Bekele bids for super sixth

Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele will bid to land a record sixth IAAF World Cross Country Championship title in Edinburgh on March 30.

Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele will bid to land a record sixth IAAF World Cross Country Championship title in Edinburgh on March 30.

The Olympic and world 10,000 metres champion was expected to achieve the record in Mombasa last year and opened up a lengthy gap in the opening stages of the race.

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