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Kimaru floors Kandie, Kamworor in cross country trials
Sebastian Kimaru crosses the finish line to win the senior men’s 10 kilometres race during the national trials for the World Cross Country Championships at the Kenya Prisons Staff Training College on December 10, 2022.
Photo credit: Sila Kiplagat | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- A pack of seven athletes hit the bell but it’s Kimaru, who surged to the lead dragging the rest as he swept the course to triumph in 28 minutes and 22.5 seconds
- Kimaru upset a top cream field that included the two-time World Cross Country champion Geoffrey Kamworor of Police and World Half Marathon silver medallist Kibiwott Kandie from Kenya Defence Forces to win
- Kimaru beat Commonwealth Games 10,000m silver medallist Daniel Simiu to second place in 28:28.0 as Kandie, the former national champion, settled third in 28:30.3
Little-known Sebastian Kimaru from Kapsabet Saturday won the men’s 10 kilometre race during the national trials for the World Cross Country Championships at the Kenya Prisons Staff Training College in Ruiru.
Kimaru upset a top cream field that included the two-time World Cross Country champion Geoffrey Kamworor of Police and World Half Marathon silver medallist Kibiwott Kandie from Kenya Defence Forces to win.
