Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Malite na 1973, IAAF malitere ịnabata asọmpi a na-akpọzi World Cross Country Championships kwa afọ. N'afọ 1975, ndị nwoke New Zealand na ụmụ nwanyị United States meriri, na-egosi asọmpi mbụ nke mba ndị na-abụghị ndị Europe. Na 1981 mba Africa (Etiopia) meriri n'ọsọ ụmụ nwoke na nke mbụ ya, afọ iri ka e mesịrị, mba Africa (Kenya) meriri n'ọsọ ụmụ nwanyị na nke mbụ ya. Ethiopia maọbụ Kenya ewerela aha nwoke ọbụla kemgbe afọ 1981 na nke nwaanyị ọbụla kemgbe afọ 2000
Afọ 2001. Ka ọ na-erule afọ 2010, Kenya emeriela asọmpi Iko Mbaụwa nke Cross Country ugboro iri anọ ebe Etiopia meriri ugboro iri abụọ na atọ.