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The 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships ((中国語:2015国际田联世界越野锦标))〔(关于2015年贵阳国际田联世界越野锦标赛国内技术官员报到事宜的通知 ) . Guiyang 2015 (2015-03-05). Retrieved on 2015-03-28.〕 was the 41st edition of the global championships in cross country running, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held in Guiyang, China on 28 March. It was the first time that the event was held in China, and the third occasion it took place in Asia (after Fukuoka in 2006, and Amman in 2009). Senior and junior races were held for men and women, with the four races having both a team and individual element. ==Overview== The senior individual titles were won by Kenyan athletes. Geoffrey Kipsang, a former junior champion and reigning world half marathon champion, took the men's title by a margin of eight seconds.〔Mills, Steven (2015-03-28). (Kamworor maintains his perfect championship record in Guiyang ). IAAF (2015-03-28). Retrieved on 2015-03-28.〕 The 19-year-old Agnes Jebet Tirop was the women's champion, establishing herself as a senior athlete for the first time after her runner-up finish in the junior race at the 2013 edition. This made her the second youngest ever winner of that title, after Zola Budd in 1985.〔Sammet, Michelle (2015-03-28). (Teenage talent Tirop triumphs in Guiyang ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-28.〕 Aside from these victories, it was Ethiopia that had the most success: Yasin Haji and Letesenbet Gidey were crowned the junior champions〔 〕〔 〕 while the Ethiopian teams won the senior titles and had a clean sweep in the women's junior race. Bahrain was the only non-East African nation to win a medal, albeit with teams of entirely African expatriates. The host choice reflected the increasing prominence of China in the world of athletics. Having only staged one major IAAF event before 2006, the country quickly rose to host the 2006 World Junior Championships, the 2008 Olympic athletics,〔(President’s speech for Press Conference of IAAF World Juniors in Beijing ). IAAF (2006-08-14). Retrieved on 2015-03-28.〕 2010 World Half Marathon Championships,〔( IAAF / LOC Press Conference - Nanning 2010 ). IAAF (2010-10-15). Retrieved on 2015-03-28.〕 and 2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup. The cross country event preceded Beijing's holding of the 2015 World Championships in Athletics later that year.〔Minshull, Phil (2014-05-02). (Press conference highlights – IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-28.〕〔(President Diack: "Guiyang is a truly significant moment for cross country" ). IAAF (2015-04-28). Retrieved on 2015-03-28.〕 The course for the competition was a former horse racing course around 30 km from the city centre, which had hosted the Asian Cross Country Championships in 2005 as well as ten editions of the Chinese Cross Country Championships.〔(Course and scoring details – IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Guiyang 2015 ). IAAF (2015-03-25). Retrieved on 2015-03-28.〕 In addition to the main competition, mass participation races over 2 km and 4 km were held in the morning before the official opening ceremony, aimed at improving public engagement in the sport.〔Mills, Steven (2015-03-27). (Guiyang capitalises on being IAAF World Cross Country Championships host ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-28.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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