2018 African Cross Country Championships

The 2018 African Cross Country Championships was the fifth edition of the international cross country running competition for African athletes organised by the Confederation of African Athletics. It was held on 17 March in Chlef, Algeria – the first time a North African nation had hosted the event since its re-launch in 2011. There were five races on the program: 10 km for senior men, 10 km for senior women, 8 km for junior men, 6 km for junior women, and an 8 km mixed relay.^[1]

Kenya again dominated the podium at the competition, taking the top two spots in the senior men's, senior women's, and junior men's races, as well as runner-up in the mixed relay. The 21-year-old had the first major win of his career in the senior men's race and 18-year-old Celliphine Chespol took the women's title, adding senior international honours to her world steeplechase titles at under-18 and under-20 level. Rhonex Kipruto won the men's junior title and went on to become 10,000 metres World U20 Champion later that year. claimed Ethiopia's sole individual title in the junior women's race, though her physical appearance raised questions about her eligibility for the under-18 category.^[2]

Medallists[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Senior men's 10 km	(KEN)	30:47	(KEN)	30:47	Thomas Ayeko (UGA)	30:47
Senior women's 10 km	Celliphine Chespol (KEN)	35:10	Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi (KEN)	35:13	(ETH)	35:26
Mixed relay	Ethiopia Taresa Tolosa Netsanet Desta Mogos Tuemay Besu Sado	23:51	Kenya Charles Simotwo Emily Chebet	24:15	Morocco Brahim Kaazouzi Younès Essalhi Fadwa Sidi Madane	25:07
Junior men 8 km	Rhonex Kipruto (KEN)	25:01	Stanley Waithaka Mburu (KEN)	25:06	(ETH)	25:08
Junior women 6 km	(ETH)	20:40	Tsigie Gebreselama (ETH)	20:54	(KEN)	20:55

Results[]

Senior men[]

Place	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
		Kenya	30:47
		Kenya	30:47
	Thomas Ayeko	Uganda	30:47
4		Ethiopia	31:01
5		Kenya	31:14
6		Uganda	31:19
7		Kenya	31:22
8	Filmon Ande	Eritrea	31:23
9		Uganda	31:26
10		Eritrea	31:28
11		Malawi	31:35
12		Uganda	31:38
13		Ethiopia	31:43
14		Eritrea	31:46
15		Algeria	31:47
16		Algeria	31:49
17		South Africa	31:56
18		Eritrea	32:00
19		Senegal	32:13
20		South Africa	32:15

Senior women[]

Place	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Celliphine Chespol	Kenya	35:10
	Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi	Kenya	35:13
		Ethiopia	35:26
4	Stacey Chepkemboi Ndiwa	Kenya	35:27
5	Stella Chesang	Uganda	35:30
6		Kenya	35:47
7	Mercyline Chelangat	Uganda	35:53
8		Ethiopia	35:57
9		Kenya	36:01
10		Ethiopia	36:08
11		Ethiopia	36:27
12		Kenya	36:38
13		Uganda	36:52
14	Linet Chebet	Uganda	36:59
15		Ethiopia	37:21
16		South Africa	37:38
17		Ethiopia	37:46
18		Algeria	38:34
19	Riham Senani	Algeria	38:49
20	Glenrose Xaba	South Africa	39:04

Junior men[]

Place	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Rhonex Kipruto	Kenya	25:01
	Stanley Waithaka Mburu	Kenya	25:06
		Ethiopia	25:08
4	Berehanu Wendim Tsegu	Ethiopia	25:11
5		Ethiopia	25:13
6		Kenya	25:14
7		Kenya	25:17
8	Edward Zakayo	Kenya	25:20
9		Kenya	25:31
10		Ethiopia	25:34

Junior women[]

Place	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
		Ethiopia	19:44
	Tsigie Gebreselama	Ethiopia	19:58
		Kenya	19:59
4		Kenya	20:06
5		Kenya	20:08
6		Kenya	21:06
7		Ethiopia	21:08
8	Edinah Jebitok	Kenya	21:21
9		Ethiopia	21:23
10	Beatrice Chebet	Kenya	21:32

Mixed relay[]

Place	Country	Athlete	Time
	Ethiopia	Taresa Tolosa, Netsanet Desta, Mogos Tuemay, Besu Sado	23:51
	Kenya	Charles Simotwo, Emily Chebet, ,	24:15
	Morocco	Brahim Kaazouzi, , Younès Essalhi, Fadwa Sidi Madane	25:07
4.	Algeria	Imad Touil, , ,	25:51

See also[]

• 2018 Asian Cross Country Championships
• 2018 European Cross Country Championships

References[]

Results

• African cross-country championships, Chlef (Algeria) 17/03/2018. Africa Athle. Retrieved 2019-08-04.