Cross Internacional de Soria

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Cross Internacional de Soria
The race course is set in a grassy suburb of the city of Soria
DateLate November
LocationSoria, Spain
Event typeCross country
Distance10 km for men
8 km for women
Established1994
Official siteCross Internacional de Soria
Participants19,448 (2019)
19,569 (2018)

The Cross Internacional de Soria, also known as the Campo a Través Internacional de Soria, is an annual cross country running competition that takes place in Soria, Spain. First held in 1994, it usually takes place in late November and gained IAAF cross country permit meeting status in 2007.[1] It was previously a European Athletic Association permit meeting.[2] The competition features elite races of 10 km for men and 8 km for women. The men's and women's race had initially been competed over distances of 9 km and 6 km respectively, but the course lengths were increased in 2006.[3][4] The course, known as the "Monte Valonsadero", was used in the early 1990s as a training ground by Fermín Cacho and Abel Antón,[5] two of the region's foremost athletes. After inspecting the area, Miguel Ángel Pérez and Adolfo Caballero (members of the Athletics Delegation for Soria) suggested that a cross country meeting should be held there.[6] It is a grassy course set in the Sorian countryside,[7] and it is at a particularly high altitude – 1063 metres above sea level.[8] Many World Championship medallists have competed at the course,[7] including Gebregziabher Gebremariam, Zersenay Tadese, Meselech Melkamu and Linet Masai. The meeting tends to be dominated by runners from East Africa and Spain.[9] The high standard of runners that the meeting attracts means that the Cross Internacional de Soria is consistently ranked among the best cross country meetings in Spain by the Real Federación Española de Atletismo – the Spanish governing body for athletics.[6]

Past senior race winners

Joseph Ebuya won the men's race in 2007.
The 2006 winner Vivian Cheruiyot competing in Spain.
Edition Year Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (m:s)
I 1994 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Rahmouni Tijani (MAR) 24:38 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Sally Barsosio (KEN) 11:31 (5 km)
II 1995 File:Flag of Spain.svg Manuel Pancorbo (ESP) 23:44 File:Flag of Spain.svg Ana Isabel Alonso (ESP) 13:45
III 1996 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Omar Errachidi (MAR) 24:41 File:Flag of Spain.svg Jacqueline Martín (ESP) 13:08
IV 1997 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Million Wolde (ETH) 26:42 File:Flag of Spain.svg Jacqueline Martín (ESP) 14:02
V 1998 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Laban Kipkemboi (KEN) 25:12 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Yimenashu Taye (ETH) 14:25
VI 1999 File:Flag of Kenya.svg John Kosgei (KEN) 29:03 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Naomi Mugo (KEN) 16:49
VII 2000 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Salim Kipsang (KEN) 26:05 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Margaret Ngotho (KEN) 15:37
VIII 2001 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Tom Nyariki (KEN) 26:36 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Rose Cheruiyot (KEN) 19:25
IX 2002 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Charles Kamathi (KEN) 26:04 File:Flag of Spain.svg Zulema Fuentes-Pila (ESP) 20:24
X 2003 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Benjamin Limo (KEN) 27:35 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Merima Denboba (ETH) 20:44
XI 2004 File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Zersenay Tadese (ERI) 25:52 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Werknesh Kidane (ETH) 19:24
XII 2005 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Boniface Songok (KEN) 26:24 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Rose Jepchumba (KEN) 19:47
XIII 2006 File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Ali Abdalla (ERI) 30:10 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 27:38
XIV 2007 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Joseph Ebuya (KEN) 28:58 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Meselech Melkamu (ETH) 27:24
XV 2008 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Leonard Komon (KEN) 29:11 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Jane Kiptoo (KEN) 26:40
XVI 2009 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Gebregziabher Gebremariam (ETH) 30:21 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Linet Masai (KEN) 27:06
XVII[10] 2010 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Joseph Ebuya (KEN) 29:57 File:Flag of South Africa.svg Dina Lebo Phalula (RSA) 28:18
XVIII[11] 2011 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Vincent Chepkok (KEN) 29:49 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Priscah Jeptoo (KEN) 27:28
XIX[12] 2012 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Emmanuel Bett (KEN) 30:48 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Nazaret Weldu (ETH) 28:36
XX 2013 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Dickson Huru (UGA) 30:07 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Marta Tigabea (ETH) 28:06
XXI 2014 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Timothy Toroitich (UGA) 29:58 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Mercy Cherono (KEN) 27:38
XXII 2015 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Timothy Toroitich (UGA) 29:42 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Linet Masai (KEN) 28:08
XXIII 2016 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Timothy Toroitich (UGA) 29:09 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Alice Aprot (KEN) 26:17
XXIV 2017 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) 28:37 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Alice Aprot (KEN) 26:34
XXV 2018 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) 30:11 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Gloriah Kite (KEN) 28:47
XXVI 2019 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Maxwell Rotich (UGA) 29:16 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Mariana Machado (POR) 27:49
XXVII 2021 File:Flag of Burundi.svg Rodrigue Kwizera (BDI) 28:57 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Lucy Mawia (KEN) 27:22
XXVIII 2022 File:Flag of Burundi.svg Thierry Ndikumwenayo (BDI) 28:34 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Lucy Mawia (KEN) 27:02
XXIX 2023 File:Flag of Burundi.svg Rodrigue Kwizera (BDI) File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Likina Amebaw (ETH)
XXX 2024 File:Flag of Burundi.svg Rodrigue Kwizera (BDI) File:Flag of Kenya.svg Mercy Chepkemoi (KEN)

References

General
Specific
  1. Valiente, Emerterio (2007-11-25). Ebuya, Melkamu easy winners in Soria. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-29.
  2. Valiente, Emerterio (2003-11-23). Limo and Denboba out-sprint rivals in Soria. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-29.
  3. Valiente, Emerterio (2006-11-19). Eritrea and Kenya take the cross country spoils in Soria. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-29.
  4. Valiente, Emerterio (2005-11-20). Songok and Jepchumba accomplish Kenyan sweep in Soria. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-29.
  5. Valiente, Emerterio (2007-11-23). Spotlight on Ebuya and Melkamu - Soria Cross Country preview. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-29.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Historia del Cross Internacional de Soria Archived 2009-12-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish). ANOC. Retrieved on 2009-11-29.
  7. 7.0 7.1 World medallists gather in Soria. IAAF (2003-11-21). Retrieved on 2009-11-29.
  8. Valiente, Emerterio (2008-11-23). Komon and Kiptoo are successful in Soria. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-29.
  9. Valiente, Emerterio (2006-11-17). East Africa versus Spanish armada in Soria on Sunday. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-29.
  10. Valiente, Emeterio (2010-11-22). Ebuya confirms, Phalula surprises at Soria cross country. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-27.
  11. Valiente, Emeterio (2011-11-20). Chepkok and Jeptoo unopposed at Soria. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-20.
  12. Valiente, Emeterio (2012-11-18). Bett and Weldu take narrow wins in Soria. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-14.

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