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The 35th IAAF World Cross Country Championships will be held in the Mombasa, Kenya on 24th March, 2007. There will be four races, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encompass both individual and team competition. The short race for men and women that was run between 1998 and 2006 is now scrapped and the World Cross Country Championships are back to one-day format. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... Womens Australian rules football is a team sport. ... Womens Australian rules football is a team sport. ... bumbasa is the second largest city in Kenya, lying on the Indian Ocean. ... IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international Cross country running. ...

Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia, who has won five consecutive long and short course races, promised to quit cross country running after the 2006 World Championships. However, he changed his mind and will compete in Mombasa after all ^[1]. Kenenisa Bekele (ቀነኒሳ በቀለ) (born June 13, 1982 in Bekoji/Arsi Province Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian distance runner who took the gold medal in the 10,000 m at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics and the bronze at the 5,000 m. ... The Minnesota State High school Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ... The 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held 1-2 April 2006 in Fukuoka, Japan. ...

When Athletics Kenya (AK, the national governing body of Athletics) applied for the event, it used the slogan "Cross Country Comes Home", referring to Kenyan and East African traditional dominance at the event. Nevertheless, no formidable Kenyan runners are known to come from Kenyan Coast Province. Instead, successful Kenyan runners typically represent Kalenjin tribes who reside in western Kenya, approximately 700-800 kilometres from Mombasa. AK chose Mombasa as a venue due to better infrastructure (such as hotels) compared to other cities. The 2007 World Cross Country Championships the biggest international athletics event held in Kenya since the 1987 All-Africa Games, held 20 years ago in Nairobi.  Eastern Africa (UN subregion)  East African Community  Central African Federation (defunct)  geographic, including above East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ... Coast Province is a province of Kenya. ... Kalenjin is an ethnic group of Nilotic origin living in the Great Rift Valley in western Kenya. ... The 4th All-Africa Games were played from August 1, 1987 to August 12, 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya. ... Nairobi (pronounced ) is the capital city of Kenya. ...

Other countries who applied for the event were Miami in the United States and Madrid in Spain, both withdrew their candidature before final vote ^[2]. The World Cross Country Championships have been held in Africa three times before. In 1975 and 1998 it was held in Morocco, the 1996 event took place in South Africa. This article is about the city in Florida. ... Motto: De Madrid al Cielo (From Madrid to Heaven) Coordinates: Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ...

The weather in Mombasa is hot and humid, resulting in exhausting conditions. This may affect competitors who hail from distant latitudes, but also Kenyan and Ethiopian runners, who often come from cooler highland areas.

Mombasa, the host, is the second largest city in Kenya, a major port town and tourist center. The event will be held at Mombasa Golf Club, located in Mombasa Island. Mombasa Island is a 5 km by 3 km coral outcrop located on Kenyas coast on the Indian Ocean. ...

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External links

• Official website
• IAAF Site