Brits in good form overseas in fast New Year’s Eve races plus results from a world record 5km in Spain
Cursa dels Nassos, Barcelona, Spain, December 31
Now a Swiss citizen, South Sudan-born Dominic Lobalu won the men’s race in 13:12 to equal Jimmy Gressier’s European record, but all eyes were on Beatrice Chebet who won the women’s race in a world record 14:13.
Beatrice Chebet
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Men: 5km: 1 Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu SUI 13:12 =AR; 2 Matthew Kipkoech KEN 13:18; 3 Abdessamad Oukhelfen 13:27; 4 Mohamed Abdilaahi GER 13:32 NR; 5 Flavien Szot FRA 13:37; 6 Djilali Bedrani FRA 13:40; 7 Ilias Fifa 13:42; 8 Yoann Kowal FRA 13:44; 9 Mael Gouyette FRA 13:50; 10 Mao Jinhu CHN 13:52 NR; 11 Mohammed Benyettou ALG 13:52 NR; 12 Rémi Schyns BEL 13:54 NR; 13 Nahuel Carabaña AND 13:56; 17 Joe Armstrong GBR 14:14
10km: 1 Mohamed El Ghazouany MAR 28:45; 2 Antonio Lopez 29:01; 3 Adam Maijo 29:04; 48 Sebastian Symington GBR 31:34
Women: 5km: 1 Beatrice Chebet KEN 14:13 WR; 2 Ejgayehu Taye ETH 14:21; 3 Lilian Rengeruk KEN 14:26; 4 Joy Cheptoyek UGA 14:28 NR; 5 Medina Eisa ETH 14:40; 6 Kassie Wubrist ETH 15:04; 7 Katie Snowden GBR 15:23; 8 Esther Guerrero 15:45; 9 Leila Hadji FRA 15:50; 10 Holly Dixon GBR 16:11
10km: 1 Meritxell Soler 32:37; 2 Douae Ouboukir MAR 32:41; 3 Cristina Silva 33:59
San Silvestre Vallecana, Madrid, Spain, December 31
The world cross country silver medallist Berihu Aregawi and fellow Ethiopian Ababel Yeshaneh took the honours.
Berihu Aregawi (Getty)
Aregawi, who topped the world rankings in 2023 at 5000m (12:40.45), 10,000m (26:50.66) and 10km (26:33) but could only get a fourth at 10,000m and eighth at 5000m in Budapest, allowed world silver medallist Mohammed Katir to make the early running.
The pair passed the mostly downhill 5km mark in 13:24 before Aregawi made his move at 8km (21:27) and left the 2021 winner and he had a 100 metre margin at the finish.
“I had been warned the final stages were tough so I preferred not to push too much in the first half, then I felt very strong and could win,” said Aregawi.
Katir was a clear second with fellow Spaniard Aaron Las Heras third ahead of a superb run from Scott Beattie.
The Briton, who was ninth in the World Championships 5km in Riga, ran 27:58 (after a 13:32 opening half) and it would have topped the UK rankings but for the downhill nature of the course improving on Andy Butchart’s 28:07 set in Valencia last January.
Scott Beattie (David Hewitson)
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