2017_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships
2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
International athletics championship event
The 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was hosted in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. This 42nd edition was held on 26 March 2017. The venue was Kampala Airport, commonly known as Kololo airstrip, or officially, the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. A few modifications were made to make the track challenging.[1]
| 42nd World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 42nd |
| Date | 26 March |
| Host city | Kampala, Uganda  |
| Venue | Kampala |
| Events | 5 |
| Distances | ~10 km – Senior men (9.858 km) ~8 km – Junior men (7.858 km) 10 km – Senior women (9.858 km) ~6 km – Junior women (5.858 km) |
| Participation | 553 athletes from 59 nations |
| Official website | Kampala 2017 |
In keeping with past events, all five races, including the newly introduced mixed relay, were held in the afternoon. The first event was the inaugural mixed relay race, which was won by Kenya. The junior races preceded the senior races, and the senior men's event concluded the programme.[2]
| Date | Time (UTC) | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 26 March | 14:00 | Mixed Relay |
| 14:30 | Junior race women | |
| 15:10 | Junior race men | |
| 15:55 | Senior race women | |
| 16:55 | Senior race men |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kenya | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 |  Ethiopia | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
- Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
A total of 553 athletes from 59 countries were scheduled to participate.[3] A Refugee Athletics team was scheduled to participate in the mixed relay, but did not take part.
Algeria (14)
Australia (23)
Bahrain (16)
Belgium (1)
Benin (2)
Botswana (12)
Brazil (1)
Burundi (12)
Cameroon (2)
Canada (23)
Central African Republic (1)
China (7)
Comoros (4)
Congo (3)
Denmark (6)
Ecuador (4)
Egypt (2)
Eritrea (25)
Ethiopia (30)
Fiji (1)
France (3)
Gambia (1)
Great Britain (21)
Italy (10)
Japan (21)
Jordan (1)
Kenya (30)
Kuwait (12)
Lebanon (7)
Lesotho (2)
Liberia (2)
Madagascar (2)
Malawi (7)
Mexico (3)
Morocco (18)
Namibia (2)
Nigeria (10)
Peru (16)
Portugal (2)
Romania (1)
Rwanda (6)
Senegal (2)
Seychelles (2)
Sierra Leone (2)
Somalia (2)
South Sudan (10)
South Africa (20)
Spain (28)
Sri Lanka (2)
Sudan (14)
Eswatini (2)
Tajikistan (2)
Tanzania (28)
Turkey (5)
Uganda (33)
United States (28)
Yemen (1)
Zambia (2)
Zimbabwe (4)
- Uganda on Right Track to Host World Event - IAAF. Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved on 25 September 2021.
- Timetable by day. IAAF. Retrieved on 28 November 2016.
- Countries IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2015. IAAF. Retrieved on 27 March 2017.