2014 African Cross Country Championships

III Africa Cross Country Championships CAA 3rd 16 March 2014 Kampala, Uganda 26 ? 4 2012 Cape Town 2016 Yaoundé The 2014 African Cross Country Championships was the third edition of the international cross country running competition for African athletes organised by the Confederation of African Athletics. It was held on 16 March at the Kololo Golf Course in Kampala, Uganda – the first time an East African nation had hosted the event since its re-launch in 2011.Omogbeja, Yomi (2014-03-16). Kenya dominate 2014 Africa Cross Country in Kampala. Athletics Africa. Retrieved on 2014-03-18. For a third successive time, Kenya dominated the event, led by men's winner Leonard Barsoton and women's winner Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon. The country won all of the senior race medals and had perfect scores in the team race, having the fourth-place finishers as well. In the junior races Moses Letoyie and Agnes Jebet Tirop similarly led the Kenyans to victory. Afewerki Berhane of Eritrea (third in the men's junior race) and Alemitu Heroye of Ethiopia (second in the women's junior race) were the only non-Kenyan individual medallists. The hosts Uganda sent full strength senior teams and came away with the men's team silver medal and the women's team bronze medal.Namayo Mawerere & Daniel Senfuma (2014-03-16). Kenya makes a clean sweep at African Cross Country Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-18. The event was held in close proximity to the 2014 World University Cross Country Championships, which was set in Entebbe, Uganda, one week later.Isabirye, David (2014-03-17). Kenya Dominates 3rd Africa Cross Country https://web.archive.org/web/20140321145337/http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/others/athletics/item/17561-africa-cross-country-dominance-by-kenya.html 2014-03-21 . Kawowo. Retrieved on 2014-03-18.Uganda, a rendezvous of the African and world cross country https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191021/http://www.webcaa.org/en/index.php/utiliser-joomla/utiliser-extensions/composants/composant-contenu/liste-categories/79-africaine-news/193-uganda-a-rendezvous-of-the-african-and-world-cross-country 2016-03-04 . Confederation of African Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-03-18. Medallists Individual Senior men's 12 kmLeonard Barsoton KEN 34:26.12Kipruto Kangogo KEN 34:56.45Rono Cherop KEN 35:01.88Senior women's 8 kmFaith Chepngetich Kipyegon KEN 25:33.02Janet Kisa KEN 25:41.30Alice Nawowuna KEN 25:46.48Junior men's 8 kmMoses Letoyie KEN 22:36.80Andrew Lorot KEN 22:50.19Afewerki Berhane ERI 22:56.45Junior women's 6 kmAgnes Jebet Tirop KEN 18:50.74Alemitu Heroye ETH 19:04.73Nancy Nzisa KEN 19:16.18 Team Senior men's 12 kmKENBarsotonKangogoCheropSolomon Kirwa Yego 10UGAMoses KibetThomas AyekoMoses KipsiroDaniel Rotich 37ETHTegegne Atalay YirsawErre Seboka NegusseKelu Gemechu EdeoSraj Muhajr Haredin 52Senior women's 8 kmKENKipyegonKisaNawowunaEdith Chelimo 10ETHTadelech Bekele AlemuAbabel Yeshaneh BirhaneRuti Aga SoraShito Wudessa Osu 29UGALinet Toroitich ChebetNancy CheptegeiVanice ChemutaiRebecca Cheptegei 57Junior men's 8 kmKENLetoyieLorotJohn Kiprono LangatHillary Langat Kipkemoi 12ERIBerhaneAbraham HabteHabtom WeldayBerhane Amanuel 32ETHHayato Yasin HajiAsfaha Teshome MekonenAbraha Mogos TuemayTegegn Hailemariyam Amare 54Junior women's 6 kmKENTiropNzisaRosefline ChepngetichLilian Kasait Rengeruk 13ETHHeroyeAmara Alemitu HawiHaiylu Fotyen TesfayWare Shure Demise 28UGAStella ChesangPhanice ChemutaiPatricia ChekwemoiKaren Chekwemoi 55 Participation 18em See also 2014 Asian Cross Country Championships 2014 European Cross Country Championships References Individual results Kampala2014-Results-junior-men-race. Athletics-Africa. Retrieved on 2014-03-18. Kampala2014-Results-junior-women-race. Athletics-Africa. Retrieved on 2014-03-18. Kampala2014-Results-senior-women-race. Athletics-Africa. Retrieved on 2014-03-18. Kampala2014-Results-senior-men-race. Athletics-Africa. Retrieved on 2014-03-18. Team results Kampala2014-Results-junior-women-team. Athletics-Africa. Retrieved on 2014-03-18. Kampala2014-Results-junior-men-team. Athletics-Africa. Retrieved on 2014-03-18. Kampala2014-Results-senior-women-team. Athletics-Africa. Retrieved on 2014-03-18. Kampala2014-Results-senior-men-team. Athletics-Africa. Retrieved on 2014-03-18. __NOTOC__ African Cross Country Category:African Cross Country Championships Cross Country African Cross Country Cross Country Championships Category:Sports competitions in Kampala Category:21st century in Kampala Category:Athletics competitions in Uganda Category:International sports competitions hosted by Uganda Category:Cross country running in Uganda