rrWaithaka and Gebre
AMOREBIETA (ESP, Jan 6): World U20 5000 m silver medallist Stanley Waithaka won the senior men’s 10.7km at the Cross Zornotza in Amorebieta (EA CC Permit) in a tight finish ahead of Ugandan teenager Oscar Chelimo with the top two both timed at 31:58. Fellow Kenyan Solomon Boit was third in 32:03 with Belgium’s Jeroen d’Hoedt the top non-African finisher in fourth in 32:57, one place ahead of European U20 cross country silver medallist Ouassim Oumaiz. Trihas Gebre won the women’s 8.7km title by nearly a minute from Elena Loyo, 30:36 to 31:28.