Athletics-Cross country worlds return at Bathurst racetrack


FILE PHOTO: Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Men's 10,000 Metres - Final - Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, U.S. - July 17, 2022 Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei in action during the men's 10,000 metres REUTERS/Mike Segar

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The world cross country championships return after a gap of four years on Saturday in the unlikely location of a motor racing circuit in country Australia, but African domination looks likely to continue unchecked in the Bathurst heat.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced a two-year delay to the biennial championships, giving Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei a longer than usual wait to defend the men's title he won over 10 kilometres in Aarhus, Denmark back in March 2019.

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