Arab Junior Athletics Championships

The Arab Junior Athletics Championships (Arabic: البطولة العربية للشباب والشابات لألعاب القوى), also known as the Arab U20 Athletics Championships, is a biennial international athletics competition between athletes under the age of 20 (juniors) from Arabic countries.[1] It is organised by the Arab Athletic Association.

If was first held in 1984 – seven years after the inauguration of the senior Arab Athletics Championships.[2] An Arab Youth Athletics Championships was launched twenty years after the junior competition.[3]

Editions edit

Ed. Year City Country Dates Venue No. of
events
No. of
nations
No. of athletes Winning Nation
M W Total
1st 1984 Casablanca   Morocco 21–23 July 38   Morocco
2nd 1986 Cairo   Egypt 38   Tunisia
3rd 1988 Damascus   Syria 41   Tunisia
4th 1990 Latakia   Syria 18 3   Egypt
5th 1992 Latakia   Syria 40   Algeria
6th 1994 Tunis   Tunisia 42   Tunisia
7th 1996 Latakia   Syria 41   Algeria
8th 1998 Damascus   Syria 41   Tunisia
9th 2000 Damascus   Syria 42   Egypt
10th 2002 Cairo   Egypt 43   Morocco
11th 2004 Damascus   Syria 43   Sudan
12th 2006 Cairo   Egypt 1–4 November[4] 44 500   Egypt
13th 2008 Rades   Tunisia 20–23 June[5] 44   Tunisia
14th 2010 Cairo   Egypt 5–8 May[6] Cairo Military Academy Stadium 44   Egypt
15th 2012 Amman   Jordan 16–19 May[7] Amman International Stadium 42   Egypt
16th 2014 Cairo   Egypt 23–26 April[8][9] 44   Egypt
17th 2016 Tlemcen   Algeria 5–8 May[10] Lalla Setti Athletics Stadium 44 800   Bahrain
18th 2018 Amman   Jordan 19–22 April Amman Baccalaureat School 44 16 423   Morocco
19th 2022 Radès   Tunisia 22–26 May[11] 39 15 147   Egypt
20th 2024 Ismailia   Egypt 7–11 May Suez Canal Stadium 13   Morocco

Statistics edit

Wins by country edit

Until 2024

Overall points winners
Country Winners Second Third Total
  Egypt 7 3 2 12
  Tunisia 5 4 2 11
  Morocco 4 2 1 7
  Algeria 2 2 5 9
  Bahrain 1 3 1 5
  Sudan 1 1 1 3
  Qatar 0 2 2 4
  Syria 0 2 1 3
  Saudi Arabia 0 1 4 5
  Palestine 0 0 1 1

All-time medal table 1984–2024 edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Egypt (EGY)155154111420
2  Tunisia (TUN)130109106345
3  Algeria (ALG)99118109326
4  Morocco (MAR)787882238
5  Saudi Arabia (KSA)706841179
6  Qatar (QAT)624134137
7  Bahrain (BHR)623528125
8  Sudan (SUD)393826103
9  Syria (SYR)387088196
10  Kuwait (KUW)323742111
11  Iraq (IRQ)17224180
12  Jordan (JOR)8112443
13  Oman (OMN)6112340
14  Lebanon (LIB)54918
15  Djibouti (DJI)54211
16  United Arab Emirates (UAE)36413
17  Libya (LBY)331117
18  Palestine (PLE)111113
19  Yemen (YEM)1157
Totals (19 entries)8148117972422

Championships records edit

Key:   Defunct event

Men edit

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Championships Place Ref
100 m 10.30 (+1.3 m/s) Rachid Said Arnous   Jordan November 2006 2006 Championships Cairo, Egypt [12]
10.3 h Khalid Yousef Al-Obaidli   Qatar 1998 1998 Championships Damascus, Syria
Ibrahim Ismail Muftah 1988 1988 Championships Damascus, Syria
200 m 20.85 Mohammed Sanad Al-Rashidi   Bahrain 2004 2004 Championships Damascus, Syria
400 m 45.7 Fawzi Al-Shammari   Kuwait 1998 1998 Championships Damascus, Syria
800 m 1:46.92 Belal Ali Belal Mansoor   Bahrain November 2006 2006 Championships Cairo, Egypt
1500 m 3:39.74 Mohamad Al-Garni   Bahrain May 2010 2010 Championships Cairo, Egypt
3000 m 8:08.84 Mohammed Aataati   Morocco 23 May 2022 2022 Championships Radès, Tunisia [13]
5000 m 13:57.1 Adam Ismail Issa   Bahrain November 2006 2006 Championships Cairo, Egypt
10000 m 28:49.1 Adam Ismail Issa   Bahrain 1 November 2006 2006 Championships Cairo, Egypt
20 km (road) 1:04:43 Moussa Al-Hariri   Syria 1988 1988 Championships Damascus, Syria
30 km (road) 1:42:00 Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama   Qatar July 1984 1984 Championships Casablanca, Morocco
110 m hurdles 13.71 Mousa Alsebiani   Saudi Arabia May 2012 2012 Championships Amman, Jordan
400 m hurdles 50.81 Bandar Yahya Sharahili   Saudi Arabia 2004 2004 Championships Damascus, Syria
2000 m steeplechase 5:47:33 Mohammed Barak Al-Dosari   Saudi Arabia July 1984 1984 Championships Casablanca, Morocco
3000 m steeplechase 8:42.08 Tarek Moubarek Salem   Bahrain November 2006 2006 Championships Cairo, Egypt
High jump 2.23 m Mutaz Essa Barshim   Qatar May 2010 2010 Championships Cairo, Egypt
Pole vault 5.32 m Hussein Assim Al-Hazzam   Saudi Arabia April 2014 2014 Championships Cairo, Egypt
Long jump 7.62 m Ahmed Nizar Hachem Al Chorfa   Saudi Arabia November 2006 2006 Championships Cairo, Egypt
Triple jump 16.01 m Yasser Mohamed Tahar Triki   Algeria May 2016 2016 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria
Shot put 21.79 m Mustafa Amrou Ahmed   Egypt April 2014 2014 Championships Cairo, Egypt
Discus throw 60.13 m Moadh Mohamed Ibrahim   Qatar May 2016 2016 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria
Hammer throw 78.62 m Ashraf Amgad Elseify   Qatar May 2012 2012 Championships Amman, Jordan
Javelin throw 73.67 m Ihab Abdelrahman El Sayed   Egypt June 2008 2008 Championships Radès, Tunisia
Decathlon 7216 pts Mohamed Ahmed Al Mannai   Qatar May 2010 2010 Championships Cairo, Egypt
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
10000 m walk (track) 42:49.22 Hédi Teraoui   Tunisia June 2008 2008 Championships Radès, Tunisia
15 km walk (road) 1:17:38 Arezki Boumrar   Algeria July 1984 1984 Championships Casablanca, Morocco
4 × 100 m relay 40.1


