2009 Arab Youth Athletics Championships

The 2009 Arab Youth Athletics Championships was the third edition of the international athletics competition for under-18 athletes from Arab countries. Organised by the Arab Athletic Federation, it took place in the Syrian city of Aleppo from 22–24 July. A total of thirty-eight events were contested, of which 20 by male and 18 by female athletes. The difference was accounted for by the lack of steeplechase and pole vault events for girls (the latter being dropped from the tournament due to a lack of entries).[1][2]

3rd Arab Youth Athletics Championships
Dates22–24 July
Host cityAleppo, Syria
LevelYouth
Events38
Participation15 nations
Records set11 championship records

As in 2007, Morocco and Bahrain – typically strong in the sport regionally – did not participate. Egypt topped the table for a second time running, winning eight gold medals in its haul of thirteen. Sudan had the next highest number of event winners, with seven. Algeria had the highest overall medal count, at 22 medals (four gold), and were followed by this ranking by the host nation, which took 20 medals (five gold). Tunisia also performed well, with five gold medals and a total of ten. Thirteen of the five nations present at the competition reached medal table.[2]

A total of eleven championship records were broken at the competition. Awad El Karim Makki of Sudan set new records in both the boys' 200 metres and 400 metres events – defending the two titles he had won in 2007. Syria's Hamid Mansour also achieved a title defence and new record, doing so in the boys' discus throw, and managed to create a double by winning the shot put as well. Three girls managed individual doubles: Abir Barkaoui of Tunisia won the 200 m and 400 m, while Egypt's Fadia Saad Ibrahim and Rana Ahmed Taha swept the throws, taking the shot put/discus and javelin throw/hammer throw, respectively.[2]

Makki of Sudan went on to win a medal at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics, being the only 2009 Arab medallist to do so. Qatar's Mohammed Al-Garni later reached the 1500 m podium at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics. Egyptians Rana Ahmed Taha and Wedian Moktar Abdelhamid claimed senior titles at the 2011 Arab Athletics Championships while their compatriot Fadia Saad Ibrahim became a senior Arab gold medallist in 2013.[3][4]

Medal summary

Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Mahmoud Hafedh Ibrahim (KSA)11.00  Hassanine Hussein (IRQ)11.02  Eid Abdallah Alkawari (QAT)11.03
200 metres  Awad El Karim Makki (SUD)21.31 CR  Mohamed Hassen (IRQ)21.47  Mahmoud Hafedh Ibrahim (KSA)22.18
400 metres  Awad El Karim Makki (SUD)46.34 CR  Mohamed Hassen (IRQ)47.68  Abderraouf Chetoui (ALG)48.18
800 metres  Nadhir Abdelkader (SUD)1:56.38  Abdelaziz Mordek (JOR)1:56.81  Mohamed Amine Al Ayachi (ALG)1:56.94
1500 metres  Mohamad Al-Garni (QAT)3:44.90 CR  Walid Saleh Alaya (YEM)3:52.88  Habib Kadid (ALG)3:55.78
3000 metres  Abdelmonaam Yahia (SUD)8:20.84  Nabil Mohamed Al Jerbi (YEM)8:22.43  Ibrahim Issa (KSA)8:22.44
110 metres hurdles  Rami Said Mohamed (EGY)14.09  Fahd Jomaane Al Azemi (KUW)14.32  Ryadh Selloum (ALG)14.40
400 metres hurdles  Ali Ayadh Al Refay (KSA)52.44 CR  Abdelmalek Lahoulou (ALG)53.08  Ahmed Al Tahar (SUD)53.55
2000 metres steeplechase  Taha Grida (TUN)6:01.43  Fawzi Bourouih (ALG)6:03.45  Ahmed Mohamed Borhan (KSA)6:05.15
1000 metres medley relay  Iraq (IRQ)1:55.09  Algeria (ALG)
Karim Zerroug
Sid Ahmed Fliti
Sofiane Amour
Abderraouf Chetoui		1:56.07  Sudan (SUD)1:56.63
10,000 m walk  Hazem Al Ahmed (SYR)48:02.0  Ferhat Belaid (ALG)48:19.6  Mohamed Bacca (SYR)48:21.7
High jump  Khalid Said Ameur Alssairi (QAT)2.14 m CR  Faraj Salem Saleh (KUW)2.06 m  Ali Maachi (KSA)1.95 m
Pole vault  Mohamed Mala Khalef (SYR)4.50 m  Hamza Harbaoui (TUN)4.45 m  Ahmed Issam Al Kandri (KUW)4.40 m
Long jump  Faraj Salem Saleh (KUW)6.80 m  Hamza Issa (SYR)6.49 m  Ahmed Abdelwahab Abderradhi (KUW)6.49 m
Triple jump  Hussein Abdallah Al Khalef (KSA)15.23 m CR  Fayçal Meddourene (ALG)14.72 m  Ali Maachi (KSA)14.56 m
Shot put  Hamid Mansour (SYR)17.36 m  Abderrahman Adel (IRQ)16.93 m  Ahmed Badr Abbes (KUW)16.18 m
Discus throw  Hamid Mansour (SYR)64.31 m CR  Issa Mohamed Al Zankaoui (KUW)56.69 m  Omar Issa Chamia (QAT)53.34 m
Hammer throw  Hussein Ahmed Mohamed Murad (KUW)61.99 m  Abderrahman Thafi Shahrani (QAT)59.26 m  Saleh Astaief (SYR)57.46 m
Javelin throw  Mohamed Mohamed Ibrahim Qaida (QAT)69.95 m CR  Karar Raad Mohi (IRQ)60.82 m  Mekarem Mouhamid (SYR)59.78 m
Octathlon  Fayçal Meddourene (ALG)5418 pts  Ryadh Selloum (ALG)5318 pts  Youssef Mohamed Bilel (KUW)5239 pts

