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