African Southern Region Half Marathon Championships

The African Southern Region Half Marathon Championships is an annual international long-distance road running competition over the half marathon distance (21.1 km) between Southern African nations, organised by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA). It was established in 2000,[1] and is one of three regional half marathon championships organised by the CAA, alongside the North and East African Half Marathon Championships.[2][3]

African Southern Region Half Marathon Championships
Genrehalf marathon
Frequencyannual
Venuevaries
ParticipantsSouthern African nations
Organised byConfederation of African Athletics

The competition is one of three senior athletics championships organised for the Southern region, alongside the main African Southern Region Athletics Championships and the African Southern Region Cross Country Championships (both held in odd-numbered years)[4][5]

A Southern African Marathon Championship was contested in 1989.[6]

Editions
Edition Year City Country Date Nations Athletes
12000GaboroneBotswana[1]
22001LusakaZambia[1]
32002Belle MareMauritius[1]
42003SwakopmundNamibia[1]
52004ChitungwizaZimbabwe10 October[1][7]
62005MahéSeychelles5 November[1][8]
72006MaputoMozambique24 September[9][10]
82007MaseruLesotho22 September[11]
92008?
102009MoroniComoros12 April[12][13][14]
112010BlantyreMalawiSeptember[15][16][17]
122011EzulwiniSwaziland24 September[18][19]
132012?
142013?
152014SwakopmundNamibia4 October[20]
162015?Lesotho26 September[21][22]
172016AntananarivoMadagascar4 September[23]
182017KaribibNamibia16 September[24]
192018Port ElizabethSouth Africa28 July[25]
202019Port ElizabethSouth Africa27 July[26]
  • The 2005 edition was held on a short course.[1]

Champions
Year Men's individual Men's team Women's individual Women's team
2000  Elijah Mutandiro (ZIM)  Zimbabwe (ZIM)  Margaret Mahohoma (ZIM)  Zimbabwe (ZIM)
2001  Medson Chibwe (ZAM) ?  Poppy Mlambo (RSA) ?
2002  Prosper Randriasoalaza (MAD) ?  Clarisse Rasoarizay (MAD) ?
2003  Mosalagae Kaelo (BOT) ?  Charné Rademeyer (RSA) ?
2004  Cuthbert Nyasango (ZIM)  Botswana (BOT)  Lucia Chandamale (MAW) ?
2005  Ndabili Bashigili (BOT)  Zimbabwe (ZIM)  Nokwanda Funani (RSA) ?

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