Ethiopia’s Likina Ambaw leads strong int’l fields for Cardiff Cross Challenge

Addis Ababa, November 11, 2023 (FBC) – Ethiopia’s Likina Amebaw leads strong international fields for the Cardiff Cross Challenge – a World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold event – later today.

The races – 9.6km for men and 6.4km for women – take place on a relatively flat and winding course at Llandaff Fields, near the centre of the Welsh capital.

Likina Ambaw, winner of this year’s Cross Country Tour Gold meetings in Albufeira and Amorebieta, will be one of the leading contenders in Cardiff. She recently finished fourth in Atapuerca, despite struggling with stomach pains, so Saturday’s race will be an opportunity to bounce back.

Rising Ethiopian talents Asmarech Anley and Meseret Yeshaneh are also in the line-up. Yeshaneh is the world U20 steeplechase bronze medallist, while Anley took 3000m gold and 5000m bronze at this year’s African U20 Championships.

In the men’s race, Ethiopian duo Abele Bekele Alemu and Yohanes Asmare, the recent Northern Ireland International Cross Country winner, will add further international interest.