The 17-year-old Gidey finished ahead of fellow Ethiopian Alemitu Hawi (21:00) and Dera Dida (21:01).
The leading French finisher behind no less than six Ethiopians was Aurore Guerin, who pipped European 10,000m silver medallist Clemence Calvin for the domestic honours in seventh place. They shared the same time of 21:35.
In the men’s 10.4km, 17-year-old Abadi Embaye – who can already boast a 5000m best of 13:13.17 – claimed victory in 30:36 ahead of Kenya’s Cornelius Kangogo (30:39) and Bahrain’s Birhanu Yemataw (30:41).
Gidey and Embaye are both eligible for the IAAF World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, this summer and the junior races at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, Uganda.
Source: African News Agency (ANA)
