2022 European Cross Country Championships
[3] The looped course featured a steep 300 metre uphill and downhill section and a 50 metre-long indoor section through the carriage pavilion of La Mandria Castle (it:Castello della Mandria), part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997, on each long lap.[4] Norwegians Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal successfully defended their men's and women's senior titles from Fingal-Dublin 2021 respectively.It was Ingebrigtsen's sixth consecutive European cross country title after four victories at under-20 level.[5] Grøvdal earned her ninth individual medal, an unsurpassed record by a female athlete in the meet history; it was her third gold after U20 success in 2009.[6] Great Britain's Charles Hicks and Italy's Nadia Battocletti successfully defended their men's and women's U23 titles respectively.