The 2023 World Cross Country Championships Were Crazy 

Leo Young finished 16th as the first runner not from Kenya, Ethiopia, or Uganda. He led team USA to a third-place finish. What a run, going from 50th to 29th to 19th to finish 16th.

Fun fact for those who might not know, the Kenyans and the Ugandans in most long distance running are from the same tribe (Kalenjin). One large community separated by a border.

Not to mention the Aussies took home their third ever medal - Ollie, Stewy, Jess and Abbey bringing home the bronze in the 2x4 mixed relay 👑

Watching Gidey collapse just in front of the finish line just tore my heart out. The interference from her coaches only compounded the tragedy prompting the DQ. Congrats to Chibet for her amazing final 100 meters. What a brutal sport. My hat's off to all of these incredible runners in all of the different divisions.

The weather was just typical late summer here in Australia, especially west of the Great Dividing Range. Bathurst is notorious for hot dry conditions that turn stormy, almost on a whim. It was awful watching several athletes, not just Gidey, collapse within metres of the line, but the Aussie mixed relay team took home the bronze, which was awesome.

The speed these videos get posted after the event is impressive. 👍🏻

Finally an event that lives up to the title! 💥💥💥💥

The women's race was epic. Stunning finish. Still cannot believe Gidey didn't win.

I've never understood how big XC races haven't become a more popular thing. I love watching things like the NCAA championships on TV. This race is way more exciting than watching a long distance track race. XC has hills, turns, different surfaces. XC could be a BIG thing!

Cross country always brings such interesting drama. Cant wait to watch

It’s been said that the WCC is the most challenging running event to win. Why because you don’t have specialists in this race. You have the best runners from all over the world who run from the 1500 all the way to the marathon competing. This challenges everyone and showcases how much strength is needed to win this prestigious race.

I love that someone called G’day came so close to winning the Australian hosted race…

I was fortunate enough to be able to run there myself in one of the earlier races and the course was brutal. Very tricky to navigate well and very crowded. Great, challenging course though with a load of steep, punchy hill, not to mention the nearly 40 degree heat (celcius). So glad to have been able to witness it and run on the same course as the pros.

Great job on getting this video out so quick

The pressure and pace of Beatrice Chebet was great in the final 200M, and pushed Gidey into error/exhaustion. Even without her falling, Chebet was set to overtake her.

Exciting! Keep it coming.

I was there. Wonderful. Hulls warm up got the ground excited, The junior races were tough particularly for those who earnt a wild card entry from Friday. Such fine racing. There was no where to hide and cruise on this course. Watch the finals of the Senior races from the finish straight. Chebet ran the tangents. Gidey actually had a hitch in her stride at the top of the course watch the video back. Wow. I just saw a current wr holder for ten and five k, at the time of the race, nearly win. Nearly. Chebet is very good as well. The men’s race! Wonderful. Joshua was the only winner who had time to celebrate in the finish Shute. You observed it as a friend of mine observed he has run well under thirty minutes! Wow. Two forty eight on that course! Oh my. Joshua is such an easy mover. NYC half marathon. World Half Marathon Chsmps. He is very special. Watching this in preparation for enjoying another athletics season.

Great video. Well done as always!

I think Leo Young has proven NXN was a fluke and cemented an argument for the best U.S. high school cross country runner this season 22/23. He was the top U.S u 20 performer at Nationals and World at 8k ahead of Kole Mathison who won Champs and was fourth at NXN. Lex and Leo moved back their competition season in anticipation of competing at U20 nationals and worlds which impacted their early high school season schedule.

Love it!!🔥🔥

People underestimate how wild, and unpredictable the weather in inland nsw is, Mount panaram is also a big race track

Kenya is the best in Cross-country they deserve the win. They train in hard rocky hilly terrains. USA team for U20 did really well!

loved the video!!

I can relate to Gidey. Back in my prime, when I was much faster than I am now, I was running the best times of my life and putting in 70 mile weeks. I was so confident and signed up for a fast course on a 5k. Not a long distance at all... except it was 95 degrees Fahrenheit. I'd never run in a race that hot. For the first time in my life, with at least 100 5k races under my belt at that time, I was walking at the 2 mile mark. I simply couldn't cool my body off with the effort I was giving it and was radiating heat like a furnace.

I didn't expected this 🙌🙌

Crazy day being there with the weather. Everyone in the crowd fell silent when Gidey fell

Surprising that the race is held in the summer heat... 😱

Amazing to see the marathon studs out on the XC course. That’s some serious versatility z

Great race summary.

Crazy wild

To run that hard for that long only to be disqualified is heartbreaking.

Wow so many greats in one race.

Mount Panorama would be the ULTIMATE XC course in Autumn like weather 🍃🍂

Why oh why run this race in the height of the Australian summer in a hot part of Australia? The summer heat and humidity can be brutal there.

You should make a video on Devan Kipyego, he won four individual events at his state meet today

wonderful🎉

Congrats to the USA Womens U20 team bringing the first ever medal home!!!

Tebogo just dropped 31.54 while celebrating in the last 20 meters😂. That is #7 all time. He's gonna be a problem this year.

Kiplimo....the future marathon world record holder.

“And in the front something incredible was happening in the front”

Wise to start the finishing kick aided by the downhill. If the others didn't do the same, the would still lose if they do their kick later becase the downhill would add to the acceleration.

