Prodigious talent shone through at the Cinque Mulini with Kenya’s Mathew Kipruto and Ethiopia’s Yenenesh Shimket taking top honours at the World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold meeting in San Vittore Olona on Sunday (17)
While Kipruto was among the pre-race favourites in the men’s 10.2km race
Shimket was a surprise winner of the women’s 6.2km title
the Olympic bronze medallist and double European champion
the world U20 cross-country bronze medallist
positioned himself towards the front of a large lead pack on the first longer lap
Kipruto had just Tanzania’s John Wele and Kenya’s world U20 5000m champion Andrew Kiptoo for company
Kipruto ramped up the pace on the third lap and opened up a seven-second gap on his compatriot Kiptoo
He was unable to maintain that tempo on the fourth lap
but he still managed to extend his lead slightly over Kiptoo
dropped back through the field while Eritrean teenager Saymon Amanuel moved into third
Kiptoo made up some ground on the final lap
but Kipruto’s lead was too great and he went on to cross the line in 27:26
Mathew Kipchumba came through for third place in 27:45
Battocletti lead the field at the start of the women’s race
covering the longer first lap in 6:56 with fellow Italian Ludovica Cavalli close behind
Kenya’s Sheila Jebet and Burundi’s Elvanie Nimbona were also in the early lead group
Shimket had edged in front of Battlocletti with Jebet tucked in third
the trio having formed a small breakaway pack
17-year-old Shimket increased the pace with a 5:43 circuit and Battocletti had no response
the African U20 cross-country silver medallist
won comfortably in 18:35 from Kenyan teenager Jebet (18:48) with Battocletti crossing the line in third (18:49)
Women (6.2km)1 Yenenesh Shimket (ETH) 18:352 Sheila Jebet (KEN) 18:483 Nadia Battocletti (ITA) 18:494 Elvanie Nimbona (BDI) 19:115 Ludovica Cavalli (ITA) 19:13
Men (10.2km)1 Mathew Kipruto (KEN) 27:262 Andrew Kiptoo (KEN) 27:293 Mathew Kipchumba (KEN) 27:454 Saymon Amanuel (ERI) 27:485 John Wele (TAN) 27:50
Just 24 hours after losing his European 10km record to compatriot Etienne Daguinos
Jimmy Gressier kick-started his winter campaign with a victory at the Cross international Le Maine Libre-Allonnes-Sarthe – a World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold meeting – on Sunday (17)
successfully defended her title in the women’s 7.61km race
The men’s 8.42km race was much closer and was only decided in the closing stages when Gressier kicked away from Ethiopian teenager Kuma Girma
who earlier this year set French records for 5000m and 10,000m
Girma was followed across the line by two of his fellow Ethiopian teenagers: Milkesa Fikadu (23:25) and Abrha Gebru (23:35)
Nawowuna made a break much earlier in the women’s race and opened up a significant gap on Uganda’s Sarah Chelangat
The Kenyan eventually crossed the line unopposed in 22:55 with Chelangat taking second place in 23:18
France’s Manon Trapp was a distant third in 23:46
The football club has revealed two updated logos and a revived THFC monogram as part of a redesign by branding agency Nomad
Tottenham Hotspur has revealed new branding after a nine-month redesign process in collaboration with London-based agency Nomad
The football club’s classic cockerel crest has been subtly revised in collaboration with designer Chris Mitchell
who worked on the substantial redesign of the badge back in 2006
The club’s name has been removed from the crest
leaving it to stand on its own rather than as part of a lockup
The crest comes in two versions: a silhouetted ‘brand logo’ that images suggest will be used in contexts like brand campaigns and stadium signage
plus a slightly more detailed ‘club logo’ that seems like it will be used in more everyday settings such as matches
Time will tell whether having two badges will be effective or confusing
While the two badges exist primarily as flat designs
the cockerel motif is also expressed in a range of 3D textural versions
which were likely designed to bring some modern energy but seem somewhat incongruous with all the references to heritage
On top of this is the reintroduction of a ‘THFC’ monogram designed in collaboration with type specialist Miles Newlyn
It is based on the historic design that used to appear in the club’s old stadium and formed part of the crest from the 1980s until the 2006 redesign
The emphasis on history also manifests in a series of heraldic icons drawn from the club’s heritage and geographic roots
These historic cues have also fed into the palette
The club’s core navy and white is joined by secondary colours that take inspirations like brickwork and plant life and amplify them into vibrant hues
The agency worked with type foundry F37 to rework and extend the club’s existing display typeface into a suite of fonts
which neatly echo other design details like the curvatures of its crest
The new typographic system involves variable fonts and a mixture of ligatures
which allows variety and complexity but may also require a careful hand in practice so as to remain looking sharp rather than messy
Though having different ways of representing the club offers flexibility
the new design system bucks the prevailing logic adopted by some other clubs: that unifying and simplifying design systems is the way to go
particularly as the line between club and brand become increasingly (and intentionally) blurred
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It is just over a year now since World Athletics President Sebastian Coe announced the creation of the World Athletics Heritage Plaque
This location-based award honours outstanding contributions to the worldwide history and development of athletics
the first World Athletics Heritage Plaque was unveiled at the Cinque Mulini Cross Country
1983 World and 1984 Olympic 10,000m champion Alberto Cova was among the former winners of the race to join the celebrations with the current president of the organising club Guiseppe Gallo Stampino
one of the world's oldest invitational cross-country meetings and a member of the World Athletics Cross Country Permit series
is the first of 54 plaques which will be unveiled in public around the globe during the coming months
