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Defending champion Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya  won gold in the 10-kilometre race at the IAAF World Cross Country championships on Sunday in Kampala, Uganda.

Kamworor, became  the first back-to-back senior men's winner since 2006, posting a winning time of 28:24 seconds.

Earlier, Kenya's managed a top six finich led by Irene Cheptai  in  the senior women's 10km event.  She finished with a time of 31:57.

Jacob Kiplimo provided a treat for the Uganda home crowd by winning the men's 8km under-20 race with a time of 22:40 to become the first Ugandan to win a world cross-country gold. 

Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey defended her title in the women's 6km U-20 event with a time of 18:34. Hannah Bennison (24th, 20:54) and Brogan MacDougall (30th, 21:08) were the top Canadians. 

Kenya finished at the top of the podium in the inaugural mixed relay.

Source:cbc.ca