Give you a statement and table with its title in Markdown format, please determine whether the statement is supported or refuted by, or is unrelated to the table. It'a binary classification problem, you should choose the answer between supported and refuted. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| year | tournament | venue | result | event |
| 1997 | world cross country championships | turin , italy | 25th | long race |
| 1998 | world cross country championships | marrakech , morocco | 26th | long race |
| 1998 | world cross country championships | marrakech , morocco | 6th | team competition |
| 2001 | world half marathon championships | bristol , england | 22nd | half marathon |
| 2001 | world half marathon championships | bristol , england | 3rd | team competition |
Title:
benedict ako
Statement:
benedict ako did not compete in any of the same races in 1997 and 1998
Answer:
refuted