The African Southern Region Athletics Championships is a biennial international outdoor track and field competition between Southern African nations, organised by the Confederation of African Athletics (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, East and West African Athletics Championships.West African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-10.East African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-10.North African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-10.

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)Ouma, Mark (2007-02-25). Nations share spoils at Southern Africa XC Champs. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-10. and the African Southern Region Half Marathon Championships (held annually).CAA Southern Region half-marathon championships, Antananarivo (Madagascar) 4/09/2016. Africathle. Retrieved 2019-09-10. 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,Record medal haul for SA on Day 2 of CAA Southern Region U18/U20 Championships. Athletics Africa (2018-04-29). Retrieved 2019-09-10.Ouma, Mark (2006-07-16). African Southern Region Junior Champs . IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-10. and the Cossasa Games – an athletics competition for Southern African students organised by the Confederation of School Sport Associations of Southern Africa.Junior athletes gear up for Cossasa Games. The Namibian (2018-05-02). Retrieved 2019-09-11.

The competition is used as preparation by athletes who have been selected for the World Championships in Athletics, 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, South Africa, but Athletics South Africa 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 Edition Year City Country Date Nations Athletes 1 1995 Harare Zimbabwe 2 1997 Durban South Africa 3 1999 Harare Zimbabwe 4 2000 Harare Zimbabwe 5 2001 Harare Zimbabwe 30 June – 1 July Frank Chinyoka. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-10. 6 2003 Lusaka Zambia 7–8 June Zambia: ...as 2 National Team Players Injured. Times of Zambia (2003-07-03). Retrieved 2019-09-10. 7 2005 Harare Zimbabwe 2–3 July Ouma, Mark (2005-07-04). Southern Africa regional championships . IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-10. 8 2007 Windhoek Namibia 26–27 May Namibia: Tjipee Vies for a Place. All Africa (2008-05-25). Retrieved 2019-09-10. 9 2009 Gaborone Botswana 30–31 May 11 ~600 SA athletes in Botswana. SASCOC (2009-05-29). Retrieved 2019-09-10.Athletes back with loads of medals. Team SA (2009-06-02). Retrieved 2019-09-10. 10 2011 Maputo Mozambique 2–3 July Southern Africa championships, Maputo (Mozambique) 2-3/07/2011. Africa Athle. Retrieved 2019-09-10. 11 2013 Gaborone Botswana 1–2 June Zim athletics team falters in Botswana. Newsday (2013-06-05). Retrieved 2019-09-10.Mokganedi, Mosah (2013-05-16). BAA announces LOC for regional championships. Mmegi. Retrieved 2019-09-10. 12 2015 Reduit, Moka Mauritius 12–13 June Southern Region Senior Championships in Athletics. Mauritius Athletics Association. Retrieved 2019-09-10. 13 2017 Harare Zimbabwe 10–11 June South Africa dominate at Southern Region Senior Championships in Harare. Athletics Africa (2017-06-15). Retrieved 2019-09-10. 14 2019 Reduit, Moka Mauritius 5–6 July CAA Southern Region championships, Reduit (Mauritius) 5-6/07/2019 . Africa Athle. Retrieved 2019-09-10.

Events The competition programme features 32 regular athletics events: seven track running events, two obstacle events, three jumps, and four throws for both the sexes.

Track running 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres Obstacle events 100 metres hurdles (women only), 110 metres hurdles (men only), 400 metres hurdles, Jumping events High jump, long jump, triple jump Throwing events Shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw

3000 metres steeplechase, pole vault, and women's distance events are held irregularly due to a lack of entrants and organisational barriers.

Participation

Men's champions 100 metres 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: 200 metres 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: 400 metres 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: 800 metres 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: 1500 metres 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: Unknown 2001: 2003: 2005: 5000 metres 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: 10,000 metres 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: Not held 2001: 2003: 2005: 3000 metres steeplechase 1995: 1997: 110 metres hurdles 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: Not held 2003: 2005: 400 metres hurdles 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: High jump 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: Pole vault 1995: 1997: Not held 1999: 2000: Long jump 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: Triple jump 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: Shot put 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: Discus throw 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: Hammer throw 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: Not held 2001: Javelin throw 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: 4 × 100 metres relay 1995: Zimbabwe 1997: South Africa 1999: Botswana 2000: Mauritius 2001: Zimbabwe 2003: Zimbabwe 2005: Mauritius 4 × 400 metres relay 1995: Botswana 1997: South Africa 1999: Botswana 2000: Zimbabwe 2001: Botswana 2003: Zimbabwe 2005: Botswana

Women's champions 100 metres 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: 200 metres 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: 400 metres 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: 800 metres 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: 1500 metres 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: 5000 metres 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: 10,000 metres 1995: 1997: Not held 1999: 2000: Not held 2001: 2003: 2005: 100 metres hurdles 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: Not held 2003: Not held 2005: 400 metres hurdles 1995: Not held 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: Not held 2003: Not held 2005: High jump 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: Not held 2003: 2005: Pole vault 2000: Long jump 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: Triple jump 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: Not held 2001: 2003: 2005: Shot put 1995: Not held 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: Discus throw 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: Javelin throw 1995: 1997: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2003: 2005: 4 × 100 metres relay 1995: Zimbabwe 1997: South Africa 1999: Zimbabwe 2000: Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe 2001: Zimbabwe 2003: Zambia 2005: Zimbabwe 4 × 400 metres relay 1995: Zimbabwe 1997: South Africa 1999: South Africa 2000: Zambia 2001: Zimbabwe 2003: Zambia 2005: Zambia

References

Champions African Southern Region Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-21.