I said it before the race and I’ll say it again we are now entering the Jacob Kiplimo era

I ran in the u14 race and the course is brutal in 94 degree’s. You don’t get to settle cause it basically all up hill

Hey, why were you putting in clips of Kiplimo running on the roads somewhere with a jacket on?

Did Rob Walker do the commentary anywhere for this? He must’ve been on the floor watching this, those final moves looked incredible

Bruz I was in that u20 race it was an experience that's for sure

First guy in for Mexico, Marcelo Laguera, went to my high school lol

I think Kiplimo will become the best marathon runner in due time (not of all time but who knows). He's extremely young!

It would have been utterly poetic for someone with the name "Gidey" to win the world x country championships in Australia.

I think Kiplimo will be one of the best runners ever

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I am not too sure Gidey would have gotten up that quickly. That was more of a collapse than a trip or fall. I have seen people on the ground for quite a while in similar circumstances.

I think Gidey must have gotten a cramp

The top 5 in the men's race is a real who's who of the current greats.

leo is going crazy lmaooo nxn put some fuel in him

Anybody know what spikes Jacob Kiplimo was wearing

Beatrice Chebet has been an incredible athlete. She had an outstanding performance at last World Cross Country championships. With Chebet in the race, to consider anyone else a favourite to win is strange. Gede has a very weak finishing kick, so she had to make her move early to win. She miscalculated. The result is history

Looking back, the fact that cross country running championships were cancelled because of a respiratory disease is hilariously stupid.

do national teams have to qualify for world cross country championship, or individual runners also could compete? i mean, what if a country has just one top cross country runner? Or a couple of them, but not enough number for a team

Rule change needed to add common sense on days when the temperatures are extreme. 32-35 Celcius? Don't give me that "They're from Africa. They should be used to it" crap either.

Woohoo, 1000th like, ...there is nothing to test your stamina like a XC race. The ups and downs and corning in dirt then on grass, ...pace is pretty much nonexistent..but balance is. I respect any XC runners.

1:55 why is that one guy running barefoot?😂

The fact I was there in the storm and my sister ran u20😂

Where the video of Jacobs losing to Omanyala in the 60m all we been getting are videos of College kid's running normal times in the 60m & every Ingebritsen race since he was 12.

Heeeey , leslei tebogo runs 31.54sec in 300 meters 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

Why were there some randoms running pn the course really slow from time to time?

February in Bathurst. You don't run in the afternoon, you run in the early morning. Who was dumb enough to come up with a start time smack bang in the hottest time of day? I think they should be paying compensation for nearly killing Gidey...

the course was a bit much. It was super entertaining to watch . But the course and the weather made it basically an obstacle course of hills, mud, obstacles, hairpin turns and heat and rain.

what is the elevation gain on this course?

GO Jacob Kiplimo!!!

You didn't mention the dead guy on your thumbnail 😂 RIP

iv run there lol

Tarsis Orogot for Alabama 😌 talk about him please

I will always pray for Kenyans to win😁

Gidey fumbled the bad, how she not know the line was so close....smh.

I am kind of embarrassed by Gidey's coaches. I know they meant well by helping their athlete, but do they not read the rules before they came here... And funny thing is they brought the flag with them entering the arena when helping Gidey get up lol

Please tell me you know it's summer in the southern hemisphere.....

For me Jacob Kiplimo is better than Jacob ingebriston

Это они еще у нас кроссы на Планерной не бегали

where is Jacob?!?!?!

not even going to mention the relays...

Is Ingerbritzen afraid to show up here?

Was slightly disappointed Leo Young beat my boy Archie Noakes

"despite it being winter in the US" umm Australia is in the other hemisphere so winter in us = summer in Australia xD there's no despite about it

Guy made a video without any race footage??

Athletics in Australia is a less sport nothing advertised or on Sydney News networks which is sad the best distance runners in Australia outside an Olympics in Bathurst NSW 3hrs west of Sydney is a joke in any other country this would huge.

I understand the coach running out to check to see if Gidey was OK. But how stupid are they? No coach or teammate is EVER allowed to pick up or assist an athlete in a race! Come on guys!

How is Kiplimo 22 years old? This is ridiculous.

Wait if uganda, kenya, and Ethiopians all finished before everyone else how did U.S.A. get 3rd ? Which African country did usa beat ?

hope gidey can come back from this

Ok. Its good to see thus race go on after 4 yrs... HOWEVER, this announcer makes it sound more dramitic thsn it really is!!! There are more race events that draw more hype, drama, and excitement. FOR EXAMPLE- the lightning forecasted is nothing. Cross country races that go through snow , heavy rains. FOR EXAMPLE the winner whom announcer said was a dramstic kick to win - thats normal for any talented runner to win at the end!!!!! PLEASE Announcer just tell it how it is instead over decriptly exagerrated what isnt the norm is a race like this!!!

Use of crazy as adjective Ugh

not thrown out just disqualified , your chioce of words are to harsh mate

Can't watch this video. They're trying to make this overly epic sounding with the music and whatnot.

Poor video coverage. Break by woman leader not really shown. Irritating switch from video of this race to other video of races years ago Just show the race! Talk normally!

Can u make a Video about THe Man who running without Shoes?