The Cross Country World Championships are considered by many to be the most challenging races to win, even more difficult than the Olympics.
In an incredible show of dominance, Kenya or Ethiopia has won the senior men's team race every year since 1981, in both long and short races. These nations have enjoyed similar dominance in junior men's racing since 1982. The World Cross Country Athletics Championship is the most prominent competition in international cross-country running. In most of the major championships, the best distance runners in the world are divided into a few races, i.e. 3000m Steeplechase, 5000m and 10,000m. However, in the absence of short races, the World Cross Country Championship includes all athletes against each other in a single race. Therefore, the competition is quite fierce.
Formerly held annually and organized by the World Athletics (formerly IAAF), it was started in 1973 when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships. The event was held annually until 2011 when World Athletics turned it into a biennial event.
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