European Cross Country Championships

European Cross Country Championships
Action from the men's race in 2010
Status	active
Genre	sports event
Date(s)	December
Frequency	annual
Location(s)	various
Inaugurated	1994 (1994)
Organised by	EAA

The European Cross Country Championships is an annual international cross country running competition. Organised by the European Athletic Association, it is the area championships for the region and is held in December each year. The championships was inaugurated in 1994 in Alnwick and the venue for the championships changes each year.

Unlike the World Championships for the sport, the European Cross Country Championships consists of six races in age categories, with separate senior, under-23, and junior races for both men and women. There are individual and national team medals awarded in each race. In the team competition, the top three from a team of up to six are scored.^[1]