  Qatar 1998 1998 Championships Damascus, Syria
4 × 400 m relay 3:08.82


  Saudi Arabia 2000 2000 Championships Damascus, Syria

Women edit

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Championships Place Ref
100 m 11.66 Bashira Nasser   Bahrain May 2016 2016 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria
200 m 23.21 Edwilge Ova Naim   Bahrain May 2016 2016 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria
400 m 53.42 Zenab Moussa Ali Mahamat   Brunei 23 May 2022 2022 Championships Radès, Tunisia [14]
800 m 2:08.51 Alawia Maki   Sudan May 2010 2010 Championships Cairo, Egypt
1500 m 4:16.24 Dalila Abdelkader   Bahrain May 2016 2016 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria
3000 m 9:14.07 Tejitu Daba   Bahrain May 2010 2010 Championships Cairo, Egypt
5000 m 16:36.69 Karima Saleh Jassem   Bahrain May 2016 2016 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria
10000 m 37:46.76 Fatiha Killech   Morocco 1994 1994 Championships Tunis, Tunisia
100 m hurdles 14.02 Nour Nadi   Morocco 20 April 2018 2018 Championships Amman, Jordan
400 m hurdles 58.25 Aminat Yusuf Jamal   Bahrain May 2016 2016 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria
3000 m steeplechase 9:55.38 Ruth Jebet   Bahrain April 2014 2014 Championships Cairo, Egypt
High jump 1.76 m Basant Musaad Mohammad   Egypt May 2010 2010 Championships Cairo, Egypt
Pole vault 3.60 m Nour Slimane   Egypt April 2018 2018 Championships Amman, Jordan
Long jump 6.00 m Rima Ferid Mohamed Taha   Jordan 1 November 2006 2006 Championships Cairo, Egypt
Triple jump 13.84 m Baya Rahouli   Algeria 1996 1996 Championships Latakia, Syria
Shot put 14.74 m Hebat-Allah Mustafa Mohamed   Egypt April 2014 2014 Championships Cairo, Egypt
Discus throw 51.58 Ritaj Salem Essayah   Libya May 2016 2016 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria
Hammer throw 59.46 Esraa Mohamed Mustfa   Egypt April 2014 2014 Championships Cairo, Egypt
Javelin throw 48.54 m Shirine Chaabene   Egypt 20 April 2018 2018 Championships Amman, Jordan
Heptathlon 4742 pts h NWI Noura Ennadi   Morocco 19–20 April 2018 2018 Championships Amman, Jordan
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
14.9h (NWI) 1.55 m 8.79 m 25.03 (NWI) 5.77 m (NWI) 26.80 m 2:28.66
5000 m walk (track) 24:33.27 Olfa Hamdi   Tunisia June 2008 2008 Championships Radès, Tunisia
10000 m walk (track) 50:50.80 Oumayma Hsouna   Tunisia 23 May 2022 2022 Championships Radès, Tunisia [15]
10 km (road) 47:30.28 Chahinez Al Nasri   Tunisia May 2012 2012 Championships Amman, Jordan
4 × 100 m relay 46.60


  Bahrain May 2016 2016 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria
4 × 400 m relay 3:44.84


  Sudan 2004 2004 Championships Damascus, Syria

References edit

  1. ^ Pan Arab Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
  2. ^ Pan Arab Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
  3. ^ Pan Arab Youth Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  4. ^ UAE youth team leave for Arab meet. Gulf News (2006-10-31). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  5. ^ Championnats Arabes sur piste Juniors Rades, 20 au 23-06-2008 Archived 2013-10-07 at the Wayback Machine. Tunis Athle. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
  6. ^ 14th Arab Junior Championship from 5-8/5/2010 the Military Academy Stadium Archived 2013-10-07 at the Wayback Machine. Tunis Athle. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
  7. ^ 15th Arab Junior Championship in Athletics Archived October 7, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Tunis Athle. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
  8. ^ Bahrain athletes shine in Arab championship. Gulf Daily News (2014-04-28). Retrieved on 2014-10-02.
  9. ^ Arab Junior Athletics Championship: Algeria competes with 17 athletes in Cairo . Algeria Press Service (2014-04-18). Retrieved on 2014-10-02.
  10. ^ Tlemcen to host 17th Arab Athletics Championships on 5 - 8 May . Algeria Press Service (2016-02-26). Retrieved on 2016-07-04.
  11. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13015741". Tilastopaja.
  12. ^ "Results November 2006". africathle.com. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  13. ^ "3000m Result". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  14. ^ "400m Result". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  15. ^ "10000m Race Walk Result". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

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