The Asian Cross Country Championships is a biennial regional cross country running competition for athletes from Asia. It is organised by the Asian Athletics Association and was first held in 1991 in Fukuoka, Japan. The competition has been held every two years since then, although the 2003 edition was postponed due to political conflicts within the region.[1][2]
| Asian Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Cross country running Event |
| Date(s) | Midyear |
| Frequency | Biannual |
| Years active | 1991-ongoing |
| Inaugurated | 1991 Fukuoka |
| Next event | 2024 |
| Organised by | AAA |
| Website | www |
 2023 Kathmandu | |
The championships comprises four races: separate senior races for men and for women, and two corresponding junior races for the sexes. Furthermore, in each of the four races athletes compete simultaneously for both individual medals and team medals. For the team competitions, the final positions of the best finishing runners from each country are combined and the team with the lowest points total wins.[1]
Athletes and teams of Japan, China and Iran have historically been the most successful of the championships. However, Qatar and Bahrain have become increasingly dominant since 2005, led by a number of East African-born athletes who have transferred allegiance to the small Middle-Eastern states.[3][4][5]
The 2011 edition, set for February in Kathmandu, was postponed after the Nepalese government did not provide the requisite funds needed to host the event.[6] China took over the hosting rights and held the 11th edition the following year in Qingzhen.[7]
The 2020 edition of the race, originally set for March in Hong Kong, was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.[8]
Editions
edit| Edition | Year | Venue | City | Country | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 | Fukuoka |  Japan |
8 | |
| 2 | 1993 | Jakarta |  Indonesia |
8 | |
| 3 | 1995 | Chiba International Cross Country | Chiba | Japan |
8 |
| 4 | 1997 | Chiba International Cross Country | Chiba | Japan |
8 |
| 5 | 1999 | Enghelab Sport Complex (Men) | Tehran |  Iran |
4 |
| (Women) | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong |
4 | ||
| 6 | 2001 | Kathmandu |  Nepal |
8 | |
| 7 | 2004 | Pune |  India |
8 | |
| 8 | 2005 | Guiyang |  China |
8 | |
| 9 | 2007 | Al Bisharat Golf Club | Amman |  Jordan |
8 |
| 10 | 2009 | Al-Rafah Bahrain Hippodrome | Manama |  Bahrain |
8 |
| – | 2011 | Not held | Kathmandu | Nepal |
8 |
| 11 | 2012 | Qingzhen | China |
8 | |
| 12 | 2014 | Fukuoka International Cross Country | Fukuoka | Japan |
8 |
| 13 | 2016 | Manama | Bahrain |
8 | |
| 14 | 2018 | Guiyang | China |
8 | |
| 15 | 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 16[2][3] | 2023 | Gokarna Forest Resort | Kathmandu |  Nepal
|
8 |
| 17 | 2024 | Fanling Golf Park | Hong Kong | Hong Kong
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| 18 | 2026 |  Laos
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Champions
edithttp://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cxc.htm#AS
Senior
editJunior
editAll time medal table
editAs 2018
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 53 | 45 | 30 | 128 |
| 2 | Bahrain | 23 | 14 | 9 | 46 |
| 3 | China | 16 | 23 | 12 | 51 |
| 4 | India | 7 | 15 | 13 | 35 |
| 5 |  Qatar | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Iran | 4 | 7 | 16 | 27 |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 Yemen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 9 | Nepal | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 |  North Korea | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 |  Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 |  South Korea | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 13 | Jordan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 |  Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 |  United Arab Emirates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Singapore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 120 | 118 | 111 | 349 | |
References
edit- General
- Hubbeling, Heinrich & Krishnan, Ram Murali (2009-03-09). Asian Crosscountry Championships. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-02-23.
- Specific
- ^ a b Asian Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-02-23.
- ^ a b Asian Cross Country Championships postponed. IAAF (2003-02-18). Retrieved on 2010-02-23.
- ^ a b Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2007-03-11). Jamal and Hassan dominate at Asian XC champs - UPDATED. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-23.
- ^ Negash, Elshadai (2009-02-28). Jamal's home debut and Shaheen’s championship return - Asian XC Champs - PREVIEW . IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-23.
- ^ Negash, Elshadai (2009-03-02). Jamal and Abdullah cruise to title defence - Asian Cross Country Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-23.
- ^ Cross-country Championships. The Himalayan Times (2011-02-11). Retrieved on 2011-02-24.
- ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2012-03-25). Bahrain dominates at Asian XC champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-26.
- ^ "15th Asian Cross Country Championships – Hong Kong has been postponed. – Home".
- ^ The 12th Asian Cross Country Championships Archived July 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Asia. Retrieved on 2014-11-24.
- ^ The 13th Asian Cross Country Championships