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.
Arab Junior Athletics Championships البطولة العربية للشباب والشابات لألعاب القوى | |
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Status | active |
Genre | sports event |
Date(s) | midyear |
Frequency | biennial |
Inaugurated | 1984 |
Organised by | 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
editEd. | Year | City | Country | Dates | Venue | No. of events |
No. of nations |
No. of athletes | Winning Nation | ||
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M | W | Total | |||||||||
1st | 1984 | Casablanca | Morocco | 20–23 July | 38 | 10 | Morocco | ||||
2nd | 1986 | Cairo | Egypt | 8–11 July | 38 | 13 | Tunisia | ||||
3rd | 1988 | Damascus | Syria | 22–25 August | 41 | 13 | Tunisia | ||||
4th | 1990 | Latakia | Syria | 5–6 September | 18 | 3 | x | Egypt | |||
4th | 1991 | Latakia | Syria | 1–4 October | 14 | x | |||||
5th | 1992 | Latakia | Syria | 17–19 August | 40 | 8 | Algeria | ||||
6th | 1994 | Tunis | Tunisia | 9–12 August | 42 | 10 | Tunisia | ||||
7th | 1996 | Latakia | Syria | 13–16 September | 41 | 14 | Algeria | ||||
8th | 1998 | Damascus | Syria | 26–29 August | 41 | 13 | Tunisia | ||||
9th | 2000 | Damascus | Syria | 3–5 November | 42 | 11 | Egypt | ||||
10th | 2002 | Cairo | Egypt | 16–18 September | Cairo International Stadium | 43 | 17 | 400 | Morocco | ||
11th | 2004 | Damascus | Syria | 10–13 September | Tishreen Stadium | 43 | 17 | Sudan | |||
12th | 2006 | Cairo | Egypt | 24–27 July[4] | Cairo Military Academy Stadium | 44 | 14 | 500 | Egypt | ||
13th | 2008 | Rades | Tunisia | 20–23 June[5] | Radès Olympic Athletics Stadium | 44 | 13 | Tunisia | |||
14th | 2010 | Cairo | Egypt | 5–8 May[6] | Cairo Military Academy Stadium | 44 | 19 | Egypt | |||
15th | 2012 | Amman | Jordan | 16–19 May[7] | Amman International Stadium | 42 | 16 | Egypt | |||
16th | 2014 | Cairo | Egypt | 23–26 April[8][9] | Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Stadium | 44 | 16 | Egypt | |||
17th | 2016 | Tlemcen | Algeria | 5–8 May[10] | Lalla Setti Stadium | 44 | 11 | 800 | Bahrain | ||
18th | 2018 | Amman | Jordan | 19–22 April | Amman Baccalaureat School | 44 | 14 | 423 | Morocco | ||
19th | 2022 | Radès | Tunisia | 22–26 May[11] | Radès Olympic Athletics Stadium | 39 | 15 | 147 | Egypt | ||
20th | 2024 | Al Taif | Saudi Arabia | 11–15 September | Taif Stadium | 13 |
Statistics
editWins by country
editUntil 2024
Country | Winners | Second | Third | Total |
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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
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Egypt (EGY) | 155 | 154 | 111 | 420 |
2 | Tunisia (TUN) | 130 | 109 | 106 | 345 |
3 | Algeria (ALG) | 99 | 118 | 109 | 326 |
4 | Morocco (MAR) | 78 | 78 | 82 | 238 |
5 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 70 | 68 | 41 | 179 |
6 | Qatar (QAT) | 62 | 41 | 34 | 137 |
7 | Bahrain (BHR) | 62 | 35 | 28 | 125 |
8 | Sudan (SUD) | 39 | 38 | 26 | 103 |
9 | Syria (SYR) | 38 | 70 | 88 | 196 |
10 | Kuwait (KUW) | 32 | 37 | 42 | 111 |
11 | Iraq (IRQ) | 17 | 22 | 41 | 80 |
12 | Jordan (JOR) | 8 | 11 | 24 | 43 |
13 | Oman (OMN) | 6 | 11 | 23 | 40 |
14 | Lebanon (LIB) | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
15 | Djibouti (DJI) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
16 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
17 | Libya (LBY) | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
18 | Palestine (PLE) | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
19 | Yemen (YEM) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Totals (19 entries) | 814 | 811 | 797 | 2,422 |
Championships records
editKey: Defunct event
Men
editWomen
editEvent | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Championships | Place | Ref | |||||||||||||
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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 | [15] | |||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
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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 | [16] | |||||||||||||
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- ^ Pan Arab Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
- ^ Pan Arab Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
- ^ Pan Arab Youth Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
- ^ UAE youth team leave for Arab meet. Gulf News (2006-10-31). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 15th Arab Junior Championship in Athletics Archived October 7, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Tunis Athle. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
- ^ Bahrain athletes shine in Arab championship. Gulf Daily News (2014-04-28). Retrieved on 2014-10-02.
- ^ Arab Junior Athletics Championship: Algeria competes with 17 athletes in Cairo . Algeria Press Service (2014-04-18). Retrieved on 2014-10-02.
- ^ Tlemcen to host 17th Arab Athletics Championships on 5 - 8 May . Algeria Press Service (2016-02-26). Retrieved on 2016-07-04.
- ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13015741". Tilastopaja.
- ^ "Results November 2006". africathle.com. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Results from ASIA 2024 – 9". AAA. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Results from ASIA 2024 – 9". AAA. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "400m Result". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "10000m Race Walk Result". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 January 2024.