Kenya men’s junior team to World Cross Country packs a punch
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Emmanuel Kiprono (717) leads the pack during the Athletics Kenya National Cross Country Championships junior men 8km race at Eldoret Sports Club in Uasin Gishu County on October 25, 2025.
Kenya won the junior team title, along with the individual gold, at the 2024 Belgrade Cross Country Championships.
The first batch of athletes jetted out of the country on Monday evening with the last group expected to leave on Tuesday.
The national junior champion Emmanuel Kiprono will be Kenya’s point man in the team’s two titles defence at the 2026 World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida, USA on Saturday.
Kenya won the junior team title, along with the individual gold, at the 2024 Belgrade Cross Country Championships. Japan-based Samuel Kibathi won gold while Mathew Kipkoech got bronze.
