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.
If 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2023 | Radès | Tunisia | 19-23 May | 43 | 14 | 181 |
| 2nd | 2024 | Ismailia | Egypt | 5-9 July |
2023 medallists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m | Nasser Mahmoud Mohammed Saudi Arabia |
10.19 | Ali Anwar Ali al-Balushi Oman |
10.48 | Saif al Rammahi Iraq |
10.58 |
| 200m | Abdulaziz Abdui Atafi Saudi Arabia |
21.10 | Ali Anwar Ali al-Balushi Oman |
21.35 | Adem Abdelkader Benyache Algeria |
21.39 |
| 400m | Rami Balti Tunisia |
47.21 | Hamza Dair Morocco |
47.24 | Mouatez Abderrazek Sikiou Algeria |
47.55 |
| 800m | Mohamed Ali Gouaned Algeria |
1:47.16 | Heithem Chenitef Algeria |
1:47.74 | Ahmed Mohamed Abdillahi Djibouti |
1:48.00 |
| 1500m | Ayanleh Abdi Abdillahi Djibouti |
3:49.39 | Yazid Dalla Algeria |
3:49.53 | Oussema Alaoui Morocco |
3:50.17 |
| 5000m | Taha Er Raouy Morocco |
13:40.55 | Said Ameri Algeria |
13:44.66 | Mohammed Aataati Morocco |
13:47.84 |
| 10,000m | Taha Er Raouy Morocco |
30:41.37 | Mohammed Aataati Morocco |
30:41.50 | Said Ameri Algeria |
30:44.44 |
| 10,000m Race Walk | Oussama Farhat Tunisia |
40:28.64 | Aymen Bensaha Algeria |
41:39.22 | Abdennour Ameur Algeria |
41:57.18 |
| 110mH | Youssef Badwy Egypt |
13.71 | Bakr Ali Al-Jouma Saudi Arabia |
14.11 | Ayoub Bensabra Algeria |
14.24 |
| 400mH | Saad Hinti Morocco |
50.12 | Elmehdi Dimmokrati Morocco |
50.77 | Mohamed Dahim Almouaoui Saudi Arabia |
51.29 |
| 3000mSC | Salaheddine Ben Yazide Morocco |
8:34.44 | Mohammed Msaad Morocco |
8:35.22 | Ebrahim Jridi Tunisia |
8:37.73 |
| 4x100m | Saudi Arabia U23 Saudi Arabia Ali Abdullah al Tawfeeq Saad Mohamed Al-Bakheet Hassan Al-Absi Abdulaziz Abdui Atafi |
40.93 | IRAQ U23 Iraq Noureddine Adel Merzeh Mohamed Najeh Zinelabidin Ali Hamid Saif al Rammahi |
41.40 | ||
| 4x400m | Algeria U23 Algeria Mouatez Abderrazek Sikiou Heithem Chenitef Adem Abdelkader Benyache Mohamed Ali Gouaned |
3:07.46 | Morocco U23 Morocco Yassine Hssine Elmehdi Dimmokrati Saad Hinti Hamza Dair |
3:08.23 | Qatar U23 Qatar Hussein Ibrahim Issaka Ammar Abid Abdelmajid Abdul Majeed Mohamed Zakaria Ashrat Hussen Osman |
3:10.60 |
| Decathlon | Badreddine Boudrah Algeria |
6098 | Ahmed Mahmoud Taher Egypt |
6957 | ||
| Discus Throw | Gardam Abdelkader Morocco |
48.41 m | Ahmed Hamdi Mahmoud Egypt |
44.10 m | ||
| Hammer Throw | Basel Mohamed Ahmed Egypt |
62.06 m | Mortadha Bousaien Tunisia |
60.57 m | Mubeen Rashid Ibrahim al Kindi Oman |
59.70 m |
| High Jump | Bilel Afer Algeria |
2.09 m | Abderrahmane Djaber Algeria |
2.06 m | Ahmed Abdullah Altarouti Alsafa Saudi Arabia |
2.03 m |
| Javelin Throw | Mustafa Mahmoud Abdel Khaliq Egypt |
77.85 m | Ahmed Sameh Mohamed Hussein Egypt |
69.34 m | Abdulrahman al-Azemi Kuwait |
69.10 m |
| Long Jump | Adem Boualbani Algeria |
7.36 m | Abdallah Jalel Kamar Iraq |
7.03 m | Yassin Esam Elsayed Egypt |
7.03 m |
| Pole Vault | Seif Heneida Qatar |
5.30 m | Ameer Falih Abdulwahid Iraq |
4.90 m | Amir Subeih Seihoud Iraq |
4.85 m |
| Shot Put | Abdelrahman Mahmoud Brunei |
19.90 m | Ali Mustafa al Mubarak Saudi Arabia |
15.75 m | ||
| Triple Jump | Adem Boualbani Algeria |
16.50 m | Abdallah Jalel Kamar Iraq |
14.96 m | Yassin Esam Elsayed Egypt |
14.83 m |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m | Maram Mahmoud Ahmed Egypt |
11.97 | Iman Mekrazi Morocco |
