In a thrilling finish to the women's race covering 6,700 metres, Niyomukunzi won in a sprint by just one second in front of Eritrean Dolshi Tesfu in a time of 22min 39sec.

The first home athlete was Isabel Barreiro Garcia of Spain in third in 23:08, far enough in front of a second Burundian, Cavaline Nahimana in fourth.

Spain's Blanca Fernandez de la Granja was fifth, leading the rest of the home field.

Habte claimed the victory in the men's race by a far clearer margin of 13 seconds over the 10,700 metres in a time of 25:54. 

His closest challenger was Spain's best hopes of a home win - Ouassim Oumaiz - who timed his run better than those in front of him to pip his way into second in 26:07.

Eritrea's Yemane Hailesilassie and Uganda's Joel Ayeko lost out in the sprint finish, with the three athletes being separated by as many seconds.

Santiago Catrofe of Uruguay was fifth.