African Southern Region Cross Country Championships

African Southern Region Cross Country Championships
Genrecross country running
Frequencyannual
Venuevaries
ParticipantsSouthern African nations
Organised byConfederation of African Athletics

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

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Edition Year City Country Date Nations Athletes
1 1997 ? [1]
2 1998 ? [1]
3 1999 Vacoas-Phoenix–Candos Hill Mauritius [1]
4 2000 Victoria Falls Zimbabwe [1]
5 2001 Blantyre Malawi [1]
6 2002 Mohale's Hoek Lesotho [1]
7 2003 Luanda Angola [1]
8 2004 Lobamba Swaziland [1]
9 2005 Vacoas-Phoenix–Candos Hill Mauritius 19 February [1][7]
10 2006 Kumakwane Botswana 25 February [1][8][9]
11 2007 Zomba Malawi 24 February [10]
12 2008 Lusaka Zambia 23 February [11]
13 2009 Gymkhana Mauritius 28 February [12]
14 2010 ? Mauritius February [13]
15 2011 Cape Town South Africa 6 March [14]
16 2012 ? Mauritius 3 March [15]
17 2013 Maseru Lesotho 2 March [16][17]
18 2014 Cancelled Seychelles [18]
19 2015 Blantyre Malawi 21 February [19]
20 2016 Cancelled Swaziland 26 March [20]
21 2017 ?
22 2018 Vacoas-Phoenix Mauritius 24 February [21]
23 2019 ?

Champions

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Long course

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Year Men's long course Men's long course team Women's long course Women's long course team
1999  Kudakwashe Shoko (ZIM)  South Africa (RSA)  Samukeliso Moyo (ZIM)  South Africa (RSA)
2000  Michael Ngaseke (ZIM) ?  Tabitha Tsatsa (ZIM) ?
2001  Simon Mpholo (RSA) ?  Catherine Chikwakwa (MAW) ?
2002  Michael Ngaseke (ZIM)  Zimbabwe (ZIM)  Charné Rademeyer (RSA)  Zimbabwe (ZIM)
2003  Gabalele Moloko (BOT) ?  Poppy Mlambo (RSA) ?
2004  Kelvin Pangiso (ZIM)  Zambia (ZAM)  Catherine Chikwakwa (MAW)  Malawi (MAW)
2005  Luwis Masundo (ZIM)  South Africa (RSA)  Poppy Mlambo (RSA)  South Africa (RSA)
2006  Juwawo Wirimayi (ZIM) ?  Poppy Mlambo (RSA) ?

Short course

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Year Men's short course Men's short course team Women's short course Women's short course team
2000  Michael Ngaseke (ZIM) ?  Tabitha Tsatsa (ZIM) ?
2001  Alex Majoni (MAW) ? Not held Not held
2002  Kudakwashe Shoko (ZIM)  Lesotho (LES)  Ronel Thomas (RSA)  Lesotho (LES)
2003  Menon Ramsamy (MRI) ? Not held Not held
2004  Moeketsi Mosuhli (LES)  Lesotho (LES)  Catherine Chikwakwa (MAW)  Malawi (MAW)
2005  Ruben Ramolefi (RSA)  South Africa (RSA)  Dina Lebo Phalula (RSA)[22]  South Africa (RSA)
2006  Mandla Maseko (RSA) ?  Chanelle Olivier (RSA) ?

Junior

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Year Men's junior Men's junior team Women's junior Women's junior team
2001  Francis Kanje (MAW) ?  Christel Arnold (RSA) ?
2002  Jan Moikwena (RSA)  South Africa (RSA)  Sharon Tavengwa (ZIM)  Lesotho (LES)
2003  Avelino Nsumbo (ANG) ?  Irvette van Zyl (RSA) ?
2004  Mike Tebulo (MAW)  Lesotho (LES)  Lucia Chandamale (MAW)  Lesotho (LES)
2005  Nkosinoxolo Sonqibido (RSA)  South Africa (RSA)  Irvette van Zyl (RSA)  South Africa (RSA)
2006  Siyabonga Nkonde (RSA) ?  Lenah Lotter (RSA) ?

References

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  2. ^ East African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  3. ^ North African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  4. ^ CAA Southern Region half-marathon championships, Antananarivo (Madagascar) 4/09/2016. Africathle. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  5. ^ CAA Southern Region championships, Reduit (Mauritius) 5-6/07/2019. Africa Athle. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  6. ^ Quirin, Reynolds (2005-02-21). South Africans shine in African Southern Region Cross Country Championships. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
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  14. ^ Zambia: Breweries Gives Zaaa K8.7 Million for Championship. Times of Zambia (2011-02-14). Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  15. ^ Southern Region Cross Country Team. Time To Run (2012-03-01). Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  16. ^ CAA Southern Region Cross Championships 2013. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  17. ^ CAA Southern Region Cross-Country Championships, Maseru (Lesotho) 2/03/2013. Africathle (2013-03-02). Retrieved 2019-09-11.
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  20. ^ SOUTHERN REGION JUNIOR CHAMPS POSTPONED. AllAthletics (2016-05-21). Retrieved 2019-09-12.
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