Arab U23 Athletics Championships
The Arab U23 Athletics Championships (French: Championnats Arabes des Espoirs) is an international athletics competition between U23 athletes (under-23) from Arabic countries.
It was first held in 2023, building upon the long-running senior Arab Athletics Championships (created 1977), its corresponding Arab Junior Championships (begun in 1984), and the Arab Youth Championships (created 2004).[1][2][3]
Editions
| Ed. | Year | City | Country | Dates | No. of events |
No. of nations |
No. of athletes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2023 | Radès | Tunisia | 20–24 May | 43 | 14 | 181 |
| 2nd | 2024 | Ismailia | Egypt | 5–9 July |
All-time medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco (MAR) | 30 | 21 | 11 | 62 |
| 2 | Egypt (EGY) | 22 | 19 | 16 | 57 |
| 3 | Algeria (ALG) | 14 | 9 | 17 | 40 |
| 4 | Tunisia (TUN) | 7 | 11 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Oman (OMA) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Lebanon (LBN) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Kuwait (KUW) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Djibouti (DJI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Brunei (BRN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 87 | 86 | 78 | 251 | |
Championships records
Men
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Championships | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.22 (+1.4 m/s) | Ali Anwar Al-Balushi | Oman | 5 July 2024 | 2024 | Ismailia, Egypt | [4] |
| 200 m | 20.68 (+1.2 m/s) | Ali Anwar Al-Balushi | Oman | 8 July 2024 | 2024 | Ismailia, Egypt | [5] |
| 400 m | 46.34 | Hamza Dair | Morocco | 6 July 2024 | 2024 | Ismailia, Egypt | [6] |
| 800 m | 1:47.16 | Mohamed Ali Gouaned | Algeria | 24 May 2023 | 2023 | Radès, Tunisia | [7] |
Women
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Championships | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 11.97 (+1.0 m/s) | Maram Mahmoud Ahmed | Egypt | 21 May 2023 | 2023 | Radès, Tunisia | [8] |
| 200 m | 23.87 (+1.9 m/s) | Salma Lehlali | Morocco | 8 July 2024 | 2024 | Ismailia, Egypt | [9] |
| 400 m | 54.73 | Salma Lehlali | Morocco | 6 July 2024 | 2024 | Ismailia, Egypt | [10] |
References
- ^ "Aspire Academy Official Website - ASPIRE ACADEMY'S SEIF HEMEIDA WINS GOLD AT ARAB U23 ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TUNISIA". www.aspire.qa. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ Balushi, Adil Al (2023-05-18). "Oman set for Arab U23 Athletics in Tunisia". Oman Observer. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Athletics - 1st Arab U23 Championship: Nearly 216 athletes from 17 countries expected in Tunis". tap.info.tn.
- ^ "100m Round 1 Heat 1 Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "200m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "400m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ "800m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "100m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "200m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "400m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 November 2025.