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The Italian Cross Country Championships ( it, Campionati Italiani di corsa campestre) is an annual
cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open coun ...
competition that serves as
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's
national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...
for the sport. It is usually held in February or March. It was first held in 1908 and featured a men's long course race only. A women's race was added to the programme in 1926. The event includes separate races for both sexes across four categories: open (senior), under-23, under-20, and under-18 ( it, assoluti, promesse, juniores, allievi). Short races were held for men and women from 1998 to 2006 (coinciding with the period that it was an official distance at the
IAAF World Cross Country Championships World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the Int ...
). Short course champions were also elected in 1970 and 1971, but in no other years. Two championship races were held in 1925: one by FISA on 8 March and another by rival organisation UISA one week later. The location of the championships varies from year to year and it has previously been incorporated into high level international races, such as the
Cinque Mulini The Cinque Mulini is an annual cross country running race in San Vittore Olona, Italy. First held in 1933, the course is unusual in that it revolves around a number of water mills along Olona river, which lend the competition its name – meaning ' ...
and
Cross della Vallagarina The Cross della Vallagarina is an annual cross country running competition that is held in mid-January in Rovereto, Italy. The competition derives its name from the Vallagarina valley in which the city is located. It was first held in 1978 followin ...
.


Editions

In 2020, due to the
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, its were canceled twice. A first time in
Campi Bisenzio Campi Bisenzio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence. History The word Campi in the municipality's name stems from the fields which are widespread i ...
in March and second in November in
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.


Senior long race

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Short race

*The 2001 race was won by Englishwoman Catherine Berry in 14:09, though she was not eligible for the national championship.


See also

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Italian Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Championships ( it, Campionati italiani assoluti di atletica leggera) are the national championships in athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. The first edition, four races only, wa ...


References

;List of winners
National Crosscountry Champions for Italy
Association of Road Racing Statisticians The Association of Road Racing Statisticians is an independent, non-profit organization that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics regarding road running races. The primary purpose of the ARRS is to maintain a valid list of world road record ...
(2016-04-28). Retrieved on 2016-09-09.


External links


Italian Athletics Federation website
{{Italian Athletics Championships Athletics competitions in Italy National cross country running competitions Annual sporting events in Italy Recurring sporting events established in 1908 1908 establishments in Italy
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