The 2nd African Cross Country Championships was an international cross country running competition for African athletes which was held on 18 March 2012 in Cape Town's Keurboom Park in South Africa. Organised by the Confederation of African Athletics and Athletics South Africa, it was the first time that the competition represented that year's foremost event in the sport, as the IAAF World Cross Country Championships was not held. Twenty-one nations entered athletes into the event and 160 runners participated in the races.08/03/2012 2nd African Cross Country Championships . Confederation of African Athletics (2012-03-08). Retrieved on 2012-03-26.
There were four championship races held at the event, featuring senior and junior races for men and women. The senior races were won by Kenyan athletes for a second year running, with Clement Langat and Joyce Chepkirui taking the men's and women's titles, respectively. Kenya also won the women's junior race through Faith Kipyegon, while Ethiopia took the men's junior title as Muktar Edris won that race. Kenya won both team races in the senior categories and also the men's junior team title. The Ethiopian junior women broke the Kenyan dominance of the event by winning that team title, although Kenya were one runner short of a team and swept the individual medals.
Medallists Individual Senior men's 12 km 35:43 min 35:50 min 36:14 minSenior women's 8 km 27:04 min 27:05 min 27:06 minJunior men's 8 km 23:30 min 23:31 min 23:31 minJunior women's 6 km 19:32 min 19:34 min 19:37 min
Team
Senior men's 12 kmLangatTimothy Kosgei KiptooVincent Kiprop ChepkokFredrick Musyoki Ndunge 2:26:11MedhinKidane TadesseNassir DawudMulue Andom 2:27:47TesfayAyele Megerssa FeyisaAbere Chane LemaChalachew Asmamaw Tiruneh 2:27:53Senior women's 8 kmChepkiruiMuriukiChebetEsther Chemtai Ndiema 1:48:23Belaynesh OljiraAbebech Afework BekeleAberash Nesga BedasaGenet Yalew Kassahun 1:50:26Annet NegesaViola ChemosJuliet ChekwelNancy Chaptegei 1:53:17Junior men's 8 kmKorirCheruiyotCornelius Kipruto KangogoWilliam Malel Sitoniki 1:34:21EdrisHagos Gebrhiwot BerheYitayal Atnafu ZerihuFikadu Haftu Tsadik 1:34:43Ghirmay GhebreslassieTesfagaber AyahuneyTsegay TuemayDawit Weldesilasie 1:36:51Junior women's 6 kmRuti Aga SoraAlemitu Heroye BanataBuze Diriba KejelaGoitetom Gebresilass Teklegzi 1:20:12Letekidan GebrehamFikadu TsegayWeini KelatiTsega Fsiha 1:24:50Khadija El MoussaouiFadwa SidimadaneFouziya El WahraniSoukaina Atanane 1:30:24
Participation
References
Results CAA African Cross Country Championships (archived). Finish Time.za. Retrieved on 2012-03-26. Kenya retains African team crown in Cape Town - Africa Cross-Country Championships wra. Athletics Africa. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
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