West African Cross Country Championships
The West African Cross Country Championships was an international cross country running competition between West African nations. It was staged on one occasion in 1996 in Bamako, Mali. It featured a men's race and a women's race, both of which had individual and team components. of Niger won the men's race in a time of 31:41 minutes, helping his national team to the men's title with six points. In the women's race, of Togo took the individual gold medal with a run of 19:45 minutes, while the women's team title was won by Burkina Faso on ten points.[1]
References[]
- ^ West African Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
Categories:
- 1996 in athletics (track and field)
- 1996 in Malian sport
- 1996 in African sport
- Athletics in Mali
- Sport in Bamako
- Defunct athletics competitions
- Cross country running competitions