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 | ? | [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
Long course
| 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
| 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
| 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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- ^ East African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ North African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ CAA Southern Region half-marathon championships, Antananarivo (Madagascar) 4/09/2016. Africathle. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ CAA Southern Region championships, Reduit (Mauritius) 5-6/07/2019. Africa Athle. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ Quirin, Reynolds (2005-02-21). South Africans shine in African Southern Region Cross Country Championships. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ^ Southern Region Crosscountry Championships 2005. ARRS. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ Africa Southern Region Crosscountry Championships 2006. ARRS. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ Ouma, Mark (2006-02-25). Southern Region Cross Country Championships. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ^ Southern Africa Crosscountry Championships 2007. ARRS. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ Southern Africa Crosscountry Championships 2008. ARRS. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ Quirin, Reynolds (2009-03-01). African Southern Region XC Champs: A South African affair. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ^ Mokoka fears the weather in Poland. IOL (2010-03-17). Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ^ Zambia: Breweries Gives Zaaa K8.7 Million for Championship. Times of Zambia (2011-02-14). Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ^ Southern Region Cross Country Team. Time To Run (2012-03-01). Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ^ CAA Southern Region Cross Championships 2013. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ CAA Southern Region Cross-Country Championships, Maseru (Lesotho) 2/03/2013. Africathle (2013-03-02). Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ Kanjere, Peter (2014-12-26). Council assessing Southern Africa Cross-Country offer. Malawi Nation. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ^ Kasiteni to represent Malawi at Southern Africa Cross Country. Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust (2015-02-12). Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ^ SOUTHERN REGION JUNIOR CHAMPS POSTPONED. AllAthletics (2016-05-21). Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ^ ASA selects 9 for CAA Southern Region XC Championships in Mauritius. Athletics Africa. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ Quirin, Reynolds (2005-02-21). South Africans shine in African Southern Region Cross Country Championships. World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
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