The2024African Cross Country Championships was the sixth edition of the internationalcross country running competition forAfrican athletes organised by theConfederation of African Athletics. It was held on 25 February inHammamet,Tunisia – the second time a North African nation had hosted the event since its re-launch in 2011. Originally scheduled for 2020 inTogo, the competition was delayed by four years due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Africa and the venue was moved.^[1]

There were four races on the program: 10 km for senior men, 10 km for senior women, 8 km forunder-20 men, and 6 km for U20 women. There was also an 8 kmmixed relay returning from the 2018 edition.

12 countries were originally expected to compete, but 116 athletes from 9 countries actually competed. The races were held on theYasmine Hammamet golf course with "natural obstacles", and there were strong winds described.^[2][3][4]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Senior men's 10 km	Vincent Kibet Langat (KEN)	28:32	Naibei Kiplimo Mayebei (KEN)	28:41	Gemechu Dida (ETH)	28:58
Senior men's team	Kenya	15 pts	Ethiopia	27 pts	Uganda	46 pts
Senior women's 10 km	Cintia Chepngeno (KEN)	32:32	Virginia Nyambura (KEN)	32:34	Degitu Azimeraw (ETH)	33:04
Senior women's team	Kenya	13 pts	Ethiopia	25 pts	Morocco	60 pts
Mixed relay	Kenya	23:29.13	Ethiopia	23:46.41	Morocco	23:49.57
U20 men's 8 km	Gideon Kipngetich (KEN)	23:17	Joash Ruto (KEN)	23:18	Titus Kiprotich (KEN)	23:19
U20 men's team	Kenya	10 pts	Ethiopia	29 pts	Morocco	57 pts
U20 women's 6 km	Robe Dida (ETH)	21:00	Yenenesh Shimket (ETH)	21:01	Tinebeb Asres (ETH)	21:01
U20 women's team	Ethiopia	10 pts	Kenya	32 pts	Morocco	58 pts

Men's Cross Country 10km Senior Race Place Athlete Age Country Time Vincent Kibet Langat 23  Kenya 28:32 Naibei Kiplimo Mayebei 24  Kenya 28:41 Gemechu Dida 24  Ethiopia 28:58 4 Abel Chebet [de] 30  Uganda 29:02 5 Vincent Kimaiyo 19–20  Kenya 29:05 6 Adisu Negash  Ethiopia 29:13 7 Brian Bushendich  Kenya 29:15 8 Dinkalem Ayele 23  Ethiopia 29:16 9 Fredrick Yeko Domongole 21  Kenya 29:16 10 Enyew Nigate 22  Ethiopia 29:31 11 Levi Kiprotich 29  Uganda 29:34 12 Ezekiel Mutai 23  Uganda 29:48 13 Robert Kiprop 27  Kenya 30:03 14 Hassan Toriss 31  Morocco 30:04 15 Mohamed Amin Jhinaoui 26  Tunisia 30:10 16 Youcef Benkardegh 25  Algeria 30:11 17 Teressa Nyakora 29  Ethiopia 30:29 18 Mustapha Akkaoui 24  Morocco 30:33 19 Elijah Cheptoyek 19  Uganda 30:41 20 Hicham Ouladha 29  Morocco 30:47 21 Mouhcine Outalha 25  Morocco 30:48 22 Nabil el Hannachi 28  Algeria 30:54 23 Hicham Bouchicha 34  Algeria 31:01 24 Youcef Addouche 29  Algeria 31:04 25 Ali Guerine 34  Algeria 31:06 26 Ayoub Dardar 31  Morocco 31:18 27 Ramdane Ouarghi 30  Algeria 31:46 28 Mohamed Ibrahim Jridi 22  Tunisia 31:47 29 Yassine el Allami 32  Morocco 31:53 30 Silva Artur Jorge Fortes  Cape Verde 32:39 31 Makrem Assadi 32–33  Tunisia 32:47 32 Oussama Slimani 22  Tunisia 33:21 33 Nassim Souissi  Tunisia 34:06 34 Yannick Magnan 27  Seychelles 36:09 Alex Kiplangat 23  Uganda DNF Mogos Tuemay 26  Ethiopia DNF

