Athletics at the 2011 Pan Arab Games
| Athletics at the XII Pan Arab Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 – 20 December |
| Host city | Doha, Qatar |
| Venue | Khalifa Stadium |
| Events | 45 (elite) 30 (disabled) |
| Participation | 295 (+disabled) athletes from 21 nations |
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At the 2011 Pan Arab Games, the athletics events are currently being held at Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar from 15–20 December. A total of 45 events are to be contested, comprising 23 men's events and 22 for female athletes.[1] The track and field events took place within the stadium while the half marathon was contested on a specially-designed course around the Aspire Zone.[2] The shorter track events have a two-round format with qualifying heats and a final race, while the long-distance races and throwing events are contested in a straight final format with no qualifying rounds. In addition to the elite level programme, a total of 30 para-athletics events were contested between athletes with a disability on 21 and 22 December, comprising 25 men's events and five women's events.[3]
Morocco topped the medal table, as it had in 2007, taking eleven gold medals and 24 medals in total. Qatar and Saudi Arabia had the next highest number of golds (six), while Egypt had the second largest medal haul, with 22 (five of them gold). Athletes from twelve nations reached the top of the podium while fifteen of the 21 competing nations won a medal in the athletics competition.[4]
Morocco's Malika Akkaoui was the most successful athlete of the competition as she won a 400/800 metres double before winning a third gold in the relay. The women's short sprints were dominated by Dana Hussein Abdul-Razzaq and Gretta Taslakian, who were first and second in both events, and Abdul-Razzaq also won a bronze over 400 m. The men's 100 metres was a photo finish between the host nation's Femi Seun Ogunode and Barakat Al-Harthi of Oman – Al-Harthi was initially declared the winner but this was later revised in favour of Ogunode. Abubaker Ali Kamal completed a novel 5000 metres/steeplechase double for Qatar,[2] but was later disqualified for failed a drugs test at the competition.[5] The men's 1500 metres, won by Hassan Ayanleh, was of a high standard as all three medallists achieved the Olympic "A" qualifying mark and runner-up Hamza Driouch became the third fastest youth runner of all time.[2]
Egypt performed well in the men's and women's throws and Yasser Ibrahim Farag won the shot put and took the discus throw silver medal. Algerian Baya Rahouli was a clear winner in the women's triple jump, taking the ninth Pan Arab Games medal of her career. Egypt's took silver medals in both the women's horizontal jumps. Asian champion Mutaz Essa Barshim, one of Qatar's foremost athletes, cleared 2.30 m to win the men's high jump. Hassanine Sebei and Chaima Trabelsi of Tunisia both retained their racewalking titles from 2007.[2]
An anonymous poll conducted by the World Anti-Doping Agency at the event showed that an estimated 45% of the athletes present at the Arab athletics competition had used a banned substance within the last 12 months.[6]
Medal summary[]
