Cycling at the 2023 Arab Games | |
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Venue | Tipaza Urban Circuit |
Location | Tipaza, Algeria |
Dates | 9–14 July |
At the 2023 Arab Games , the cycling events were held at Tipaza Urban Circuit in Tipaza, Algeria from 9 to 14 July. A total of 8 events were contested. [1]
* Host nation (Algeria)
Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Algeria (ALG)* | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
2 | Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Syria (SYR) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
4 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
5 | Bahrain (BHR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
7 | Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals (10 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Individual Time Trial | Mouhcine Elkouraji (MAR) | 00h41'27" | Ahmed Madan (BRN) | 00h42'22" | Ahmed Naser (BRN) | 00h42'26" |
Team Time Trial | Morocco (MAR) Achraf Eddoghmy Mohcine Elkouraji Adil Elarbaoui Oussama Khafi | 01h17'59" | Algeria (ALG) Youcef Reguigui Mohamed Amine Nehari Abderaouf Bengayou HAMZA Amari | 01h20'08" | United Arab Emirates (UAE) Saif Alkaabi Jaber Almansoori Abdulla Jasim Al-Ali Abdulla Alhammadi | 01h28'09" |
Individual Road Race | Yacine Hamza (ALG) | 02h56'22" | Abdulla Jasim Al-Ali (UAE) | 02h56'22" | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | 02h56'22" |
Team Road Race | Algeria (ALG) | Morocco (MAR) | United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Individual Time Trial | Nesrine Houili (ALG) | 00h21'52" | Myran Al Fares (SYR) | 00h23'06" | Daniah Adnan O Sembawa (KSA) | 00h23'13" |
Team Time Trial | Algeria (ALG) Nesrine Houili Imene Maldji Yasmine Elmeddah Khadidja Araoui | 00h47'17" | Syria (SYR) Marah Khdeer Myran Al Fares Lojain Hasan Maha Shmales | 00h50'04" | Saudi Arabia (KSA) Dania Adnan O Sembawa Mishael Ibrahem M Alhazmi Monirah Mohammed S Aldraiweesh | 00h52'26" |
Individual Road Race | Chahra Azouz (ALG) | 01h43'56" | Khadidja Araoui (ALG) | 01h45'30" | Yasmine Elmeddah (ALG) | 01h45'30" |
Team Road Race | Algeria (ALG) | 05h14'56" | Syria (SYR) | 05h16'30" | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 05h24'11" |
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