Diekirch Eurocross - IAAF Cross Country Permit - meeting on Sunday (17) as the favourites.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/IAAFWorldCros/42757_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[World champion Luke Kibet offers a beacon of hope for troubled Kenya]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=103/newsid=43347.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=103/newsid=43347.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>12 February 2008 - While watching a group of Kenyan athletes training at the Nairobi Uhuru Gardens, World marathon champion Luke Kibet can easily pass without notice. The 24-year-old who struck gold in Osaka has a relatively short stature compared to the seven athletes who are training with him, even though he has been at the head of the training pack for most of the one and half hours session. Kibet is not a man who seems to standout from the crowd, and on a bright day like this not even his brightly colored training shirt clearly picks him out from the group.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/kibet-120_673.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burka and Dinkessa take sprint victories in Ethiopian Cross Country Champs]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43313.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43313.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>10 February 2008 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Outstanding sprint victories by Gelete Burka and Abebe Dinkessa were the highlights of the senior women’s and men’s races at the 25th Jan Meda International Cross Country, today (10). The event was Ethiopia’s trials for the <STRONG>36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland,</STRONG> 30 March 2008.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/Burka-womenseniorwinner-MarknehLorisso_719_SQ_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:38:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kenyans dominate at Chiba Cross Country ]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43310.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43310.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>10 February 2008 - Kenyan runners based in Japan, who run for corporate track teams there, finished first and second in the men’s 12Km and women’s 6Km races at the 2008 Chiba International Cross Country - IAAF XC permit - which took place in Showa woods in Chiba, Japan, on Sunday 10 February.&nbsp;</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/Wangui_Lucy1_ChibaCC08_717_SQ_THUMB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Endurance experts lined up for World Cross Seminar]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43346.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43346.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>11 February 2008 - The Local Organising Committee of the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, being held in Edinburgh next month, has confirmed details of a unique and exclusive Endurance Seminar to be held on the eve of the Championship weekend.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/42307_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ngatunyi takes Prisons title, Masai and Wangare win at Police Champs - Kenyan Cross Country report]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43288.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43288.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9 February 2008 - Nairobi, Kenya – Gideon Ngatunyi, fourth at last year's World Cross Country Championships in Mombasa, was the undisputed winner of the 12km senior men's race at the Kenya Prisons Championships in Nairobi on Saturday.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/33424_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:58:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kipsiro claims Ugandan Cross Country title]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43292.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43292.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9 February 2008 - Soroti, Uganda – On–form Osaka IAAF World Championships 5000m bronze medalist Moses Kipsiro and reigning World Mountain Running champion Geoffrey Kusuro headlined at the one day Ugandan Cross Country championships at the flat raised Soroti Golf Course.</P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Competition/Kipsiro-120_676.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chiba International Cross Country - PREVIEW]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43273.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43273.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>8 February 2008 - The 43rd annual Chiba International Cross Country, which doubles as the a Japanese team qualifying meet for the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, UK (30 March) will be held on Sunday 10 February in Showa woods in Chiba, Japan. </P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/28689_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethiopian Cross Country Trials - PREVIEW ]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43278.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43278.html</link><description><![CDATA[<P>8 February 2008 – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Former World Cross Country 4km short course champion Gelete Burka** and defending national 12km champion Tadesse Tola will lead a star list of athletes slated to compete in the 25th Jan Meda International Cross Country - the Ethiopian World Cross Country Championships Trials - at the Jan Meda race course in Addis Ababa on Sunday 10 February 2008. </P>]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/42688_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[World champion Tadese rules at the Cinque Mulini]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43107.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43107.html</link><description><![CDATA[3 February 2008 - Milan, Italy - World Cross Country and Road Race champion Zersenay Tadese today added his name to the prestigious list of winners of the Cinque Mulini in San Vittore Olona, the Italian leg of the IAAF XC Permit series. The Eritrean, who will celebrate his 26th birthday on 9 February, beat kenyan Eliud Kipchoge after a hard-fought 10 km race over a muddy course. ]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/43109_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spanish dominate at Almond Blossom Cross Country]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43101.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43101.html</link><description><![CDATA[2 February 2008 - Lisbon, Portugal - Spanish teams took an historic double with victories in the men’s and women’s team contests at the European Cross Country Clubs Cup. The competition was held as part of the running of the 31st edition of the Almond Blossom Cross Country in Açoteias, Algarve on Saturday (2).]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/43102_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadese takes on Kipchoge in Cinque Mulini Cross - PREVIEW]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43087.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43087.html</link><description><![CDATA[1 February 2008 - Reigning World Cross Country champion Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea and former 5000m World champion Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya will be the headliners of the 76th edition of the Cinque Mulini IAAF Cross Country Permit race in San Vittore Olona on Sunday 3 February 2008. ]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/37725_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:01:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Menjo, Jepkorir take the spoils in San Sebastián ]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43054.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43054.html</link><description><![CDATA[27 January 2008 - San Sebastián, Spain - Kenya’s Kiprono Menjo and Eunice Jepkorir secured a Kenyan double at the ‘53rd Cross Internacional de San Sebastián’ on Sunday. The competition took place in a nice temperature of 14ºC on a sunny day with a packed stand of 5000 spectators supporting the athletes.
