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The competition emerged as a single-sport championship following in the footsteps of the region's multi-sport event established in 1963: the South Pacific Games. [2] The athletics competition declined with the emergence of the South Pacific Mini Games in 1981, which was a smaller-scale event with athletics as its core sport. [3]
Since the inaugural championships in 1990 (up until 2017), unlike the rest of the OAA member federations, only Australia and New Zealand send their second tier teams to compete in the championships. This was to allow Pacific Island nations to be competitive and challenge for medals. [4]
It was initially conceived as an annual event; however, after the third edition in 2010, the championships changed to a biennial event. Unlike the World Championships for the sport, the Oceania Cross Country Championships consists of races in age categories, with separate senior, under-20, and under-18 races for both male and female athletes. [1]
Countries usually participating in Oceania championships. Note the difference to the geographical borders of Oceania . An Oceania Championship is a top level international sports competition between Oceania athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs .
South American Cross Country Championships (30 P) W. World Athletics Cross Country Championships (53 C, 48 P) ... African Southern Region Cross Country Championships;
The two-time reigning cross country champions are at it again. Plains repeated as boys team champion at the Region I-2A meet Monday at Mae Simmons Park in dominant fashion.
The Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, then referred to as the Kinney Cross Country Championships started off as a small event in San Diego, California in 1979. The races moved to Orlando for the 1981 and 1982 national championships, but quickly was moved back to Balboa Park in San Diego in 1983.
2013 South American Cross Country Championships; 2014 South American Cross Country Championships This page was last edited on 12 July 2020, at 15:02 (UTC). Text is ...