Kenya’s Leonard Komon and Vivian Cheruiyot captured victories in convincing fashion at the 29th ‘Cross Internacional de Itálica’ – the fifth leg of this season’s IAAF Cross Country Permit series - held Sunday (16).
In doing so Komon, who turned 23 last Monday, retained his title from last year ahead of Mathew Kisorio, also the runner-up in 2010. It was a perfect Cross Country session for Kenya as they took a clean sweep of medals in both categories, men and women. However, Masai lost her crown in favour of Cheruiyot after a thrilling battle between the two reigning World outdoor champions, Cheruiyot (5000m) and Masai (10,000m).
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