Ugandan wins senior males’s World Cross title on Saturday from Berihu Aregawi and Daniel Ebenyo.
After successful world cross nation senior titles in 2023 and 2024, Jacob Kiplimo made it a hat-trick of victories in Tallahassee, Florida.
Kiplimo has moved as much as the marathon with success previously yr however he has not misplaced his cross-country working potential. Such was his dominance in Florida on Saturday, he started celebrating within the closing phases as he romped away from his rivals.
Taking the assorted water, sand, mud and “alligator alley” obstacles in his stride, Kiplimo lined the flat however sun-drenched and difficult 10km course in 28:18.
Berihu Aregawi of Ethiopia, a perennial runner-up in main international races, was second once more in 28:36 as Daniel Ebenyo of Kenya was third in 28:45.
“I used to be comfortable to cross the end line first for the third consecutive time,” stated Kiplimo. “I did not count on to win the race however for me I used to be comfortable. I loved the course it was actual good.
“The important thing to my success is consistency in coaching and imagine in what you’re doing. Many extra Ugandan runners are catching up.
“I do not know precisely what my subsequent plans are. I’ll sit with my group. Largely possible, it might be the London Marathon.”
With east Africans filling the primary eight locations, the highest non-African was Thierry Ndikumwenayo – the reigning European champion from Spain – in ninth.
A lot was anticipated of Jimmy Gressier, the world 10,000m champion, however he discovered himself ending second Frenchman dwelling as Yann Schrubb was eleventh and Gressier fifteenth.
Different non-Africans to excel included Parker Wolfe of the USA in twelfth whereas Adrian Wildshcutt of South Africa was 14th.
Eire’s Brian Fay additionally loved a prime 20 inserting in sixteenth, only one second behind Gressier.
“I used to be world champion on the monitor in 2025, however it is a full reset right here” stated Gressier. “I used to be one of the best on this planet on September 14, 2025, however not every single day. That is what I’m working in the direction of. Cross nation teaches us to be resilient, to aggressive, to combat on the market and to by no means hand over.
“Subsequent I’ll concentrate on the ten,000m for the European Championships.”
David Mullarky was prime Brit in twenty sixth with team-mates Matt Ramsden 53rd, Jacob Cann 71st and Rory Leonard 79th.
Ethiopia gained the group prize forward of Kenya, Uganda, United States and France as Britain wound up eleventh.
