The African Southern Region Athletics Championships is a biennial international outdoor
track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...
competition between
Southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number o ...
n nations, organised by the
Confederation of African Athletics
The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA; French: ''Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme'') is the continental association for the sport of athletics in Africa. It is headquartered in Dakar, Senegal. It organises the African Championships in ...
(CAA). Typically held over two days in June or July, it was established in 1995 and replaced the
African Zone VI Championships.
[African Southern Region Championships]
GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-10. It is one of four regional championships organised by the CAA, alongside the
North
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Etymology
The word ''north ...
,
East
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and
West African Athletics Championships.
The competition is one of three senior athletics championships organised for the region, alongside the
African Southern Region Cross Country Championships (held same year as the track and field meet) and the
African Southern Region Half Marathon Championships (held annually). There is also an age category counterpart to the competition, in the form of the
African Southern Region U18/U20 Athletics Championships, which is held in even-numbered years, and the
Cossasa Games – an athletics competition for Southern African students organised by the Confederation of School Sport Associations of Southern Africa.
The competition is used as preparation by athletes who have been selected for the
World Championships in Athletics
The World Athletics Championships (until 2019 known as the World Championships in Athletics) are a biennial athletics competition organized by World Athletics (formerly IAAF, International Association of Athletics Federations). Alongside the Ol ...
, which takes place one to two months after the regional championships.
[ Each edition of the championships attracts around a dozen countries and around 600 athletes in total.][Mokganedi, Mosah (2009-06-01)]
Botswana: All Set for Regional Athletics Meet
All-Africa. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
The 2019 event was due to be hosted in Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Dem ...
, South Africa, but Athletics South Africa
Athletics South Africa is the national governing body for the sport of athletics (including track and field, cross country, road running and racewalking) in South Africa, recognised by the IAAF, and also a member of Confederation of African Athl ...
cancelled the event due to financial issues stemming from the legal case against the IAAF's testosterone rules.Mauritius to host the two-day African Athletics Confederation’s champs
Sports Leo (2019-07-03). Retrieved 2019-09-10.
Editions
Events
The competition programme features 32 regular
athletics events
The sport of athletics is defined by the many events which make up its competition programmes. All events within the sport are forms of running, walking, jumping or throwing. These events are divided into the sub-sports of track and field, ro ...
: seven track running events, two obstacle events, three jumps, and four throws for both the sexes.
[
;]Track running
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...
*100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...
, 200 metres
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...
, 400 metres, 800 metres
The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...
, 1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...
, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres
The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The ra ...
;Obstacle events
*100 metres hurdles
The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first hurdle is ...
(women only), 110 metres hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hu ...
(men only), 400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women.
On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once ...
,
; Jumping events
* High jump, long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...
, triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...
; Throwing events
* Shot put, discus throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by th ...
, javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the wom ...
, hammer throw
The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.
The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...
3000 metres steeplechase, pole vault
Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...
, and women's distance events are held irregularly due to a lack of entrants and organisational barriers.
Participation
Men's champions
100 metres
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200 metres
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400 metres
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800 metres
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1500 metres
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*2000: Unknown
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5000 metres
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10,000 metres
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*2000: ''Not held''
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3000 metres steeplechase
*1995:
*1997:
110 metres hurdles
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*2001: ''Not held''
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400 metres hurdles
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High jump
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Pole vault
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*1999:
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Long jump
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Triple jump
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Shot put
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Discus throw
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Hammer throw
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Javelin throw
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4 × 100 metres relay
*1995: Zimbabwe
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*1997: South Africa
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*1999: Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha ...
*2000: Mauritius
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*2001: Zimbabwe
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*2003: Zimbabwe
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*2005: Mauritius
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4 × 400 metres relay
*1995: Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha ...
*1997: South Africa
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*1999: Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha ...
*2000: Zimbabwe
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*2001: Botswana
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*2003: Zimbabwe
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*2005: Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha ...
Women's champions
100 metres
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200 metres
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400 metres
*1995:
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800 metres
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1500 metres
*1995:
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5000 metres
*1995:
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10,000 metres
*1995:
*1997: ''Not held''
*1999:
*2000: ''Not held''
*2001:
*2003:
*2005:
100 metres hurdles
*1995:
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*1999:
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*2001: ''Not held''
*2003: ''Not held''
*2005:
400 metres hurdles
*1995: ''Not held''
*1997:
*1999:
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*2001: ''Not held''
*2003: ''Not held''
*2005:
High jump
*1995:
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*2001: ''Not held''
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Pole vault
*2000:
Long jump
*1995:
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*1999:
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Triple jump
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*2000: ''Not held''
*2001:
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Shot put
*1995: ''Not held''
*1997:
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Discus throw
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Javelin throw
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4 × 100 metres relay
*1995: Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...
*1997: South Africa
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*1999: Zimbabwe
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*2000: Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe
*2001: Zimbabwe
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*2003: Zambia
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*2005: Zimbabwe
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4 × 400 metres relay
*1995: Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...
*1997: South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
*1999: South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
*2000: Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are t ...
*2001: Zimbabwe
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*2003: Zambia
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*2005: Zambia
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References
;Champions
African Southern Region Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
{{International athletics
Confederation of African Athletics competitions
Sport in Southern Africa
Recurring sporting events established in 1995
Biennial athletics competitions