Sebastian Coe announced a public competition to design the plaque
It was won at the end of March 2019 by Fernando Silva
a 27-year-old resident and recreational runner from the Brazilian city of Manaus
Since then the plaque has been refined by the world-renowned Italian medal and trophy manufacturer Bertoni
With the renaming and branding of the ‘IAAF’ to ‘World Athletics’ confirmed by Congress in Doha prior to the World Championships last autumn
in November the manufacturing of the plaques commenced
Despite not having a plaque to present until now, during the year a total of 54 locations have been honoured across the five plaque categories
These locations are spread across the world
There will be some new plaque locations announcements during 2020 but this year the plaque programme will largely concentrate on unveiling those already awarded
The ceremonies will now start to come thick and fast
World Athletics CEO Jon Ridgeon will be in Karlsruhe
Germany to officially hand over the plaque to the annual indoor meeting
and then on Saturday 8 February in New York
the world’s oldest invitational indoor meeting
• List of plaques• Location of plaques
Teresiah Muthoni Gateri from Kenya claimed victory at the 90th edition of the Cinque Mulini in San Vittore Olona on Sunday 30 January 2021
Gateri and Lucy Mawia Muli; European U23 cross country champion Nadia Battocletti
Anna Arnaudo and Rebecca Lonedo from Italy; and Klara Lukan from Slovenia took the lead in the early stages of the women's race and covered the first lap in 7:13
Battocletti dropped out of the race during the second lap
Gateri broke away from Yego during the final lap and held on to take a five-second win in 19:40
The Cinque Mulini women’s race was a repeat of the 3000m final at the World U20 Championships in Nairobi
where the now 20-year-old Gateri won the gold medal
who won European U23 silver medals in the 5000m and at cross country last year
finished third in 19:53 ahead of Muli (20:15)
becoming the first European runner to reach the top three in the women’s race since 2015
Last year’s European U23 10,000m silver medallist Arnaudo was the first Italian athlete in fifth place in 20:20
"I realised that I could win the race during the last lap
"I was happy with my world U20 title last year in Nairobi
because it has motivated me to work harder in training."
The men’s race was won by Ethiopia’s Nibrek Melak with Kenya’s Levy Kibet coming in second
The legendary Cinque Mulini – Five Mills - Cross Country race in San Vittore Olona
continues to maintain its place in the history of the discipline with its 81st edition on Sunday (3)
the 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships 5000m gold medallist and reigning African junior cross country champion
will be looking to score a hat-trick in the major Italian Cross Country races during an outstanding winter in which he also won the Campaccio and the Cross della Vallagarina races in January
In these two races he showed his variety of tactic skills
winning in a dramatic final sprint at the IAAF Cross Country Permit Meeting in San Giorgio su Legnano on 6 January and then running at the front from the start in Rovereto a week later
who clocked 13:04.34 in the Samsung Diamond League meeting in Paris last summer
has also run frequently on the roads in Italy in the last few months
He finished second in both the Giro di Trento back in October and at then the Boclassic in New Year’s Eve
the latter behind the current World Cross Country champion and his compatriot Imane Merga
The last Ethiopian winner in San Vittore Olona was Hunengnaw Mesfin in 2010
famous Ethiopian stars who triumphed in the popular Italian race were Fita Bayesa
who won four consecutive times from 1992 to 1995
and the 12-time IAAF World Cross Country Championships winner Kenenisa Bekele in 2002
Kenya’s London 2012 Olympic Games 5000m bronze medallist Thomas Longosiwa won the last edition when he became the 12th runner from this country to triumph in San Vittore Olona; adding his name to the list of past Kenyan winners who took the honours at the Cinque Mulini
Kenyan hopes are carried by 18-year-old Albert Rop
who won last week in the IAAF Cross Country Permit meeting in Diekirch
The other top Kenyan runner in the field is Bernard Kipkemoi Rotich
who finished runner-up in San Vittore Olona behind Longosiwa 12 months ago
A Ugandan runner has never won in San Vittore Olona but has contributed to the legend of this race thanks to 1972 Olympic 400m Hurdles champion John Akii Bua famously taking part in one edition of the Cinque Mulini
although he finished last after running in the leading group during the first lap.
Uganda will be represented by 2011 World Cross Country Championships junior men’s silver medallist Thomas Ayeko
The young Ugandan rising star showed his recent good shape when he won the at the recent IAAF Cross Country Permit Meeting in Antrim
winning with a 37-second advantage over his nearest rival
the 2011 World Cross Country Championships junior women's bronze medallist and 2011 African junior 3000m champion
was originally expected to start but pulled out injured on Friday
The mantle of favourite in the women’s race now passes to her compatriot Afera Godfay
who has had some good outings in the last five weeks
finished second at both the Boclassic on New Year's Eve and also in the Campaccio cross country race week later
She will be looking to bring back the Cinque Mulini title back to Ethiopia 15 years after their last triumph
which was achieved by Merima Denboba in 1998
which won last year’s edition of the San Vittore Olona race through Priscah Jepleting Cherono
will be represented by half marathon specialist Eunice Kales while Italian hopes are carried by 3000m steeplechaser Valeria Roffino
who finished second in a close race at the Vallagarina Cross Country race
The Cinque Mulini boasts a fascinating history
convinced his friends to shovel clear the snow-covered course to enable runners to take part in the first edition of the race
even during the turbulent years of World War II
who set a winning record of six victories in San Vittore Olona between 1978 and 1984
“the most beautiful cross country race in the world