East African Cross Country Championships

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]

East African Cross Country Championships
Genrecross country running
Date(s)February
Frequencyannual
Venuevaries
ParticipantsEast African nations
Organised byConfederation of African Athletics

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]

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]

Editions
Edition Year City Country Date Nations Ref.
1999MoshiTanzania[1]
2001KhartoumSudan[1]
21[6]2004Addis AbabaEthiopia[1]
222005NairobiKenya[1]
232006EntebbeUganda[7]
2008MoshiTanzania[8]
2009Addis AbabaEthiopia[9]
2015KigaliRwanda22 February[10]
2017KampalaUganda26 March[11]

Champions

Men long course

Men short course

Men junior

Women long course

Women short course

Women junior
  • 1999:  Theresa Wanjiku (KEN)
  • 2001:  Letay Negash (ETH)
  • 2004:  Meselech Melkamu (ETH)
  • 2005:  Mutwa Sammy (KEN)
  • 2006:  Veronica Njeri (KEN)

Participation

References
  1. 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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