African Southern Region Cross Country Championships

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]

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

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
11997 ?[1]
21998 ?[1]
31999Vacoas-Phoenix–Candos HillMauritius[1]
42000Victoria FallsZimbabwe[1]
52001BlantyreMalawi[1]
62002Mohale's HoekLesotho[1]
72003LuandaAngola[1]
82004LobambaSwaziland[1]
92005Vacoas-Phoenix–Candos HillMauritius19 February[1][7]
102006KumakwaneBotswana25 February[1][8][9]
112007ZombaMalawi24 February[10]
122008LusakaZambia23 February[11]
132009GymkhanaMauritius28 February[12]
142010 ?MauritiusFebruary[13]
152011Cape TownSouth Africa6 March[14]
162012 ?Mauritius3 March[15]
172013MaseruLesotho2 March[16][17]
182014CancelledSeychelles[18]
192015BlantyreMalawi21 February[19]
202016CancelledSwaziland26 March[20]
212017 ?
222018Vacoas-PhoenixMauritius24 February[21]
232019 ?

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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