Kenya’s former world record-holder Brigid Kosgei tops the entry list with the PB of 2:14:04 she set in Chicago in 2019.
MoreSharon Lokedi, who won in Boston last year with a course record of 2:17:22, will be back to defend her title.
MoreFor decades, the World Cross Country Championships were shaped by a near-unchallengeable duopoly. Kenya and Ethiopia didn’t simply dominate; they defined what success looked like
MoreFrankline Kibet had finished second at the Kenyan Cross Country Championships in February last year.
MoreKiplimo won the U20 title on home soil in Kampala in 2017 before claiming senior titles in Bathurst in 2023 and Belgrade in 2024.
MoreWorld 10km record-holder Agnes Ngetich, who claimed world cross country bronze in 2023, features on the senior women’s team.
MoreDorcus Chepkemoi, fresh from winning Chepsaita Cross Country will face strong opposition from several leading Spanish specialists, including María Forero, Angela Viciosa, Carla Gallardo and Isabel Barreiro.
MoreEmmanuel Wanyonyi became the world and Diamond League 800m champion in 2025, a year in which he achieved four of the top six performances in the world.
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