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Joshua Cheptegei and Ejgayehu Taye in form

Joshua Cheptegei and Ejgayehu Taye in form

Fast times for Ugandan and Ethiopian in Spain on New Year’s Eve as we bring you an international results round-up

San Silvestre Vallecana, Madrid, Spain, December 31

Double world 10,000m champion and Olympic 5000m winner Joshua Cheptegei won in the quick time of 27:09, ten seconds clear of Spaniard Mohammed Katir.

Uganda also won the women’s race as Prisca Chesang won easily in 30:19 with Burundian Francine Niyonsaba passing a fading Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya on the last uphill section to finish second in 30:58.

Men: 10km:
1 Joshua Cheptegei UGA 27:09
2 Mohamed Katir 27:19
3 Jesús Ramos 27:52
4 Sergio Paniagua 28:00
5 Aaron Las Heras 28:04
6 Carlos Mayo 28:04
7 Ignacio Fontes 28:06
8 Carlos Díaz CHI 28:08
9 Nassim Hassaous 28:13
10 Juan Pérez 28:18
11 Fernando Carro 28:35

Women: 10km:
1 Prisca Chesang UGA 30:19
2 Francine Niyonsaba BDI 30:58
3 Beatrice Chepkoech KEN 31:06
4 Mahelet Mulugeta ETH 31:57
5 Naima Ait Alibou 32:36
6 Laura Priego 32:49
7 Nina Chydenius FIN 32:51
8 Laura Luengo 32:52

BOclassic, Bolzano, Italy, December 31

Ugandan Oscar Chelimo won in 28:14 from Yeman Crippa’s 28:19 while Ethiopian Dawit Seyaum won the women’s 5km in 15:34.

Men: 10km:
1 Oscar Chelimo UGA 28:14
2 Yemaneberhan Crippa 28:17
3 Maxime Chaymeton RSA 28:19
4 Martin Kiprotich UGA 28:21
5 Pietro Riva 28:23
6 Amos Kipruto KEN 28:37

Women: 5km:
1 Dawit Seyaum ETH 15:33
2 Luiza Gega ALB 15:41
3 Margaret Kipkemboi KEN 15:44
4 Matea Parlov Koštro CRO 16:04
5 Anna Arnaudo 16:05
6 Ludovica Cavalli 16:14
7 Sara Nestola 16:16
8 Elisa Palmero 16:20
9 Federica Cortesi 16:23
10 Izzy Fry GBR 16:27

Dawit Seyaum (Mosna)

Cursa dels Nassos, Barcelona, Spain, December 31

Ethiopian Ejgayehu Taye fell just two seconds short of the world 5km record with 14:21 to miss her own world record from this race last year. Taye had finished sixth in the World Championships 10,000m but her most notable track run of 2022 had been her 14:12.98 5000m win in the Eugene Diamond League.

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