Athletics at the 2007 Pan Arab Games
At the 2007 Pan Arab Games, the athletics events were held at the Military Academy Stadium in Cairo, Egypt from 21 to 24 November 2007. A total of 46 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 23 by female athletes. Morocco was the most successful nation in the competition, taking ten gold medals in a 23-medal haul. Sudan and Tunisia won the second and third greatest number of golds with 8 and 7. The host country, Egypt, achieved six gold medals but also shared the joint highest total medal count with Morocco. Seven Games records were beaten at the 2007 edition of the event.
Athletics at the XI Pan Arab Games | |
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Host stadium in Cairo | |
Dates | 21– 24 November |
Host city | Cairo, Egypt |
Venue | Military Academy Stadium |
Events | 46 |
Participation | c. 268 athletes from 20 nations |
Records set | 7 Games records |
Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud of Egypt and Gretta Taslakian of Lebanon achieved the 100/200 metres double on the men's and women's sides, respectively. Sudan's Abubaker Kaki Khamis won both the men's 800 metres and 1500 metres, setting a Games record in the latter, and Abdelkader Hachlaf went unbeaten in both the 5000 metres and 3000 m steeplechase. Mona Jabir Adam Ahmed won the heptathlon and 400 m hurdles titles and also won a gold and a silver with Sudan in the women's relays. Her relay team-mate Nawal El Jack also won four medals, having taken the women's 400 metres race and the silver in the 200 m. Fadwa Al Bouza showed multiple talents by winning the women's triple jump and finishing third in the 100 m hurdles.
Records
In addition to the records set by medalling athletes at the 2007 Games, the following records were set by others competing in Cairo:
Men
Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
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Omar Juma Bilal Al-Salfa | 200 metres | 20.94 | NR | |
Soleiman Salem Ayed Hatem Mersal M. Majdi Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud | 4×100 metres relay | 40.17 | NR | |
? | 4×100 metres relay | 40.38 | NR | |
Key: • AR — Area record • GR — Games record • NR — National record | WR — World record
Women
Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
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Alaa Fadhel Al-Saffar | 100 metres | 12.97 | NR | |
Shaika Al-Dosari | 100 metres | 13.32 | NR | |
Dana Abdul Razak | 200 metres | 24.83 | NR | |
Fatima Abdullah Dahman | 200 metres | 27.53 | NR | |
Fatima Al-Orafi | Half marathon | 1:48:54 | NR | |
Mouzi Mohd Ali | High jump | 1.25 m | NR | |
Rima Taha Farid | Triple jump | 12.24 m | NR= | |
Ebtehal Fethi Khalifa Abbud | Javelin throw | 35.53 m | NR | |
Key: • AR — Area record • GR — Games record • NR — National record | WR — World record
Medal summary
- For full event details see Athletics at the 2007 Pan Arab Games – Results
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | 10.38 NR | 10.40 | 10.53 | |||
200 metres (wind:2.0 m/s) |
20.69 | 20.81 NR | 20.92 | |||
400 metres | 46.16 | 46.50 | 46.77 | |||
800 metres | 1:43.90 NR/GR | 1:46.64 | 1:48.33 | |||
1500 metres | 3:47.92 | 3:48.49 | 3:48.97 | |||
5000 metres | 13:39.75 | 13:39.79 | 13:39.93 | |||
10,000 metres | 29:29.48 | 29:29.65 | 29:29.74 | |||
110 m hurdles | 14.03 | 14.60 | 14.60 | |||
400 m hurdles | 50.77 | 51.15 | 51.66 | |||
3000 m steeplechase | 8:39.84 | 8:42.57 | 8:43.02 | |||
4 × 100 m relay | Moussa Al-Housaoui Yahya Al-Gahes Salem Mubarak Al-Yami Yahya Hassan Habeeb | 39.99 | Yousuf Darwish Awlad Thani Juma Mubarak Al-Jabri Abdullah Said Al-Sooli Musabeh Al-Masoudi | 40.12 | Ibrahim Abdulla Al-Waleed Areef Ibrahim Sulaiman Hamid Aosman Hamad Kefah Al-Dosari | 40.14 |
