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Saturday, January 2, 1999 Published at 17:27 GMT


World: Africa

Ethiopian cross-country double


The Ethiopian athlete, Million Wolde, has won the International Cross Country Challenge race held at the English city of Durham.

Wolde, the current world junior cross-country champion, broke away on the last lap from Kenya's Thomas Nyariki, who finished second, and Jon Brown of Britain.

Another Ethiopian, the former world champion Gete Wami, won the women's race.

Jackline Maranga of Kenya was second.

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