2016 African Cross Country Championships
| IV Africa Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | CAA |
| Edition | 4th |
| Date | 12 March 2016 |
| Host city | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Events | 4 |
| Participation | 151 athletes from 16 nations |
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The 2016 African Cross Country Championships was the fourth edition of the international cross country running competition for African athletes organised by the Confederation of African Athletics. It was held on 12 March at the Yaounde Golf Club in Yaoundé, Cameroon – the first time a West African nation had hosted the event since its re-launch in 2011. There were four races on the program: 10 km for senior men, 8 km for senior women, 7 km for junior men and 5.5 km for junior women.[1]
For a fourth successive time, Kenya dominated the event, led by men's winner James Gitahi Rungaru and women's winner Alice Aprot Nawowuna. The country also provided the junior winners (Miriam Cherop and Isaac Kipsang) and topped the team podium in all four races. Only two non-Kenyans won an individual medal: Phillip Kipyeko of Uganda was the men's runner-up and Eritrea's Aron Kifle took third in the men's junior race. Kenya swept the medals on the women's side, including a perfect score of ten in the junior race.[2][3]
There were 151 racers in all, including 46 men who finished the senior race, 43 men who finished the junior race, 29 women who finished the senior race, and 33 women who finished the junior race. The competition had reduced international participation, with only 16 nations sending athletes – eight fewer than had done so in 2014.[4]
Medallists
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[edit | edit source]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior men's 10 km | Error creating thumbnail: James Gitahi Rungaru (KEN) | 26:34 | File:Flag of Uganda.svg Phillip Kipyeko (UGA) | 26:35 | Error creating thumbnail: Charles Yosei Muneria (KEN) | 26:46 |
| Senior women's 8 km | Error creating thumbnail: Alice Aprot Nawowuna (KEN) | 29:52 | Error creating thumbnail: Sheila Chepkirui (KEN) | 30:44 | Error creating thumbnail: Beatrice Mutai (KEN) | 31:08 |
| Junior men's 7 km | Error creating thumbnail: Isaac Kipsang (KEN) | 21:33 | Error creating thumbnail: Ronald Kiprotich (KEN) | 21:44 | File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Aron Kifle (ERI) | 21:48 |
| Junior women's 5.5 km | Error creating thumbnail: Miriam Cherop (KEN) | 18:31 | Error creating thumbnail: Gloria Kite (KEN) | 18:39 | Error creating thumbnail: Winfredah Mbithe (KEN) | 18:40 |
Team
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Participation
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
- File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin
- File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana
- File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
- File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea
- File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia
- Error creating thumbnail: Kenya
- File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi
- File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
- File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia
- File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
- File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
- File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
- File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan
- File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
- File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ TECHNICAL REGULATIONS OF THE 4th CAA AFRICA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPSYAOUNDE (CAMEROUN) 12 MARCH 2016 Archived 2016-09-18 at the Wayback Machine. CONFEDERATION OF AFRICAN ATHLETICS. Retrieved on 2016-09-18.
- ^ Evans, Kip (2016-03-12). Kenya rules at African Cross Country Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-18.
- ^ Ayodi, Ayumba (2016-03-12). Mighty Kenya has no equal at Africa Cross Country. Daily Nation. Retrieved on 2016-09-18.
- ^ Kenya rules at African Cross Country Championships Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine. WebCAA. Retrieved on 2016-09-18.
- Results
- African Cross-Country Championships, Yaounde (Cameroon) 12/03/2016. Africa Athle. Retrieved on 2016-09-18.
