The IAAF World Cross Challenge was an annual global series of cross country running competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Athletes accumulated points in the series' cross country meets during the season, which typically began in December and finished in March prior to the annual IAAF World Cross Country Championships. The series was based upon the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit and the IAAF hoped to similarly boost the sport of cross country running.World Cross Challenge. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-09-23. The last series was held in 1999–2000,IAAF World Cross Challenge. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-23. after which point it was replaced by the IAAF Cross Country Permit Meetings series which featured similar races but did not have a point scoring format.IAAF Cross Country Permit 1999. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Editions +IAAF World Cross Challenge editions Year Start date End date Meets 1 1990–91 2 1991–92 3 1992–93 4 1993–94 5 1994–95 6 1995–96 7 1996–97 12 1996–97 IAAF Cross Country Challenge. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-20. 8 1997–98 12 1997–98 IAAF Cross Country Challenge. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-20. 9 1998–99 7 1998–99 IAAF Cross Country Challenge. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-20. 10 1999–2000 7 1999–2000 IAAF Cross Country Challenge. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-20.
Meetings
+IAAF World Cross Challenge meetings # Meeting City Country 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 1Lotto Cross Cup BrusselsBrusselsBelgium X X X X 2Great North Cross CountryDurhamUnited Kingdom X X X X 3Cross Internacional de ItálicaSevilleSpain X X X X 4Almond Blossom Cross CountryVilamouraPortugal X X X X 5Nairobi International Cross CountryNairobiKenya X X X 6Chiba International Cross CountryChibaJapan X X X X 7IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsVariousVarious X X X X 8Belfast International Cross CountryBelfastNorthern Ireland X X 9Cross ZornotzaAmorebieta-EtxanoSpain X X 10Cross AuchanTourcoingFrance X X 11EurocrossDiekirchLuxembourg X X 12Cinque MuliniSan Vittore OlonaItaly X X 13Mombasa International Cross CountryMombasaKenya X
Results Men 1990-91Ondoro Osoro 115Addis Abebe 113Richard Chelimo 1071991-92Fita Bayissa 138Ondoro Osoro 97Dominic Kirui 881992-93Ismael Kirui 116Fita Bayissa 110Dominic Kirui 1031993-94Haile Gebrselassie 107William Sigei 97Ismael Kirui 911994-95Ismael Kirui 135Paulo Guerra 130Salah Hissou 1171995-96Paul Tergat 125James Kariuki 97Joseph Kimani 641996-97Paul Tergat 113Bernard Barmasai 102Jon Brown 831997-98Paul Tergat 139Tom Nyariki 119Paul Koech 1131998-99Paul Koech 118Paul Tergat 97Mohammed Mourhit 851999-00Paul Tergat 107Patrick Ivuti 104Assefa Mezgebu 102
Women 1990-91Susan Sirma 125Jane Ngotho 123Derartu Tulu 881991-92Catherina McKiernan 141Albertina Dias 123Luchia Yishak 1221992-93Catherina McKiernan 141Albertina Dias 138Esther Kiplagat 981993-94Catherina McKiernan 141Albertina Dias 123Margareta Keszeg 971994-95Catherina McKiernan 135Rose Cheruiyot 126Catherine Kirui 1001995-96Rose Cheruiyot 138Gabriela Szabo 109Gete Wami 1041996-97Gete Wami 132Elena Fidatov 118Paula Radcliffe 991997-98Merima Denboba 120Paula Radcliffe 104Jackline Maranga 981998-99Gete Wami 144Merima Denboba 79Paula Radcliffe 721999-00Lydia Cheromei 122Gete Wami 119Ayelech Worku 94
See also IAAF Combined Events Challenge IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge IAAF Race Walking Challenge
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