The Gulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championship (also known as the GCC Athletics Championships) is a biennial international athletics competition between athletes from nations within the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. It was first held in 1986.
In addition to the senior championship, the GCC also holds the Gulf Cooperation Council Youth Athletics Championships. [1] There was also a separate Gulf Cooperation Council Junior Athletics Championships for U20 athletes held from 17 to 19 March 2006 in Qatif, Saudi Arabia. [2] The GCC holds championships for various other sports, including golf, basketball and fencing.
The 2011 championships was held as part of the 2011 GCC Games.
Ed. | Year | City | Country | Dates | No. of events | No. of athletes |
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1st | 1986 | Doha | Qatar | |||
2nd | 1988 | Doha | Qatar | |||
3rd | 1992 | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | |||
4th | 1994 | Doha | Qatar | |||
5th | 1996 | Kuwait City | Kuwait | |||
6th | 1998 | Muscat | Oman | |||
7th | 2000 | Kuwait City | Kuwait | |||
8th | 2002 | Qatif | Saudi Arabia | |||
9th | 2003 | Kuwait City | Kuwait | |||
10th | 2005 | Manama | Bahrain | |||
11th | 2007 | ? | ? | |||
12th | 2009 | Qatif | Saudi Arabia | |||
13th | 2011 | Isa Town | Bahrain | |||
14th | 2013 | Doha | Qatar | |||
15th | 2015 | Qatif | Saudi Arabia | |||
16th | 2017 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia |