Arab Junior Athletics Championships

Arab Junior Athletics Championships
البطولة العربية للشباب والشابات لألعاب القوى
Statusactive
Genresports event
Datemidyear
Frequencybiennial
Inaugurated1984
Organised byArab Athletic Association

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

Ed. Year City Country Dates Venue No. of
events		 No. of
nations		 No. of athletes Winning Nation
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 Ismailia  Egypt 8–11 May 13 Egypt
21st[12] 2026 Rades  Tunisia 26–30 April[13] Radès Olympic Athletics Stadium 14 Morocco[12]

Statistics

Wins by country

Until 2026

Overall points winners
Country Winners Second Third Total
 Egypt 8 4 2 14
 Tunisia 5 4 2 11
 Morocco 4 3 1 8
 Algeria 2 2 6 10
 Bahrain 1 3 2 6
 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 1984–2026

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Egypt (EGY)164160114438
2 Tunisia (TUN)134119118371
3 Algeria (ALG)104120115339
4 Morocco (MAR)879493274
5 Saudi Arabia (KSA)727244188
6 Qatar (QAT)674339149
7 Bahrain (BHR)673828133
8 Sudan (SUD)393826103
9 Syria (SYR)387088196
10 Kuwait (KUW)323742111
11 Iraq (IRQ)17224180
12 Jordan (JOR)8112443
13 United Arab Emirates (UAE)87823
14 Oman (OMN)6112340
15 Lebanon (LIB)54918
16 Djibouti (DJI)54211
17 Libya (LBY)331117
18 Palestine (PLE)111113
19 Yemen (YEM)1157
Totals (19 entries)8588558412,554

Championships records

Key:   Defunct event

Men

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 [14]
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 8:04.51 Osama Al-Ridwani  Morocco 8 May 2024 2024 Championships Ismailia, Egypt [15]
5000 m 13:57.1 Adam Ismail Issa  Bahrain November 2006 2006 Championships Cairo, Egypt
10,000 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 16.49 m (+1.1 m/s) Sami Moussa Bakheet  Saudi Arabia 10 May 2024 2024 Championships Ismailia, Egypt [16]
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 110m H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
10,000 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

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Championships Place Ref.
100 m 11.55 (+0.1 m/s) Raihanah Garoubah  Bahrain 27 April 2026 2026 Championships Radès, Tunisia [17]
200 m 23.21 Edwilge Ova Naim  Bahrain May 2016 2016 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria
400 m 53.42 Zenab Moussa Ali Mahamat  Bahrain 23 May 2022 2022 Championships Radès, Tunisia [18]
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 16:36.61 Hanane Agoujdad  Morocco 29 April 2026 2026 Championships Radès, Tunisia [19]
10,000 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 m Ritaj Salem Essayah  Libya May 2016 2016 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria
Hammer throw 59.46 m 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
10,000 m walk (track) 50:50.80 Oumayma Hsouna  Tunisia 23 May 2022 2022 Championships Radès, Tunisia [20]
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

  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. 1 2 "Other Sports: Bahrain wrap up campaign with an eight-medal haul". www.gdnonline.com. 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  13. ↑ "Bahrain Finish Strong at Arab Youth Meet | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN". DT News. 2026-05-02. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  14. ↑ "Results November 2006". africathle.com. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Results from ASIA 2024 – 9". AAA. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "Results from ASIA 2024 – 9". AAA. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  17. ↑ "100m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "400m Result". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  19. ↑ "5000m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "10000m Race Walk Result". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
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