Women
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Celia Adouane (ALG)12.51  Asma Oussama Youssef (EGY)12.57  Kheira Bourahla (ALG)12.61
200 metres  Abir Barkaoui (TUN)25.05  Ahlem Mebarki (ALG)25.16  Asma Oussama Youssef (EGY)25.48
400 metres  Abir Barkaoui (TUN)55.78  Afrae Mahmoud (SYR)61.66  Laura Saliyan (LIB)62.77
800 metres  Aloiuia Makki (SUD)2:12.61  Hallouma Jerfal (TUN)2:17.05  Chama Adjali (ALG)2:18.00
1500 metres  Mbarka Chihaoui (TUN)4:45.7  Hadda Souaidia (ALG)4:51.16  Sarra Aouali (LIB)5:00.73
3000 metres  Najoua Al Baker (SYR)11:11.0  Ghada Abdessalem (SYR)11:25.0  Balkis Ahmed Charaf (YEM)11:35.0
100 metres hurdles  Hadjira Achour (ALG)14.66  Selma Abdelhamid (TUN)14.80  Wedian Moktar Abdelhamid (EGY)14.92
400 metres hurdles  Tessabih Mohamed Essid (SUD)63.75  Fatma Abdallah Suleiman (YEM)64.70  Selma Abdelhamid (TUN)65.54
1000 metres medley relay  Sudan (SUD)
Aloiuia Makki
Tessabih Mohamed Essid
Aicha Edam
Emna Abaker		2:14.37  Algeria (ALG)
Chama Adjali
Celia Adouane
Kheira Bourahla
Ahlem Mebarki		2:17.49  Egypt (EGY)2:19.69
5000 m walk  Dahbia Moussaou (ALG)28:28.93  Sellama Al Sghir (SYR)28:46.37  Nermine Hourou (SYR)34:23.76
High jump  Bassanet Saad Mohamed (EGY)1.60 m CR  Nour Assous (SYR)1.55 m  Sarra Tabara (LIB)1.45 m
Long jump  Souheila Helmi Mostafa (EGY)5.54 m  Marah Della (SYR)5.50 m  Rima Alan Thomas (QAT)5.07 m
Triple jump  Rabaa Rezgui (TUN)12.08 m  Souheila Helmi Mostafa (EGY)11.97 m  Marah Della (SYR)11.52 m
Shot put  Fadia Saad Ibrahim (EGY)12.97 m  Malak Mohamed Al Soury (LBA)9.05 m  Lisa Saleh (SYR)8.68 m
Discus throw  Fadia Saad Ibrahim (EGY)36.11 m  Malak Mohamed Al Soury (LBA)32.57 m  Hanane Zid (SYR)29.46 m
Hammer throw  Rana Ahmed Taha (EGY)54.31 m CR  Nabiha Gueddah (TUN)44.35 m  Zahra Tatar (ALG)43.02 m
Javelin throw  Rana Ahmed Taha (EGY)33.61 m  Sabrina Djabril (ALG)30.25 m  Ghadir Maadka (SYR)26.74 m
Heptathlon  Wedian Moktar Abdelhamid (EGY)4277 pts CR  Ahlem Mebarki (ALG)3988 pts  Nour Assous (SYR)3909 pts

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Syria)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Egypt82313
2 Sudan7029
3 Syria*56920
4 Tunisia54110
5 Algeria411722
6 Qatar3137
7 Saudi Arabia3058
8 Kuwait2349
9 Iraq1506
10 Yemen0314
11 Libya0202
12 Jordan0101
13 Lebanon0033
Totals (13 nations)383838114
  • NB: The Tunisian athletics federation's medal counts excluded the medals for the women's 400 m hurdles and the women's javelin. The above tally includes these.[2]

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References
  1. Pan Arab Youth Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-05-25.
  2. 3eme Championnats Arabes Des Cadets - Alep Syrie (22-23-24 Juillet 2009). Tunis Athletisme. Retrieved on 2015-05-30.
  3. Pan Arab Championships, Al Ain (United Arab Emirates) 26-29/10/2011. Africa Athle (2011-10-29). Retrieved on 2013-10-13.
  4. 18th Arab Championships, Doha (Qatar) 21-24/05/2013. Africa Athle (2013-05-21). Retrieved on 2013-10-07.
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