East African Cross Country Championships

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East African Cross Country Championships
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Genre cross country running
Date(s)February
Frequencyannual
Venuevaries
Participants East African nations
Organised by Confederation of African Athletics

The East African Cross Country Championships, also known as the Eastern Africa Cross Country Championships, is an international cross country running competition between the nations of East Africa, organised by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA). It is typically held over one day in February and features a senior and junior race for both men and women. All four races contain an individual and team competition. Senior short course races were also held during the period where that event was present at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. [1]

Cross country running sport in which competitors race by running a long-distance course on natural terrain

Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. Sometimes the runners are referred to as harriers (dogs). The course, typically 4–12 kilometres (2.5–7.5 mi) long, may include surfaces of grass, and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road. It is both an individual and a team sport; runners are judged on individual times and teams by a points-scoring method. Both men and women of all ages compete in cross country, which usually takes place during autumn and winter, and can include weather conditions of rain, sleet, snow or hail, and a wide range of temperatures.

East Africa Eastern region of the African continent

East Africa or Eastern Africa is the eastern region of the African continent, variably defined by geography. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 20 territories make up Eastern Africa:

The Confederation of African Athletics is the continental association for the sport of athletics in Africa. It is headquartered in Dakar, Senegal. It organises the African Championships in Athletics and other continental competitions. The body's president is Hamad Kalkaba Malboum of Cameroon.

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The competition was hosted within the Jan Meda International Cross Country in 2004 and 2009. [2] The 2013 edition was due to be held in Uganda, but was cancelled due to concerns around the 2013 Kenyan general election. [3]

The Jan Meda International Cross Country is an annual cross country running competition held at the Jan Meda Race Course in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Typically held in January or February, the event serves as the national championship for Ethiopia and doubles as the national trials for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

2013 Kenyan general election

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It is one of three regional cross country championships organised by the CAA, alongside the North and African Southern Region Cross Country Championships. [4] [5]

North African Cross Country Championships

The North African Cross Country Championships is an international cross country running competition between the nations of North Africa, organised by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA). It is typically held over one day in February and features a senior and junior race for both men and women. All four races contain an individual and team competition. Senior short course races were also held during the period where that event was present at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

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, it is one of three regional cross country championships organised by the CAA, alongside the North and East African Cross Country Championships.

Editions

EditionYearCityCountryDateNationsRef.
1999 Moshi Tanzania [1]
2001 Khartoum Sudan [1]
21 [6] 2004 Addis Ababa Ethiopia [1]
222005 Nairobi Kenya [1]
232006 Entebbe Uganda [7]
2008 Moshi Tanzania [8]
2009 Addis Ababa Ethiopia [9]
2015 Kigali Rwanda22 February [10]
2017 Kampala Uganda26 March [11]

Champions

Men long course

John Nada Saya is a Tanzanian long-distance runner. He was born in Arusha. He finished fifteenth in the short race at the 2000 World Cross Country Championships. He competed in the marathon race at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but did not finish. He also won the 2001 Milan Marathon, setting a personal best of 2:08:57 hours.

Gebregziabher Gebremariam Ethiopian long-distance runner

Gebregziabher Gebremariam is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner. He established himself at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, winning the junior title in 2002 and two silver medals in the senior races in 2004. He represented Ethiopia over 5000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics, taking fourth place, and over 10000 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was the 2009 World Champion in cross country.

Richard Limo Kenyan marathon runner

Richard Kipkemei Limo is a Kenyan athlete. He specializes in long distance track events. He won the 5000 m gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.

Men short course

Dejene Berhanu was a male Ethiopian runner, who specialized in the 5000 metres.

Martin Hhaway Sulle is a Tanzanian long-distance runner who specializes in the half marathon.

Men junior

Mulugeta Wendimu Genbere is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner.

Edwin Soi Kenyan long-distance runner

Edwin Cheruiyot Soi is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 and 5000 metres. He is a two-time Olympian for Kenya.

Samuel Ndungu Kenyan long-distance runner

Samuel Ndungu Wanjiku is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the 10,000 metres and road running events. He has a half marathon best of 60:55 minutes and a marathon best of 2:07:04 hours. A Japan-based runner, he has won the Lake Biwa Marathon, the Marugame Half Marathon, and was the 2010 Japanese Corporate champion the half marathon.

Women long course

Women short course

Women junior

Participation

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The Asian Cross Country Championships is a biennial regional cross country running competition for athletes from Asia. It is organised by the Asian Athletics Association and was first held in 1991 in Fukuoka, Japan. The competition has been held every two years since then, although the 2003 edition was postponed due to political conflicts within the region.

The African Cross Country Championships is a regional cross country running competition for athletes from Africa.

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Nancy Chepkwemoi is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who competes mainly in the 1500 metres. She has a personal best of 4:03.09 minutes for the distance. She won junior medals in the 1500 m and cross country at African and world level.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 East African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  2. ↑ Dawit Tolesa (2017-02-04). Mass athletes to take part at Jan Meda cross country. The Reporter Ethiopia. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  3. ↑ East African Cross Country Championships cancelled. Coast Week (2013). Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  4. ↑ African Southern Region Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  5. ↑ North African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  6. ↑ Kidane grabs 8km title in East African XC Championships - Day One - UPDATED . IAAF (2004-02-28). Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  7. ↑ Ssenfuma, Daniel (2006-02-18). Isaac Kiprop, the hero for Uganda at the Eastern Africa Cross Country Champs. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  8. ↑ Elshadai Negash (2008-02-26). Ethiopian double in East African Cross Country Champs in Tanzania . IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  9. ↑ East African Cross Country Championship. Wanted in Africa (2009-02-16). Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  10. ↑ UGANDA ATHLETICS FEDERATION COMPETITION CALENDAR 2014/ 2015. Power of 10. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  11. ↑ Lotto Foundation unveils sponsorship to Athletic Kenya. Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (2017-02-04). Retrieved 2019-09-15.
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