Recently crowned national champions Kabelo Mulaudzi and Karabo Mailula will line up among the favourites against strong fields in the senior races at the ASA Cross Country Trials in Potchefstroom on Saturday 18 November.

With the World Cross Country Championships being held in Belgrade, Serbia in March 2024, some of the country's top distance runners will line up in an attempt to secure provisional places in the national team.

In the senior men's 10km race, Mulaudzi will lead a Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) contingent which also includes SA 5km champion Nicholas Seoposengwe and dangerous front-runner Ryan Mphahlele.

They will, however, have strong competition in what is expected to be a tightly contested fight. Their strongest opposition may come from athletes representing Athletics Central North West (ACNW), with the likes of national 5 000m record holder Elroy Gelant and in-form athlete Mathews Leeto turning out for the host province.

The senior 10km women's race, will be equally competitive. Mailula, who won the SA cross country title in Gqeberha in September, will turn up for Athletics Gauteng North (AGN) alongside pre-race favourite Glenrose Xaba (who missed out on the ASA Championships as she was on international duty).

Cacisile Sosibo is also expected to enter the battle in the colours of CGA, along with the likes of SA 5km champion Tayla Kavanagh (KwaZulu-Natal Athletics) and Kyla Jacobs (Western Province Athletics).

The programme at the ASA Cross Country Trials, to be hosted by North-West University, also includes an 8km race for U20 men and a 6km contest for U20 women.

In addition, with the 2024 World Cross Country Championships featuring a mixed relay, the national trials will include senior men's and women's 2km races.

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