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Mutai and Masai take hard fought wins in Nairobi; reigning World champs Ebuya and Chebet won’t defend

19 February 2011 - Nairobi, Kenya - Those who will head to the the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Punta Umbria, Spain on 20 March will not witness any reigning champion in all four races.

This was after aspirations the of Joseph Ebuya (senior men), Emily Chebet (senior women), Caleb Mwangangi (junior men) and Mercy Cherono (junior women) were collectively buried in the scrap heap of the forcefully competed 19th IAAF Permit/KCB National Cross Country Championships on Saturday (19).

In their stead, Geoffrey Mutai (senior men), Linet Masai (senior women), teen sensation, Isaiah Kiplagat Koech (junior men) and unheralded Janet Kisia (junior women) scaled the limelight.

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