2009 Arab Youth Athletics Championships

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

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 to 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]

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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

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Mahmoud Hafedh Ibrahim  (KSA)11.00Flag of Iraq.svg  Hassanine Hussein  (IRQ)11.02Flag of Qatar.svg  Eid Abdallah Alkawari  (QAT)11.03
200 metresFlag of Sudan.svg  Awad El Karim Makki  (SUD)21.31 CR Flag of Iraq.svg  Mohamed Hassen  (IRQ)21.47Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Mahmoud Hafedh Ibrahim  (KSA)22.18
400 metresFlag of Sudan.svg  Awad El Karim Makki  (SUD)46.34 CR Flag of Iraq.svg  Mohamed Hassen  (IRQ)47.68Flag of Algeria.svg  Abderraouf Chetoui  (ALG)48.18
800 metresFlag of Sudan.svg  Nadhir Abdelkader  (SUD)1:56.38Flag of Jordan.svg  Abdelaziz Mordek  (JOR)1:56.81Flag of Algeria.svg  Mohamed Amine Al Ayachi  (ALG)1:56.94
1500 metresFlag of Qatar.svg  Mohamad Al-Garni  (QAT)3:44.90 CR Flag of Yemen.svg  Walid Saleh Alaya  (YEM)3:52.88Flag of Algeria.svg  Habib Kadid  (ALG)3:55.78
3000 metresFlag of Sudan.svg  Abdelmonaam Yahia  (SUD)8:20.84Flag of Yemen.svg  Nabil Mohamed Al Jerbi  (YEM)8:22.43Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Ibrahim Issa  (KSA)8:22.44
110 metres hurdlesFlag of Egypt.svg  Rami Said Mohamed  (EGY)14.09Flag of Kuwait.svg  Fahd Jomaane Al Azemi  (KUW)14.32Flag of Algeria.svg  Ryadh Selloum  (ALG)14.40
400 metres hurdlesFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Ali Ayadh Al Refay  (KSA)52.44 CR Flag of Algeria.svg  Abdelmalek Lahoulou  (ALG)53.08Flag of Sudan.svg  Ahmed Al Tahar  (SUD)53.55
2000 metres steeplechaseFlag of Tunisia.svg  Taha Grida  (TUN)6:01.43Flag of Algeria.svg  Fawzi Bourouih  (ALG)6:03.45Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Ahmed Mohamed Borhan  (KSA)6:05.15
1000 metres medley relayFlag of Iraq.svg  Iraq  (IRQ)1:55.09Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)
Karim Zerroug
Sid Ahmed Fliti
Sofiane Amour
Abderraouf Chetoui
1:56.07Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan  (SUD)1:56.63
10,000 m walkFlag of Syria (2025-).svg  Hazem Al Ahmed  (SYR)48:02.0Flag of Algeria.svg  Ferhat Belaid  (ALG)48:19.6Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Mohamed Bacca  (SYR)48:21.7
High jumpFlag of Qatar.svg  Khalid Said Ameur Alssairi  (QAT)2.14 m CR Flag of Kuwait.svg  Faraj Salem Saleh  (KUW)2.06 mFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Ali Maachi  (KSA)1.95 m
Pole vaultFlag of Syria (2025-).svg  Mohamed Mala Khalef  (SYR)4.50 mFlag of Tunisia.svg  Hamza Harbaoui  (TUN)4.45 mFlag of Kuwait.svg  Ahmed Issam Al Kandri  (KUW)4.40 m
Long jumpFlag of Kuwait.svg  Faraj Salem Saleh  (KUW)6.80 mFlag of Syria (2025-).svg  Hamza Issa  (SYR)6.49 mFlag of Kuwait.svg  Ahmed Abdelwahab Abderradhi  (KUW)6.49 m
Triple jumpFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Hussein Abdallah Al Khalef  (KSA)15.23 m CR Flag of Algeria.svg  Fayçal Meddourene  (ALG)14.72 mFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Ali Maachi  (KSA)14.56 m
Shot putFlag of Syria (2025-).svg  Hamid Mansour  (SYR)17.36 mFlag of Iraq.svg  Abderrahman Adel  (IRQ)16.93 mFlag of Kuwait.svg  Ahmed Badr Abbes  (KUW)16.18 m
Discus throwFlag of Syria (2025-).svg  Hamid Mansour  (SYR)64.31 m CR Flag of Kuwait.svg  Issa Mohamed Al Zankaoui  (KUW)56.69 mFlag of Qatar.svg  Omar Issa Chamia  (QAT)53.34 m
Hammer throwFlag of Kuwait.svg  Hussein Ahmed Mohamed Murad  (KUW)61.99 mFlag of Qatar.svg  Abderrahman Thafi Shahrani  (QAT)59.26 mFlag of Syria (2025-).svg  Saleh Astaief  (SYR)57.46 m
Javelin throwFlag of Qatar.svg  Mohamed Mohamed Ibrahim Qaida  (QAT)69.95 m CR Flag of Iraq.svg  Karar Raad Mohi  (IRQ)60.82 mFlag of Syria (2025-).svg  Mekarem Mouhamid  (SYR)59.78 m
OctathlonFlag of Algeria.svg  Fayçal Meddourene  (ALG)5418 ptsFlag of Algeria.svg  Ryadh Selloum  (ALG)5318 ptsFlag of Kuwait.svg  Youssef Mohamed Bilel  (KUW)5239 pts

