Bodybuilding at the 2011 Arab Games

At the 2011 Pan Arab Games, the bodybuilding events were held at Al Dana Hall in Doha, Qatar on 10 December. A total of 8 events were contested though dropped to 7 due to doping incidents.[1]

Bodybuilding
at the 2011 Pan Arab Games
VenueAl Dana Hall
LocationDoha, Qatar
Dates10 December
← 2007

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
-65 kg   Mahdy Hassan (IRQ)   Jabor Alkuwari (QAT) Vacant
-75 kg   Ali Jowaied (IRQ)   Mahmoud Ammar (PLE) Vacant
-80 kg   Hussen Abdulla (LBA)   Jasim Hasan (KUW)   Sami Zayed (LBA)
-85 kg   Mohammad Alrashed (KUW)   Ahmed Al-Banai (QAT) Vacant
-90 kg   Mohamed Abdalrheem (EGY)   Abdallah Al Rahbi (OMA)   Mohanad Faqih (PLE)
-100 kg   Petros Vyzantios (PLE)   Ahmad Naji Alsaafeen (JOR)   Anas Haj Hassan (LIB)
+100 kg   Attia Shaalan (EGY)   Nayef Abdulla (QAT)   Mahmoud Marzouq (PLE)

Doping

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A major case of doping was found in Bodybuilding where ten athletes were caught using performance enhancing drugs.[2]

Event Name Country Original Medal
Men's -65 kg Mohammad Alkhadi   Jordan   Gold
Men's -70 kg Wahid Al-Sowaidi   Qatar   Gold
Men's -70 kg Ahmed Jabar   Iraq   Silver
Men's -70 kg Abdulaziz Bumejaid   Bahrain   Bronze
Men's -75 kg Walid Mal Allah   Qatar   Gold
Men's -75 kg Hosney Merawah   Jordan   Bronze
Men's -80 kg Mahmoud Al Fdali   Egypt   Gold
Men's -85 kg Jalaal Alrayashi   Qatar   Gold
Men's -90 kg Kamal Abdullrahman   Qatar   Gold
Men's -100 kg Moustafa Aziz Nesim   Egypt   Gold

The Men's -70 kg was no longer a medaling event as all competitors tested positive. The lower ranked athletes have since been upgraded, however in some events there were not enough participants for bronze medalists.[3]

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Qatar)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Egypt2002
  Iraq2002
3  Palestine1124
4  Kuwait1102
5  Libya1012
6  Qatar*0303
7  Jordan0101
  Oman0101
9  Lebanon0011
Totals (9 entries)77418

References

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  1. ^ Bodybuilding Archived May 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. ArabGames2011. Retrieved on 2011-12-18.
  2. ^ Athletes Test Posivtive for Doping at Arab Games The Daily Star. Retrieved on 2011-12-23.
  3. ^ Bodybuilding Archived May 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. ArabGames2011. Retrieved on 2011-12-23.
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