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Cross Internacional De Venta De Baños
The Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños is a cross country running competition that takes place in Venta de Baños, Castile and León, Spain. The competition was first held in 1980 and since then it has been held every year in mid-December. Among the past winners are international athletes, such as former World Cross Country Champions Kenenisa Bekele and Gelete Burka, and local athletes Marta Domínguez and Isaac Viciosa (both former European Champions). The competition began life as a regional competition, the ''Cross de Navidad'' (Christmas cross country), in 1980. The race became national in its second edition and, following the acceptance of an English team into the competition in 1982, it obtained its current name – the Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños. The competition was televised throughout Spain for the first time in 1984, but it was not until 1995 that the competition was broadcast annually. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verónica Nyaruai
Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru (born October 29, 1989 in Nyahururu) is a Kenyan runner who specialises in 1500 metres. She now lives in Kaptagat, where she attends PACE training camp. She took part at the 2007 world Championships, but was 12th overall and missed the 1500 m final. In 2008, she would have been eligible to defend her Junior World title, but she placed fourth at the Kenyan trial and was not selected. She is based at the PACE Sports Management training camp in Kaptagat. Nyaruai won the Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños in 2009, beating Steph Twell in the process.Valiente, Emeterio (2009-12-21)Sánchez defeats European champion Bezabeh in Venta de Baños IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-12-27. Achievements Personal bests *1500 metres - 4:08.21 min (2006) *3000 metres - 8:52.9 min (2005) *5000 metres - 15:13.1 min (2005) Awards In the 2005 Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year awards, Wanjiru was selected the most promising sportswoman of the year. She finished third at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |