African cross-country championships

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The African Cross Country Championships are athletics competitions that have been held every two years by the African continental association Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme (CAA) since 2012. The first championships took place in 2011 in Cape Town , South Africa . A forerunner event took place once in 1985 in Nairobi .

Events

No. year city country date Competitions Athletes
01. 2011 Cape Town South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 6th March 4th
02. 2012 Cape Town South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa March 18th 4th
03. 2014 Kampala UgandaUganda Uganda March 16 4th
04th 2016 Yaoundé CameroonCameroon Cameroon March 12th 4th
05. 2018 Ech Cheliff AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria 17. March 5

Eternal medal table

A total of 21 gold, 21 silver and 21 bronze medals were won by athletes for five countries at the African Cross Country Championships. (Status: after the African Cross Country Championships 2018).

space country gold silver bronze Total
01 KenyaKenya Kenya 18th 16 14th 48
02 EthiopiaEthiopia Ethiopia 3 2 3 8th
03 UgandaUganda Uganda - 2 1 3
04th EritreaEritrea Eritrea - 1 2 3
04th MoroccoMorocco Morocco - - 1 1

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