World Cross Country: Kenya, Ethiopia win first two gold medals of the day
Favourites Kenya won gold in the Mixed Relay in the first race of the 42nd edition of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
The Kenyan team, for whom 1500m star Asbel Kiprop ran the anchor leg, barely looked in trouble under the scorching heat of Kololo airstrip despite Beatrice Chepkoech crossing the line only eight seconds ahead of Ethiopia superstar Genzebe Dibaba.
Uganda's team of Winnie Nanyondo, Geofrey Ruto, Dorcus Ajok and Ronald Musagala came in fourth ahead of Bahrain and Morocco to narrowly miss out on the medal bracket.
Guest of honour President Museveni, who opened the Games earlier, handed out medals to Kenya, Ethiopia and Turkey.
The Championships have attracted over 500 athletes from 59 countries.
Mixed Relay results
Kenya 22:22
Asbel Kiprop
Winfred Ndiwa Mbithe
Bernard Kipkorir Koros
Beatrice Chepkoech
Ethiopia 22:30
Welde Tufa
Bone Cheluke
Yomif Kejelcha
Genzebe Dibaba
Turkey 22:37
Aras Kaya
Meryem Akdag
Ali Kaya
Can Yasemin
Uganda 23:03
Winnie Nanyond
Geofrey Ruto
Dorcus Ajok
Ronald Musagala