12.22 | Mayssa Mouawad Lebanon |
12.27 |
| 200m | Salma Lehlali Morocco |
24.53 | Iman Mekrazi Morocco |
24.81 | Maram Mahmoud Ahmed Egypt |
24.83 |
| 400m | Salma Lehlali Morocco |
55.33 | Malak Fartouni Algeria |
57.72 | Ines Belkacem Tunisia |
59.60 |
| 800m | Sanae Hasnaoui Morocco |
2:17.19 | Lamyae Himi Morocco |
2:17.68 | Ghania Rezzik Algeria |
2:17.83 |
| 1500m | Rihab Dhahri Tunisia |
4:18.77 | Meryeme Azrour Morocco |
4:20.23 | Ghania Rezzik Algeria |
4:24.46 |
| 5000m | Khadija Ennasri Morocco |
16:44.96 | Habon Ahmed Djibouti |
16:50.63 | Aicha Allabbaa Morocco |
17:28.67 |
| 10,000m Race Walk | Melissa Touloum Algeria |
49:00.73 | Jamila Zegni Tunisia |
49:11.12 | Oumayma Hsouna Tunisia |
50:12.35 |
| 100mH | Malak Ayman Rashwan Egypt |
14.23 | Kurdistan Jamal Iraq |
14.30 | Dirin Khetiar Ali Iraq |
15.44 |
| 400mH | Razki Doha Morocco |
1:00.29 | Nour Rahou Algeria |
1:02.06 | Kurdistan Jamal Iraq |
1:04.86 |
| 3000mSC | Khadija Ennasri Morocco |
10:58.28 | Rihab Dhahri Tunisia |
10:59.02 | Nassima Smail Algeria |
11:09.15 |
| 4x100m | EGYPT U23 Egypt Salma Abdulhamid Hamed Malak Ayman Rashwan Rim Abderrezk Abdelmoneim Maram Mahmoud Ahmed |
47.81 | IRAQ U23 Iraq Kurdistan Jamal Dirin Khetiar Ali Mamdouh Barae Diyeh Nizar Rafik |
48.33 | ||
| 4x400m | Morocco U23 Morocco Razki Doha Sanae Hasnaoui Iman Mekrazi Salma Lehlali |
3:45.94 | ||||
| Discus Throw | Echaabia Belmaachi Morocco |
46.24 m | Chaima Chouikh Tunisia |
44.79 m | Rana Khaled Mahmoud Egypt |
42.72 m |
| Hammer Throw | Rawan Barakat Egypt |
60.25 m | Senda Guerma Tunisia |
55.87 m | Nada Soliman Abdelnaby Egypt |
55.29 m |
| Heptathlon | Hania Abdallah Algeria |
4081 | Mariem Asmaali Tunisia |
4171 | Islam Kthiri Tunisia |
4367 |
| High Jump | Darina Hadil Rezik Algeria |
1.74 m | Aiten Ahmed Yehia Egypt |
1.68 m | Assiya Elhafyan Morocco |
1.68 m |
| Javelin Throw | Nisreen Lachhab Tunisia |
40.41 m | Farah Tlik Tunisia |
39.12 m | ||
| Long Jump | Reem Abdelrazeq Abdelmoneam Egypt |
5.84 m | Wissal Harkas Algeria |
5.79 m | Aya el Aglaoui Morocco |
5.73 m |
| Pole Vault | Mariem Srasra Tunisia |
3.20 m | Sanar Ridha Qatar |
3.10 m | Zeina Yahia Ahmed Saad el-Din Egypt |
NM |
| Shot Put | Zineb Zaroual Morocco |
13.47 m | Chaima Chouikh Tunisia |
12.15 m | Echaabia Belmaachi Morocco |
11.85 m |
| Triple Jump | Wissal Harkas Algeria |
13.14 m | Aya el Aglaoui Morocco |
12.51 m | Ghada Hamdani Tunisia |
12.50 m |
All-time medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco (MAR) | 14 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| 2 | Egypt (EGY) | 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Algeria (ALG) | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
| 4 | Tunisia (TUN) | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Djibouti (DJI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Brunei (BRN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | Oman (OMA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lebanon (LBN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 43 | 42 | 35 | 120 | |
References
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- ^ Balushi, Adil Al (2023-05-18). "Oman set for Arab U23 Athletics in Tunisia". Oman Observer. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Athletics - 1st Arab U23 Championship: Nearly 216 athletes from 17 countries expected in Tunis". tap.info.tn.