Athletics at the Arab Games

Athletics is one of the sports at the quadrennial Arab Games competition. Athletics competitions have been held at every one of the eleven editions of the Pan Arab Games, which was inaugurated in 1953.[1] Many of the region's top athletes have competed in the athletics at the Pan Arab Games, such as Saïd Aouita, Hassiba Boulmerka and Ghada Shouaa.[2] Women's events were added to the programme at the 1985 Pan Arab Games and the 1984 Olympic champion Nawal El Moutawakel went on to win gold medals in four separate events.[3]

Editions

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Games Year Host city Host country Events
I 1953 (details) Alexandria   Egypt 21
II 1957 (details) Beirut   Lebanon 21
III 1961 (details) Casablanca   Morocco 24
IV 1965 (details) Cairo   UAR 24
V 1976 (details) Damascus   Syria 22
VI 1985 (details) Rabat   Morocco 39
VII 1992 (details) Damascus   Syria 41
VIII 1997 (details) Beirut   Lebanon 41
IX 1999 (details) Amman   Jordan 45
X 2004 (details) Algiers   Algeria 45
XI 2007 (details) Cairo   Egypt 46
XII 2011 (details) Doha   Qatar 45 (+30 disability)
XIII 2023 (details) Orana   Algeria 43

^a Arab Games helds in 5 cities (Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba and Tipaza). Athletics tournament helds in Oran.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
  2. ^ Powell, David (2007-11-24). Morocco’s day – Pan Arab Games, Day Three. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-12.
  3. ^ Pan Arab Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-12.
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