Elite men[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Femi Seun Ogunode (QAT) |
10.37 |  Barakat Al-Harthi (OMN) |
10.37 |  Aziz Ouhadi (MAR) |
10.38 |
| 200 metres | Aziz Ouhadi (MAR) |
20.69 | Femi Seun Ogunode (QAT) |
21.01 | Abdullah Al Sooli (OMA) |
21.21 |
| 400 metres |  Yousef Ahmed Masrahi (KSA) |
45.44 | Ahmed Al-Marjibi (OMN) |
45.84 |  Rabah Yousif (SUD) |
45.87 |
| 800 metres | Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla (QAT) |
1:45.92 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail (SUD) |
1:46.60 |  Adnan Al-Mntafage (IRQ) |
1:47.18 |
| 1500 metres |  Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI) |
3:34.32 NR | Hamza Driouch (QAT) |
3:34.43 | Mohamad Al-Garni (QAT) |
3:34.61 |
| 5000 metres | (MAR) |
13:45.81 |  Ali Hasan Mahboob (BHR) |
13:46.32 | Moukheld Al-Outaibi (KSA) |
13:46.62 |
| 10,000 metres | Ali Hasan Mahboob (BHR) |
28:39.88 | Mumin Gala (DJI) |
28:43.32 | Bilisuma Shugi Gelasa (BHR) |
28:44.10 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Ahmad Al-Molad (KSA) |
13.60 NR |  Othman Hadj Lazib (ALG) |
13.74 |  Abdulaziz Al-Mandeel (KUW) |
13.78 |
| 400 metres hurdles | (KSA) |
50.63 | Miloud Rahmani (ALG) |
51.03 |  (TUN) |
51.27 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Hamid Ezzine (MAR) |
8:38.37 | Tareq Mubarak Taher (BHR) |
8:39.25 | Dejenee Mootumaa (BHR) |
8:39.53 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Saudi Arabia (KSA) Yahya Hassan Habeeb Ahmad Al-Molad |
39.67 | Oman (OMA) Barakat Al-Harthi Abdullah Al-Sooli |
39.84 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE)Omar Al-Salfa |
40.15 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Saudi Arabia (KSA) Hamed Al-Bishi Mohammed Al-Salhi Yousef Ahmed Masrahi |
3:07.22 | Sudan (SUD) Rabah Yousif Ismail Ahmed Ismail |
3:07.47 | Oman (OMA) |
3:08.54 |
| Half marathon | Rachid Kisri (MAR) |
1:04:03 | Khaled Kamel Yaseen (BHR) |
1:04:31 | Wissam Hosni (TUN) |
1:04:37 |
| 20 km walk | Hassanine Sebei (TUN) |
1:28:20 GR | (QAT) |
1:31:02 | (MAR) |
1:34:59 |
| High jump | Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) |
2.30 m | Ali Mohd Younes Idriss (SUD) |
2.24 m | Rashid Ahmed Al-Mannai (QAT) |
2.21 m |
| Pole vault | Mouhcine Cheaouri (MAR) |
5.10 m | (TUN) |
5.05 m | (KUW) |
4.90 m |
| Long jump | Saleh Abdelaziz Al-Haddad (KUW) |
7.83 m |  (EGY) |
7.81 m | Hussein Taher Al-Sabee (KSA) |
7.59 m |
| Triple jump | Issam Nima (ALG) |
16.59 m | Mohammad Darwish (UAE) |
16.41 m | Tarik Bouguetaib (MAR) |
16.33 m |
| Shot put | Yasser Ibrahim Farag (EGY) |
19.44 m | Ahmad Gholoum (KUW) |
18.74 m | Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi (QAT) |
17.79 m |
| Discus throw | Rashid Shafi Al-Dosari (QAT) |
62.29 m | Yasser Ibrahim Farag (EGY) |
60.47 m |  Musab Momani (JOR) |
58.95 m |
| Hammer throw | Ali Al-Zinkawi (KUW) |
73.29 m | Mostafa Al-Gamel (EGY) |
70.23 m | Hassan Mohamed Mahmoud (EGY) |
68.22 m |
| Javelin throw | Ihab Abdelrahman El Sayed (EGY) |
78.66 m | (EGY) |
71.23 m | (IRQ) |
70.36 m |
| Decathlon | Mohammed Al-Qaree (KSA) |
7677 pts NR | Hamdi Dhouibi (TUN) |
7664 pts | Mourad Souissi (ALG) |
7220 pts |
- † = Qatar's Abubaker Ali Kamal was the initial winner of the men's 5000 m and steeplechase events, but he was later disqualified as his doping test at the event tested positive for EPO.[5]