]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/43056_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Komon and Masai impressively dominate in Hannut]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43048.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43048.html</link><description><![CDATA[27 January 2008 - Hannut, Belgium – Kenya’s Leonard Patrick Komon, 21, and Linet Masai, 18, reconfirmed the excellent shape that they have so far shown throughout the cross country season in winning the Lotto Cross Cup - EAA XC Permit race - in Hannut today. ]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/43049_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kosgei, Chepkirui capture Kenyan Armed Forces Cross Country titles]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43017.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43017.html</link><description><![CDATA[26 January 2008 - Nairobi, Kenya - 23-year-old Barnabas Koskei staged a last kilometre sprint to beat John Cheruiyot Korir and win the Kenya Armed Forces Championships in the capital on Saturday while Linet Chepkirui took the women's honours.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/43014_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concentrating on Edinburgh but Burka retains indoor hopes]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=103/newsid=43005.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=103/newsid=43005.html</link><description><![CDATA[25 January 2008 - Ethiopian distance runner Gelete Burka could be set for a double-pronged global assault in March with the IAAF World Indoor Championships and IAAF World Cross Country Championships in her sights. ]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/IAAFWorldCros/34171_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[El Himer, Masai nab wins in Le Mans]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42958.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42958.html</link><description><![CDATA[21 January 2008 - Le Mans, France –  No less than 15,000 runners took part in 48 Cross Country races spread in various categories this weekend at the 27th edition of Cross Ouest-France Pays-de-la-Loire in Epau’s wood in Le Mans, with Driss El Himer and Linet Masai collecting the victories.
]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/42959_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kipsiro stings Tadese, Jepleting cruises - Seville Cross Country report]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42954.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42954.html</link><description><![CDATA[20 January 2008 - Santiponce (Seville), Spain – Uganda’s Moses Kipsiro captured a near photo-finish win from Eritrea’s reigning World Cross Country champion Zersenay Tadese at the ‘26th Cross Internacional de Itálica’ - the Spanish leg of the 2007/2008 IAAF Cross Country permit series.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/42956_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Competition resumes in Kenya with district championships in Nyahururu]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42940.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42940.html</link><description><![CDATA[19 January 2008 - Nyahururu, Kenya - Athletics action resumed on Saturday for the first time since the post-elections violence which rocked most parts of Kenya, with the Laikipia district Cross Country championships in Nyahururu, 190km north west of the capital Nairobi.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/42942_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mombasa podium gathers in Seville - PREVIEW]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42934.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42934.html</link><description><![CDATA[18 January 2008 - Reigning World Cross Country champion Zersenay Tadese will be the undisputed star at the ‘26th Cross Internacional de Itálica’ which will be held in Santiponce (Seville) on Sunday (20). 
]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/IAAFWorldCros/38088_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matelong beaten by unknown in tight finish in Rovereto]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42891.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42891.html</link><description><![CDATA[13 January 2007 - Rovereto, Italy - An unheralded 20-year-old Wilson Kiprop from Kenya held off his compatriots Peter Muriuki and Richard Matelong, the 2007 World 3000m Steeplechase bronze medallist, in a very close finish in the 31st edition of the Vallagarina EAA Cross Country race near Rovereto. The race was held in a cloudy and cold day.
]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/42893_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kenyan double in Elgoibar Cross Country ]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42890.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42890.html</link><description><![CDATA[13 January 2008 – Elgoibar, Spain – Kenya’s Leonard Patrick Komon and Priscah Jepleting grabbed victories at the ‘65th Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza’ which was held Sunday (13) on what was a windy and cold day
]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/42895_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bekele strikes back, Burka defends - Edinburgh Cross Country report]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42883.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42883.html</link><description><![CDATA[12 January 2008 – Edinburgh, Scotland - A trademark late burst of acceleration by Kenenisa Bekele secured a hat-trick of BUPA Great Edinburgh International Cross Country titles and avenged his 2007 IAAF World Cross Country defeat at the hands of Zersenay Tadese.]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/42884_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elgoibar cross country unveils formidable line-up - PREVIEW]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42877.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42877.html</link><description><![CDATA[11 January 2008 - Armed with a 100,000€ budget race elite coordinator Zigor Díez has brought together a quality field for the “65th Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza” cross country meeting which will be held next Sunday (13 Jan) in Elgoibar (Spain). 
]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/41987_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:33:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matelong, Weissteiner aim for cross country success - Vallagarina PREVIEW]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42873.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42873.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Vallagarina Cross Country race near Rovereto, which celebrates its 31st edition on Sunday 13 January, will return to the traditional race programme after playing host the Italian Cross Country Championships last year. ]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/Other/37381_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:58:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadese vs Bekele over the country in Edinburgh - PREVIEW]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42865.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42865.html</link><description><![CDATA[10 January 2007 - The eyes of the global athletics fraternity will be firmly thrust on Edinburgh’s historic Holyrood Park on Saturday (12) as reigning World Cross Country champion Zersenay Tadese meets Kenenisa Bekele in the BUPA Great Edinburgh Cross Country.
]]></description><enclosure lenght="80" url="http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Photo/Competitions/IAAFWorldCros/38089_W120XH120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kipsiro reaffirms credible Edinburgh and Beijing goals ]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42858.html?cid=rssfeed&amp;att=index</guid><link>http://www.iaaf.org/WXC08/news/kind=100/newsid=42858.html</link><description><![CDATA[10 January 2007 - If 2007 represented a breakthrough into world class for Uganda’s World Championships 5000m bronze medallist Moses Kipsiro his raw potential would hint he is capable of even more in 2008.
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