African Southern Region Cross Country Championships Explained
The African Southern Region Cross Country Championships is an annual international cross country running competition between Southern African nations, organised by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA). Established in 1997,[1] it is one of three regional cross country championships organised by the CAA, alongside the North and East African Cross Country Championships.[2] [3]
The competition is one of three senior athletics championships organised for the Southern region, alongside the main African Southern Region Athletics Championships and the African Southern Region Half Marathon Championships.[4] [5]
Senior and under-20 level races are held for both men and women, which have both individual and national team rankings. The championships previously featured senior short races over 4 km,[6] but these were discontinued after 2006, in line with changes to the IAAF World Cross Country Championships programme.
Editions
| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Nations | Athletes |
|---|
| 1 | 1997 | ? | | | | |
| 2 | 1998 | ? | | | | |
| 3 | 1999 | Vacoas-Phoenix–Candos Hill | Mauritius | | | |
| 4 | 2000 | | Zimbabwe | | | |
| 5 | 2001 | | Malawi | | | |
| 6 | 2002 | | Lesotho | | | |
| 7 | 2003 | | Angola | | | |
| 8 | 2004 | | Swaziland | | | |
| 9 | 2005 | Vacoas-Phoenix–Candos Hill | Mauritius | 19 February | | [7] |
| 10 | 2006 | | Botswana | 25 February | | [8] [9] |
| 11 | 2007 | | Malawi | 24 February | | [10] |
| 12 | 2008 | | Zambia | 23 February | | [11] |
| 13 | 2009 | | Mauritius | 28 February | | [12] |
| 14 | 2010 | ? | Mauritius | February | | [13] |
| 15 | 2011 | | South Africa | 6 March | | [14] |
| 16 | 2012 | ? | Mauritius | 3 March | | [15] |
| 17 | 2013 | | Lesotho | 2 March | | [16] [17] |
| 18 | 2014 | Cancelled | Seychelles | | | [18] |
| 19 | 2015 | | Malawi | 21 February | | [19] |
| 20 | 2016 | Cancelled | Swaziland | 26 March | | [20] |
| 21 | 2017 | ? | | | | |
| 22 | 2018 | | Mauritius | 24 February | | [21] |
| 23 | 2019 | ? | | | | | |
Champions
Long course
| Year | Men's long course | Men's long course team | Women's long course | Women's long course team |
|---|
| 1999 | | | | |
| 2000 | | ? | | ? |
| 2001 | | ? | | ? |
| 2002 | | | | |
| 2003 | | ? | | ? |
| 2004 | | | | |
| 2005 | | | | |
| 2006 | | ? | | ? | |
Short course
| Year | Men's short course | Men's short course team | Women's short course | Women's short course team |
|---|
| 2000 | | ? | | ? |
| 2001 | | ? | Not held | Not held |
| 2002 | | | | |
| 2003 | | ? | Not held | Not held |
| 2004 | | | | |
| 2005 | | | [22] | |
| 2006 | | ? | | ? | |
Junior
| Year | Men's junior | Men's junior team | Women's junior | Women's junior team |
|---|
| 2001 | | ? | | ? |
| 2002 | | | | |
| 2003 | | ? | | ? |
| 2004 | | | | |
| 2005 | | | | |
| 2006 | | ? | | ? | |
Notes and References
- http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asrc.htm African Southern Region Championships
- http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ecafc.htm East African Championships
- http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/nafc.htm North African Championships
- http://www.africathle.com/2016/09/04/caa-southern-region-half-marathon-championships-antananarivo-madagascar-4092016/ CAA Southern Region half-marathon championships, Antananarivo (Madagascar) 4/09/2016
- http://www.africathle.com/2019/07/06/caa-southern-region-championships-reduit-mauritius-5-6-07-2019/ CAA Southern Region championships, Reduit (Mauritius) 5-6/07/2019
- Quirin, Reynolds (2005-02-21). South Africans shine in African Southern Region Cross Country Championships. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- https://more.arrs.run/race/67022 Southern Region Crosscountry Championships 2005
- https://more.arrs.run/race/77716 Africa Southern Region Crosscountry Championships 2006
- [Mark Ouma|Ouma, Mark]
- https://more.arrs.run/race/90643 Southern Africa Crosscountry Championships 2007
- https://more.arrs.run/race/101694 Southern Africa Crosscountry Championships 2008
- Quirin, Reynolds (2009-03-01). African Southern Region XC Champs: A South African affair. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- https://www.iol.co.za/sport/athletics/mokoka-fears-the-weather-in-poland-614737 Mokoka fears the weather in Poland
- https://allafrica.com/stories/201102140629.html Zambia: Breweries Gives Zaaa K8.7 Million for Championship
- https://www.time-to-run.co.za/news/southern-region-cross-country-team Southern Region Cross Country Team
- https://more.arrs.run/race/174029 CAA Southern Region Cross Championships 2013
- http://www.africathle.com/2013/03/02/caa-southern-region-xc-champ-lesotho-2013/ CAA Southern Region Cross-Country Championships, Maseru (Lesotho) 2/03/2013
- Kanjere, Peter (2014-12-26). Council assessing Southern Africa Cross-Country offer. Malawi Nation. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- http://www.andiamotrust.org/2015/02/12/kasiteni-to-represent-malawi-at-southern-africa-cross-country/ Kasiteni to represent Malawi at Southern Africa Cross Country
- http://allathletics.co.za/2016/05/southern-region-junior-champs-postponed/ SOUTHERN REGION JUNIOR CHAMPS POSTPONED
- https://www.athletics.africa/news/africa/rsa/asa-selects-9-for-caa-southern-region-xc-championships-in-mauritius-13316 ASA selects 9 for CAA Southern Region XC Championships in Mauritius
- Quirin, Reynolds (2005-02-21). South Africans shine in African Southern Region Cross Country Championships. World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
