finishing line. Medallists Race results Senior men's race (12 km) Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia, who has won five consecutive long and short course races, promised to quit cross country running after the 2006 World Championships. However, he changed his mind and competed in Mombasa after all. A pre-race favourite, Bekele did not finish the race and thus failed to win historical sixth consecutive title. Zersenay Tadese won the event and became the first cross-country world champion for Eritrea. Tadese is also the 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships men's gold medalist. Complete results for senior men and for senior men's teams were published. Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. Junior men's race (8 km) Complete results for junior men and for junior men's teams were published. Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. Senior women's race (8 km) Complete results for senior women and for senior women's teams were published. Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. Junior women's race (6 km) Complete results for junior women and for junior women's teams were published. Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. Medal table (unofficial) Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal. Participation According to an unofficial count, 470 athletes from 63 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athletes from the and did not show. (7) (3) (18) (1) (1) (5) (9) (12) (1) (11) (4) (4) (1) (1) (1) (2) (1) (23) (27) (11) (1) (5) (2) (1) (1) (9) (26) (27) (2) (1) (1) (2) (2) (27) (1) (5) (1) (4) (2) (13) (10) (1) (7) (12) (1) (2) (16) (19) (9) (2) (1) (1) (2) (24) (2) (26) (1) (25) (16) (1) (4) (6) (6) See also 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race 2007 in athletics (track and field) References External links Official website IAAF Site Special Coverage by Daily Nation (archived) ` World Athletics Cross Country Championships Iaaf World Cross Country Championships, 2007 Sport in Mombasa Iaaf World Cross Country Championships, 2007 International athletics competitions hosted by