Women's Cross Country 10km Senior Race Place Athlete Age Country Time Cintia Chepngeno 23  Kenya 32:32 Virginia Nyambura Nganga 30  Kenya 32:34 Degitu Azimeraw 25  Ethiopia 33:04 4 Gladys Kwamboka 27  Kenya 33:11 5 Anchinalu Dessie 21  Ethiopia 33:26 6 Caren Chebet [de;fr;it] 23  Kenya 33:40 7 Beatrice Nyaboke Begi 25  Kenya 33:51 8 Tsige Haileslase 23  Ethiopia 34:07 9 Gelaw Yalga Sewagegn  Ethiopia 34:07 10 Sandra Tuei [pl;pt] 26  Kenya 34:18 11 Fantaye Belayneh 23  Ethiopia 35:09 12 Ayana Demilew Zemenay  Ethiopia 35:09 13 Hanane Bouaggad 26  Morocco 35:42 14 Hanane Qallouj [de] 32  Morocco 35:59 15 Malika Benderbal 40  Algeria 36:11 16 Kawtar Kahhaz 25  Morocco 36:29 17 Fatima Aafir 20  Morocco 36:38 18 Hasna Zahi 33  Morocco 37:04

Men's Cross Country 8km U20 Race Place Athlete Age Country Time Gideon Kipngetich 17  Kenya 23:17 Joash Ruto 17  Kenya 23:18 Titus Kiprotich 18  Kenya 23:19 4 Simon Maywa 18  Kenya 23:22 5 Hagos Eyob 17  Ethiopia 23:25 6 Clinton Kimutai Ngetich 16  Kenya 23:30 7 Abdisa Fayisa 18  Ethiopia 23:36 8 Simachew Sewnet  Ethiopia 23:47 9 Regasa Seyoum Beharu  Ethiopia 24:04 10 Nibret Kinde 18  Ethiopia 24:08 11 Joseph Njoroge Wanjiru 18  Kenya 24:24 12 Oussama Redouani 17  Morocco 24:25 13 Negasa Dekeba  Ethiopia 24:26 14 Ilyas Aaourdou 18  Morocco 24:31 15 Mohammed el Mobaraky 18  Morocco 25:19 16 Abdelwahed Aachour 18  Morocco 25:30 17 Ahmed Faris 18  Morocco 25:35 18 Zouhair Redouane 19  Morocco 26:05 19 Rayen Mejri  Tunisia 26:44 20 Hamza Hizewi  Tunisia 27:54 21 Iheb Khaskhoussi 17–18  Tunisia 28:10 22 Mouad ben Salah  Libya 29:43 23 Asil Amer Mabrouk Abouras  Libya 29:56 24 Abdoussalam Hibu  Libya 31:13 25 Paul Uranietiphano  Seychelles 32:02 26 Mustapha Mohamed Raddou  Libya 32:43 27 Mohamed Baloumi  Libya 32:47 28 Omar Elgomati  Libya 36:11 Omar Douzi  Tunisia DNF

Women's Cross Country 6km U20 Race Place Athlete Age Country Time Robe Dida 17  Ethiopia 21:00 Yenenesh Shimket 17  Ethiopia 21:01 Tinebeb Asres 18  Ethiopia 21:01 4 Mekedes Alemeshete 17  Ethiopia 21:03 5 Abera Olekaba Kokbe  Ethiopia 21:04 6 Judy Chepkoech 17–18  Kenya 21:04 7 Marion Jepngetich 18  Kenya 21:06 8 Bude Almaz Yohannis  Ethiopia 21:08 9 Lucy Nduta 18  Kenya 21:10 10 Sharon Chepkemoi 17  Kenya 21:12 11 Cynthia Chepkirui 15  Kenya 21:20 12 Judy Kemunto 18  Kenya 21:59 13 Houssna Ibn Abdel Matey 17  Morocco 22:05 14 Saida el-Bouzy 16  Morocco 22:24 15 Khaddouj el Bali 17  Morocco 22:24 16 Hassana Ibn Abdel Matey 17  Morocco 22:29 17 Hiba Ghizlane 18  Morocco 22:55

Place	Country	Athlete	Time
	Kenya		23:29.13
	Ethiopia		23:46.41
	Morocco		23:49.57
4.	Tunisia		24:55.05

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