Arab U23 Athletics Championships

The Arab U23 Athletics Championships (French: Championnats Arabes des Espoirs) is an international athletics competition between U23 athletes (under-23) from Arabic countries.

It was first held in 2023, building upon the long-running senior Arab Athletics Championships (created 1977), its corresponding Arab Junior Championships (begun in 1984), and the Arab Youth Championships (created 2004).[1][2][3]

Editions

Ed. Year City Country Dates No. of
events		 No. of
nations		 No. of
athletes		 Winning Nation
1st 2023 Radès Tunisia 20–24 May 43 14 181 Morocco
2nd 2024 Ismailia Egypt 5–9 July Morocco[4][5]
3rd 2026 Ismailia Egypt 20–24 June[6] Morocco[7]

Statistics

Wins by country

Overall points winners
Country Winners Second Third Total
 Morocco 3 0 0 3
 Egypt 0 3 0 3
 Algeria 0 0 3 3

All-time medal table (2023-2026)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Morocco (MAR)42331994
2 Egypt (EGY)33322893
3 Algeria (ALG)20122153
4 Tunisia (TUN)13141239
5 Bahrain (BHR)67114
6 Saudi Arabia (KSA)47920
7 Kuwait (KUW)32712
8 Oman (OMA)3227
9 Iraq (IRQ)211922
10 Lebanon (LBN)25613
11 Qatar (QAT)1326
12 Djibouti (DJI)1124
Totals (12 entries)130129118377

Championships records

Men

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateChampionshipsPlaceRef
100 m 10.22 (+1.4 m/s) Ali Anwar Al-Balushi  Oman 5 July 2024 2024 Ismailia, Egypt [8]
200 m 20.68 (+1.2 m/s) Ali Anwar Al-Balushi  Oman 8 July 2024 2024 Ismailia, Egypt [9]
400 m 46.34 Hamza Dair  Morocco 6 July 2024 2024 Ismailia, Egypt [10]
800 m 1:47.16 Mohamed Ali Gouaned  Algeria 24 May 2023 2023 Radès, Tunisia [11]
1500 m 3:49.39 Ayanleh Abdi Abdillahi  Djibouti 21 May 2023 2023 Radès, Tunisia [12]
5000 m 13:40.55 Taha Er Raouy  Morocco 24 May 2023 2023 Radès, Tunisia [13]
10000 m 29:28.02 Taha Er Raouy  Morocco 6 July 2024 2024 Ismailia, Egypt [14]
110 m hurdles 13.71 (+1.0 m/s) Youssef Badwy  Egypt 20 May 2023 2023 Radès, Tunisia [15]
400 m hurdles 49.94 Marc Anthony Ibrahim  Lebanon 8 July 2024 2024 Ismailia, Egypt [16]
3000 m steeplechase 8:34.44 Salaheddine Ben Yazide  Morocco 21 May 2023 2023 Radès, Tunisia [17]
High jump 2.13 m Youssef Mohamed Fawzy  Egypt 6 July 2024 2024 Ismailia, Egypt [18]
Pole vault 5.30 m Seif Heneida  Qatar 21 May 2023 2023 Radès, Tunisia [19]
Long jump 7.71 m (+0.3 m/s) Zayed Latif  Morocco 5 July 2024 2024 Ismailia, Egypt [20]
Triple jump 16.50 m (±0.0 m/s) Adem Boualbani  Algeria 23 May 2023 2023 Radès, Tunisia [21]

Women

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateChampionshipsPlaceRef
100 m 11.97 (+1.0 m/s) Maram Mahmoud Ahmed  Egypt 21 May 2023 2023 Radès, Tunisia [22]
200 m 23.87 (+1.9 m/s) Salma Lehlali  Morocco 8 July 2024 2024 Ismailia, Egypt [23]
400 m 54.73 Salma Lehlali  Morocco 6 July 2024 2024 Ismailia, Egypt [24]
800 m 2:14.82 Salma Elbadra  Morocco 8 July 2024 2024 Ismailia, Egypt [25]
1500 m 4:18.77 Rihab Dhahri  Tunisia 24 May 2023 2023 Radès, Tunisia [26]
5000 m 16:35.20 Fatima Aafir  Morocco 5 July 2024 2024 Ismailia, Egypt [27]
10000 m 36:20.97 Fatima Aafir  Morocco 7 July 2024 2024 Ismailia, Egypt [28]
100 m hurdles 14.01 (+1.5 m/s) Malak Ayman Rashwan  Egypt 5 July 2024 2024 Ismailia, Egypt [29]
400 m hurdles 59.60 Rasha Badrani  Lebanon 8 July 2024 2024 Ismailia, Egypt [30]
3000 m steeplechase 10:36.50 Khadija Ennasri  Morocco 7 July 2024 2024 Ismailia, Egypt [31]
High jump 1.77 m Safae Maskani  Morocco 8 July 2024 2024 Ismailia, Egypt [32]
Pole vault 3.65 m Rasha Tamer Tawfik  Egypt 7 July 2024 2024 Ismailia, Egypt [33]
Long jump 5.98 m (+0.2 m/s) Salma Abdulhamid Hamed  Egypt 6 July 2024 2024 Ismailia, Egypt [34]
Triple jump 13.14 m (+0.4 m/s) Wissal Harkas  Algeria 24 May 2023 2023 Radès, Tunisia [35]

References

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  2. ↑ Balushi, Adil Al (2023-05-18). "Oman set for Arab U23 Athletics in Tunisia". Oman Observer. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  3. ↑ "Athletics - 1st Arab U23 Championship: Nearly 216 athletes from 17 countries expected in Tunis". tap.info.tn.
  4. ↑ Fadaili, Fatima-zohra (2024-07-10). "Morocco Wins U23 Arab Athletics Championship". Barlaman Today. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  5. ↑ "Morocco tops medal table at 2024 Arab U23 Athletics Championships – The North Africa Post". northafricapost.com. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  6. ↑ "3rd Arab Athletics U23 Championships / 1st Arab Athletics U16 Championships". worldathletics.org.
  7. ↑ "Le Maroc remporte le Championnat arabe d'athlétisme U23 en Égypte - Linformation.ma". linformation.ma. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  8. ↑ "100m Round 1 Heat 1 Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "200m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "400m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "800m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "1500m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "5000m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "10000m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  15. ↑ "110m Hurdles Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "400m Hurdles Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "3000m Steeplechase Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "High Jump Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Pole Vault Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "Long Jump Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Triple Jump Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  22. ↑ "100m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  23. ↑ "200m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  24. ↑ "400m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  25. ↑ "800m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  26. ↑ "1500m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  27. ↑ "5000m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  28. ↑ "10000m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  29. ↑ "100m Hurdles Combined Events Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  30. ↑ "400m Hurdles Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  31. ↑ "3000m Steeplechase Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  32. ↑ "High Jump Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  33. ↑ "Pole Vault Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  34. ↑ "Salma Abdulhamid Hamed Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  35. ↑ "Triple Jump Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
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