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New Zealand runners put in solid performances on the world stage at the inaugural World Athletics road running championships in Riga, Latvia.

National 1500m champion in 2017 Eric Speakman produced a personal best 5km of 13:49 finishing 26th. Rio Olympic Games 5000m bronze medalist Hagos Gebrhiwet of Ethiopia won in 12:59.

Katherine Camp, who has won a number of New Zealand middle distance track titles and recently moved up to longer races on the road, collecting a silver in last year’s national half marathon championship, led in the Kiwi’s in the half marathon. Camp was 55th in 1:17:35, in an extremely competitive field. National women’s marathon champion Debbie Donald finished four places later in 1:18:35. Tokyo Olympic Games marathon gold medalist Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya defended her world title in 1:07:25.

Cameron Avery followed up top New Zealand finisher at the world cross country championships in February with another first New Zealand placing of 45th in the men’s half marathon in 1:03:00. Oska Inkster-Baynes was 64th in 1:04:52, Christopher Dryden 69th in 1:05:38 and national half marathon champion Michael Voss completed the New Zealand line-up finishing 76th in 1:07:32.

Kenyan Sabastian Kimaru Sawe won the title in 59:10.

All event results can be found HERE