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. N'afọ 1981, otu mba Afrịka (Etiopia) meriri n'asọmpi ndị nwoke nke mbụ ya.
afọ iri ka nke ahụ gasịrị, mba Africa (Kenya) meriri n'ọsọ ụmụnwaanyị nke mbụ ya. Mba Ethiopia maọbụ Kenya emeriela asọmpi niile ụmụnwoke na-agba kemgbe afọ 1981 na nke ụmụnwaanyị kemgbe 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.