The 60th World Military Cross Country Championship was held in Trikala (Greece).
Winners and Lithuanian results:
Women (76 runners, 18 teams). 8 km. 1.Winfred Mutile Yavi (Bahrain) 25:43, 16. Vaida Žūsinaitė-Nekriošienė 27:58, 27. Viktorija Varnagirytė 29:46, 56. Aistė Nainė 33;54. Teams – 1.Bahrain 8, 7. Lithuania 99.
Men (127 runners, 31 teams). 10 km. 1.Birhanu Balew (Bahrain) 28:21, 72. Algirdas Bartkevičius 32:34, 79. Justinas Čekanauskas 33:15, 80. Vilius Aleliūnas 33:20, 92. Darius Petkevičius 34:14. Teams – 1.Algeria 11, 22. Lithuania 231.
Mixed relay 4×2 km (25 teams). 1.Ethiopia 23:10, 10. Lithuania (A.Bartkevičius, V.Žūsinaitė-Nekriošienė, D.Petkevičius, V.Varnagirytė) 26:10.