Cross Country Runner

Cross country running

Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically 3–12 kilometres long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road and minor obstacles. It is both an individual and a team sport. Runners are judged on individual times and teams by a points-scoring method. Both men and women of all ages compete in cross country, which usually takes place during autumn and winter, and can include weather conditions of rain, sleet, snow or hail, and a wide range of temperatures. Cross country running teams often have the word Harriers in their names. Cross country running is one of the disciplines under the umbrella sport of athletics and is a natural-terrain version of long-distance track and road running.

Data Source : Wikipedia

• Entity:  Sport

• Highest governing body:  World Athletics
• Olympic:  1912–1924
• World Championships:  1973–
• Wikidata description:  Sport In Which Competitors Race By Running A Long-Distance Course On Natural Terrain
• Wikidata label:  Cross Country Running
• Wikidata aliases:  Cross Country Running, Cross Country Race, Cross Country, Xc

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