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of Algeria.svg  Celia Adouane  (ALG)12.51Flag of Egypt.svg  Asma Oussama Youssef  (EGY)12.57Flag of Algeria.svg  Kheira Bourahla  (ALG)12.61
200 metresFlag of Tunisia.svg  Abir Barkaoui  (TUN)25.05Flag of Algeria.svg  Ahlem Mebarki  (ALG)25.16Flag of Egypt.svg  Asma Oussama Youssef  (EGY)25.48
400 metresFlag of Tunisia.svg  Abir Barkaoui  (TUN)55.78Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Afrae Mahmoud  (SYR)61.66Flag of Lebanon.svg  Laura Saliyan  (LIB)62.77
800 metresFlag of Sudan.svg  Aloiuia Makki  (SUD)2:12.61Flag of Tunisia.svg  Hallouma Jerfal  (TUN)2:17.05Flag of Algeria.svg  Chama Adjali  (ALG)2:18.00
1500 metresFlag of Tunisia.svg  Mbarka Chihaoui  (TUN)4:45.7Flag of Algeria.svg  Hadda Souaidia  (ALG)4:51.16Flag of Lebanon.svg  Sarra Aouali  (LIB)5:00.73
3000 metresFlag of Syria (2025-).svg  Najoua Al Baker  (SYR)11:11.0Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Ghada Abdessalem  (SYR)11:25.0Flag of Yemen.svg  Balkis Ahmed Charaf  (YEM)11:35.0
100 metres hurdlesFlag of Algeria.svg  Hadjira Achour  (ALG)14.66Flag of Tunisia.svg  Selma Abdelhamid  (TUN)14.80Flag of Egypt.svg  Wedian Moktar Abdelhamid  (EGY)14.92
400 metres hurdlesFlag of Sudan.svg  Tessabih Mohamed Essid  (SUD)63.75Flag of Yemen.svg  Fatma Abdallah Suleiman  (YEM)64.70Flag of Tunisia.svg  Selma Abdelhamid  (TUN)65.54
1000 metres medley relayFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan  (SUD)
Aloiuia Makki
Tessabih Mohamed Essid
Aicha Edam
Emna Abaker
2:14.37Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)
Chama Adjali
Celia Adouane
Kheira Bourahla
Ahlem Mebarki
2:17.49Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)2:19.69
5000 m walkFlag of Algeria.svg  Dahbia Moussaou  (ALG)28:28.93Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Sellama Al Sghir  (SYR)28:46.37Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Nermine Hourou  (SYR)34:23.76
High jumpFlag of Egypt.svg  Bassanet Saad Mohamed  (EGY)1.60 m CR Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Nour Assous  (SYR)1.55 mFlag of Lebanon.svg  Sarra Tabara  (LIB)1.45 m
Long jumpFlag of Egypt.svg  Souheila Helmi Mostafa  (EGY)5.54 mFlag of Syria (2025-).svg  Marah Della  (SYR)5.50 mFlag of Qatar.svg  Rima Alan Thomas  (QAT)5.07 m
Triple jumpFlag of Tunisia.svg  Rabaa Rezgui  (TUN)12.08 mFlag of Egypt.svg  Souheila Helmi Mostafa  (EGY)11.97 mFlag of Syria (2025-).svg  Marah Della  (SYR)11.52 m
Shot putFlag of Egypt.svg  Fadia Saad Ibrahim  (EGY)12.97 mFlag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Malak Mohamed Al Soury  (LBA)9.05 mFlag of Syria (2025-).svg  Lisa Saleh  (SYR)8.68 m
Discus throwFlag of Egypt.svg  Fadia Saad Ibrahim  (EGY)36.11 mFlag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Malak Mohamed Al Soury  (LBA)32.57 mFlag of Syria (2025-).svg  Hanane Zid  (SYR)29.46 m
Hammer throwFlag of Egypt.svg  Rana Ahmed Taha  (EGY)54.31 m CR Flag of Tunisia.svg  Nabiha Gueddah  (TUN)44.35 mFlag of Algeria.svg  Zahra Tatar  (ALG)43.02 m
Javelin throwFlag of Egypt.svg  Rana Ahmed Taha  (EGY)33.61 mFlag of Algeria.svg  Sabrina Djabril  (ALG)30.25 mFlag of Syria (2025-).svg  Ghadir Maadka  (SYR)26.74 m
HeptathlonFlag of Egypt.svg  Wedian Moktar Abdelhamid  (EGY)4277 pts CR Flag of Algeria.svg  Ahlem Mebarki  (ALG)3988 ptsFlag of Syria (2025-).svg  Nour Assous  (SYR)3909 pts

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Syria)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 82313
2Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 7029
3Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria*56920
4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 54110
5Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 411722
6Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 3137
7Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3058
8Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 2349
9Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1506
10Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 0314
11Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 0202
12Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 0101
13Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 0033
Totals (13 entries)383838114

Participation

References

  1. Pan Arab Youth Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-05-25.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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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