Kenya's Beatrice Chebet crowned World Cross Country Tour winner

Source: Capital FM Kenya
Author: Timothy Olobulu

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 4 - Just a few days after retaining her World Cross Country Championships title in Belgrade, Beatrice Chebet has added another feather to her cap after she was announced winner of the World Athletics Cross Country Tour.

For her troubles, Chebet has raked in Sh1.4mn (10,000 Euros) in prize money, with World Athletics awarding the top six finishers.

Chebet topped the women's ranking of the tour.

Athletes are ranked according to their best three cross-country performance scores achieved between September 2023 and 31 March, of which at least two had to come from World Cross Country Tour meetings.

Chebet achieved victories at the Gold level meetings in Atapuerca in October, then in Elgoibar in February.

She followed that by successfully defending her title at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships, which propelled her into the lead in the overall standings with a score of 3880.

Chebet's compatriot Edinah Jebitok - winner in Seville, Venta de Banos and Hannut - shared second place in the standings with Ethiopia's Likina Amebaw, who achieved victories in Amorebieta, Soria and Alcobendas.

Meanwhile, Burundi's Rodrigue Kwizera, who shared the lead in the Cross Country Tour standings last season, this time ended the tour as the sole winner of the men's contest.

He was victorious at the Gold level meetings in Soria and Alcobendas last November, then was runner-up in Elgoibar earlier this year, giving him an overall score of 3700.

Fellow Burundian Celestin Ndikumana was second in the overall standings, helped by his victory in Amorebieta, and Kenya's Ronald Kwemoi was third.