4 × 400 m relay | Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi Hamdan Odha Al-Bishi Mohammed Al-Salhi Ismail Al-Sabani | 3:04.74 | Awadelkarim Makki Abubaker Kaki Salih Dar Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr | 3:06.52 NR | Sofiane Labidi Ridha Ghali Mohamed Amin Guezmil Chouaieb Chelbi | 3:06.83 |
Half marathon | 1:02:30 GR | 1:02:32 | 1:03:26 | |||
20,000 m track walk | 1:36:00.2 | 1:36:00.2 | 1:43:35.8 | |||
High jump | 2.20 m NR= | 2.17 m | 2.14 m | |||
Pole vault | 5.00 m | 4.90 m | 4.80 m | |||
Long jump | 8.19 m GR | 8.10 m | 7.98 m | |||
Triple jump | 16.46 m | 16.22 m | 16.03 m | |||
Shot put | 19.56 m GR | 19.53 m | 19.42 m | |||
Discus throw | 58.63 m | 57.76 m | 57.74 m | |||
Hammer throw | 74.22 m GR | 74.02 m | 68.68 m | |||
Javelin throw | 71.41 m | 71.15 m | 69.67 m | |||
Decathlon | 7383 pts | 7180 pts | 6995 pts |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | 12.07 | 12.20 | 12.28 | |||
200 metres | 23.56 NR/GR | 24.25 | 24.73 | |||
400 metres | 54.15 | 55.36 | 56.90 | |||
800 metres | 2:07.95 | 2:08.85 | 2:09.50 | |||
1500 metres | 4:23.54 | 4:24.74 | 4:24.94 | |||
5000 metres | 19:13.96 | 19:14.50 | 19:14.96 | |||
10,000 metres | 32:29.53 GR | 34:39.80 | 37:44.72 | |||
100 m hurdles | 14.21 | 14.38 NR | 14.53 | |||
400 m hurdles | 56.07 | 57.31 | 58.17 | |||
3000 m steeplechase | 10:30.33 | 10:49.34 | 12:02.18 | |||
4 × 100 m relay | Fadoua Adili Lamiae Lhabze Hanane Skhyi Fatima Zahra Dkouk | 47.42 | Amina Bakhit Gubara Asmal Nawal El Jack Mona Jabir Adam Ahmed | 47.43 NR | Dana Abdul Razak Rasha Abed Yaseen Alaa Hekmat Khazaal Al-Sudani Inam | 48.20 |
4 × 400 m relay | Fayza Omer Jomaa Nawal El Jack Mona Jabir Adam Ahmed Amina Bakhit | 3:38.56 | Lamiae Lhabze Amina Aït Hammou Seltana Aït Hammou Hanane Skhyi | 3:44.85 | Dana Abdul Razak Rasha Abed Yaseen Alaa Hekmat Khazaal Al-Sudani Inam | 3:54.96 |
Half marathon | 1:15:15 | 1:15:37 | 1:18:57 | |||
10,000 m track walk | 53:52.0 | 55:14.6 | 56:51.3 | |||
High jump | 1.77 m | 1.77 m | 1.68 m | |||
Pole vault | 3.80 m | 3.80 m | 3.70 m NR | |||
Long jump (No wind info) |
6.16 m | 6.05 m | 5.93 m | |||
Triple jump | 12.61 m | 12.60 m | 12.57 m | |||
Shot put | 15.29 m | 14.60 m | 14.02 m | |||
Discus throw | 52.79 m | 49.73 m | 45.26 m | |||
Hammer throw | 62.83 m | 57.36 m | 55.40 m | |||
Javelin throw | 48.28 m | 45.91 m | 41.43 m | |||
Heptathlon | 4594 pts | 4232 pts | 3637 pts |
Medal table
* Host nation (Egypt)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 23 | |
2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 | |
3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | |
5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | |
8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |
9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (16 nations) | 46 | 46 | 47 | 139 |
Participating nations
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References
- Results
- Jeux Panarabes RESULTATS TECHNIQUES. Fédération Algérienne d'Athlétisme. Retrieved on 2010-07-08.
- Results November 2007 - Pan Arab Games. Athletics Africa. Retrieved on 2010-07-08.
- Results Tunisathle Retrieved on 2011-11-24
- Daily reports
- Powell, David (2007-11-22). Al Khuwaildi snatches last round victory – Pan Arab Games, Day One. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-08.
- Powell, David (2007-11-23). Egyptian secures dash title in Cairo - Pan Arab Games, Day Two. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-08.
- Powell, David (2007-11-24). Morocco’s day – Pan Arab Games, Day Three. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-08.
- Powell, David (2007-11-25). Doubles day – Pan Arab Games, Final Day.IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-08.
External links
- Official website (archived)