page_title: Trofeo Alasport
section_title: Past elite race winners
hierarchical_section_title: Trofeo Alasport / Past elite race winners
caption_attribution_description: English: Kenenisa Bekele running
context_page_description: The Trofeo Alasport, also known as the Cross di Alà dei Sardi, is an annual cross country running competition which takes place in March in Alà dei Sardi on the Italian island of Sardinia. Unusually for a high-profile cross country event, it has often been held after the IAAF World Cross Country Championships which occurs in late March. The Trofeo Alasport is traditionally the final event of the cross country season in Italy.
  The competition was initiated in 1973 by a local athletics enthusiast, Antonello Baltolu, and has been held on an annual basis since then by the local sports association, the Società Sportiva Alasport. It is one of the foremost competitions of its type in Italy, alongside the Cinque Mulini, and attracts international competitors of the highest calibre. Former winners of the event include numerous world cross country champions, such as Paul Tergat, John Ngugi, Kenenisa Bekele and Khalid Skah in the men's race, while Albertina Dias, Gete Wami and Jackline Maranga have won on the women's side.
  The men's elite race is held over roughly 11 kilometres while the women's competition is half that distance at around 5.5 kilometres.
caption: Kenenisa Bekele won in Alà dei Sardi in 2003 after winning a world cross country double
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