1988 Arab Junior Athletics Championships

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3rd Arab Junior Athletics Championships
Host cityDamascus, Syria
Events41

The 1988 Arab Junior Athletics Championships was the third edition of the international athletics competition for under-20 athletes from Arab countries. It took place in Damascus, Syria – the first time the event was staged in West Asia. A total of 41 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 18 for women. Morocco, a regional power in the sport, did not send a team. Syria entered for the first time.[1]

Several changes were made to the event programme, bringing it into line with the standard set by the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics. The men's 30 km road race was changed to a 20 km distance. The 15 km road walk was replaced by a 10,000 m track walk. The steeplechase distance was also extended from 2000 to 3000 m. Two new women's events were added: a 10,000 metres and a 5000 km track walk. The women's walk pre-dated the introduction of such an event at either the Arab Athletics Championships (1989) or the Pan Arab Games (1992), making it a first for the region.[2][3]

The medal table was close, with Algeria, Syria and Tunisia each winning seven gold medals. Tunisia topped the table through their eight silver medals to Syria's six. Egypt was also close behind with six gold medals and nine silver medals. Jordan and Oman won their first gold medals in the competition's history.[1]

Ibrahim Ismail Muftah was the most successful athlete of the championships, winning all three individual men's sprints.[1] He was an Olympic finalist the following year.[4] Noureddine Morceli of Algeria, winner of the 1500 metres, was the most important athlete to emerge from the tournament: we would later win three world titles and an Olympic gold in his specialism.[5] Men's shot put winner Bilal Saad Mubarak of Qatar become one of the finest throwers of the region: he was in the top two at the Asian Athletics Championships from 1991 to 2003 and won three straight titles at the Pan Arab Games.[2][6] of Egypt was a clear winner in the hammer throw and would win several African titles in his career. Double long-distance medallist Alyan Sultan Al-Qahtani later won an Asian title.[6]

On the women's side, defended her 400 metres hurdles title and added a 400 metres gold medal and 100 metres silver to that honour. Egypt's won both the 100 metres hurdles and heptathlon titles (repeating the feat of Yasmina Azzizi from 1984). was a medallist in all the women's sprints. All of these athletes won multiple regional titles in their senior careers.[1][3]

Medal summary[]

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Ibrahim Ismail Muftah (QAT) 10.3 CR   (BHR) 10.4   (BHR) 10.6
200 metres  Ibrahim Ismail Muftah (QAT) 21.0 CR   (BHR) 21.9   (BHR) 22.2
400 metres  Ibrahim Ismail Muftah (QAT) 47.1 CR   (OMN) 47.9   (KSA) 48.5
800 metres   (JOR) 1:53.2   (OMN) 1:53.9   (TUN) 1:54.4
1500 metres  Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 3:48.8 CR   (TUN) 3:56.8   (JOR) 3:57.2
5000 metres  Alyan Sultan Al-Qahtani (KSA) 15:05.7   (TUN) 15:14.1  Anwar Al-Harazi (YEM) 15:50.2
10,000 metres   (SYR) 31:23.3   (TUN) 32:20.5   (SYR) 33:21.5
110 m hurdles   (BHR) 14.1 CR   (KUW) 14.3   (ALG) 14.7
400 m hurdles   (BHR) 52.8   (ALG) 54.3   (BHR) 54.9
3000 metres steeplechase   (ALG) 8:57.9  Alyan Sultan Al-Qahtani (KSA) 9:15.7   (TUN) 9:26.0
4 × 100 m relay  Bahrain (BHR) 41.8 CR  Kuwait (KUW) 42.1  Qatar (QAT) 42.2
4 × 400 m relay  Oman (OMN) 3:17.2  Bahrain (BHR) 3:18.9  Qatar (QAT) 3:18.9
20 km road race   (SYR) 1:04:43   (KSA) 1:08:08   (KSA) 1:11:07
10,000 m walk   (ALG) 49:07.1   (SYR) 51:47.5   (SYR) 52:56.1
High jump   (KSA) 2.03 m   (BHR) 2.00 m   (ALG) 2.00 m
Pole vault   (EGY) 4.10 m   (KUW) 4.05 m   (QAT) 3.90 m
Long jump   (BHR) 7.19 m   (KUW) 7.17 m   (ALG) 7.09 m
Triple jump  Kader Klouchi (ALG) 15.56 m   (BHR) 15.14 m   (TUN) 14.98 m
Shot put  Bilal Saad Mubarak (QAT) 15.55 m   (KUW) 15.41 m   (KUW) 14.42 m
Discus throw   (KUW) 44.94 m   (QAT) 43.88 m   (EGY) 43.84 m
Hammer throw   (EGY) 64.84 m CR   (QAT) 53.04 m   (EGY) 51.64 m
Javelin throw   (SYR) 62.84 m  Maher Ridane (TUN) 59.78 m   (KUW) 58.04 m
Decathlon   (SYR) 6438 pts CR   (EGY) 5927 pts   (SYR) 4968 pts

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (ALG) 12.1 CR   (TUN) 12.2   (EGY) 12.5
200 metres   (ALG) 24.9 CR   (EGY) 25.0   (TUN) 26.0
400 metres   (TUN) 55.8 CR   (EGY) 57.9   (TUN) 60.7
800 metres   (JOR) 2:20.5   (TUN) 2:24.5   (TUN) 2:30.0
1500 metres   (TUN) 4:41.9   (JOR) 5:05.5   (SYR) 5:17.4
3000 metres   (TUN) 10:33.8   (SYR) 10:44.3   (SYR) 11:54.7
10,000 metres   (SYR) 42:26.4   (SYR) 48:46.0   (TUN) 53:23.3
100 m hurdles   (EGY) 14.8 CR   (EGY) 15.5   (ALG) 15.8
400 m hurdles   (TUN) 60.3 CR   (TUN) 65.2   (SYR) 74.9
4 × 100 m relay  Tunisia (TUN) 49.2  Egypt (EGY) 49.9  Syria (SYR) 52.0
4 × 400 m relay  Tunisia (TUN) 3:54.0 CR  Egypt (EGY) 4:02.7  Syria (SYR) 4:13.4
5000 m walk   (SYR) 27:50.8   (EGY) 28:57.1   (SYR) 29:33.2
High jump   (EGY) 1.51 m   (SYR) 1.51 m   (JOR) 1.45 m
Long jump   (ALG) 5.73 m   (TUN) 5.36 m   (SYR) 5.24 m
Shot put   (TUN) 12.38 m CR   (SYR) 10.82 m   (SYR) 9.45 m
Discus throw   (SYR) 39.02 m   (EGY) 35.38 m   (SYR) 25.78 m
Javelin throw   (EGY) 32.90 m   (SYR) 32.42 m   (SYR) 20.44 m
Heptathlon   (EGY) 4323 pts CR   (EGY) 3773 pts   (PLE) 2665 pts

Medal table[]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Tunisia (TUN)78722
2 Syria (SYR)761326
3 Algeria (ALG)71412
4 Egypt (EGY)69318
5 Bahrain (BHR)45312
6 Qatar (QAT)4239
7 Saudi Arabia (KSA)2226
8 Jordan (JOR)2125
9 Kuwait (KUW)1528
10 Oman (OMN)1203
11 Palestine (PLE)0011
 Yemen (YEM)0011
Totals (12 nations)414141123


References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Pan Arab Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-22.
  2. ^ a b Pan Arab Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-22.
  3. ^ a b Pan Arab Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-22.
  4. ^ Ibrahim Ismail. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-02-22.
  5. ^ Noureddine Morceli. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-02-22.
  6. ^ a b Asian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-22.
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