Elite women[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Dana Hussein Abdul-Razzaq (IRQ) |
11.88 NR |  Gretta Taslakian (LIB) |
11.96 | (MAR) |
12.08 |
| 200 metres | Gretta Taslakian (LIB) |
24.10 | Dana Hussein Abdul-Razzaq (IRQ) |
24.61 | (SUD) |
25.20 |
| 400 metres | Malika Akkaoui (MAR) |
53.94 | Nawal El Jack (SUD) |
55.14 | Dana Hussein Abdul-Razzaq (IRQ) |
55.48 |
| 800 metres | Malika Akkaoui (MAR) |
2:02.42 | Genzeb Shumi Regasa (BHR) |
2:07.19 | (MAR) |
2:07.57 |
| 1500 metres | Genzeb Shumi Regasa (BHR) |
4:20.07 | Siham Hilali (MAR) |
4:20.83 | Betlhem Desalegn Belayneh (UAE) |
4:21.50 |
| 5000 metres | Alia Saeed (UAE) |
16:11.54 | Betlhem Desalegn Belayneh (UAE) |
16:12.71 | Shitaye Eshete (BHR) |
16:15.26 |
| 10,000 metres | Tejitu Daba Chalchissa (BHR) |
33:09.18 | Shitaye Eshete (BHR) |
33:09.19 | Amina Bakhit (SUD) |
33:27.76 NR |
| 100 metres hurdles | Lamiae Lhabze (MAR) |
13.88 | (ALG) |
13.98 | (ALG) |
14.37 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Hayat Lambarki (MAR) |
56.72 | Lamiae Lhabze (MAR) |
57.55 | (SUD) |
1:00.00 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Morocco (MAR) Hayat Lambarki |
46.16 | Egypt (EGY) |
48.87 | Qatar (QAT) |
52.10 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Morocco (MAR) Lamiae Lhabze Malika Akkaoui Hayat Lambarki |
3:38.64 | Sudan (SUD) Nawal El Jack |
3:45.91 | Algeria (ALG) |
3:50.36 |
| Half marathon | Lishan Dula (BHR) |
1:14:18 | Kareema Saleh Jasim (BHR) |
1:14:31 | Samira Raif (MAR) |
1:14:35 |
| 10 km walk | Chaima Trabelsi (TUN) |
48:17.91 | Olfa Lafi (TUN) |
50:07.49 | (MAR) |
54:08.32 |
| High jump | Rhizlane Siba (MAR) |
1.76 m | Basant Ibrahim (EGY) |
1.76 m | (BHR) |
1.70 m NR |
| Pole vault | Nisrine Dinar (MAR) |
3.91 m | Dorra Mahfoudi (TUN) |
3.65 m | (EGY) |
3.30 m |
| Long jump | (ALG) |
6.07 m | (EGY) |
6.03 m | (MAR) |
5.86 m |
| Triple jump | Baya Rahouli (ALG) |
14.01 m | (EGY) |
12.80 m | (MAR) |
12.76 m |
| Shot put | (EGY) |
14.92 m | (EGY) |
14.67 m | (TUN) |
14.27 m |
| Discus throw | (EGY) |
46.88 m | (EGY) |
46.75 m | (BHR) |
31.05 m |
| Hammer throw | Sarah Bensaad (TUN) |
60.49 m | (EGY) |
58.64 m | (EGY) |
58.47 m |
| Javelin throw | (EGY) |
45.93 m | (TUN) |
43.75 m | (EGY) |
43.72 m |
| Heptathlon | (TUN) |
4993 pts | (EGY) |
4800 pts | (EGY) |
4618 pts |
Men's para-athletics[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m T12 | (MAR) |
11.56 | (IRQ) |
11.58 | Mahmoud Khaldi (TUN) |
11.69 |
| 100m T13 | (MAR) |
11.25 | (IRQ) |
11.29 |  Mohammed Fannouna (PLE) |
11.63 |
| 100m T37 | Sofiane Hamdi (ALG) |
11.90 | Mostafa Mohamed (EGY) |
11.93 | Mohamed Charmi (TUN) |
13.00 |
| 100m T46 | (IRQ) |
11.19 | (KSA) |
11.47 | Mohammed Dif (MAR) |
11.73 |
| 100m T53 | (UAE) |
16.17 | (KSA) |
16.32 | (UAE) |
16.84 |
| 100m T54 | (TUN) |
14.95 | (TUN) |
14.95 | (UAE) |
15.45 |
| 200 T12 | (MAR) |
23.25 | (MAR) |
24.23 |  (LBA) |
25.64 |
| 200 T13 | (MAR) |
22.69 | (IRQ) |
22.72 | Mohammed Fannouna (PLE) |
23.97 |
| 200m T46 | (IRQ) |
23.11 | Mohammed Dif (MAR) |
23.78 | (JOR) |
24.15 |
| 200m T53 | (UAE) |
29.32 | (KSA) |
29.63 | Vacant | |
| 800m T46 | Mohamed Fouzai (TUN) |
1:59.52 | (MAR) |
1:59.96 | (MAR) |
2:00.60 |
| 1500m T37 | Madjid Djemai (ALG) |
4:28.33 | Mohamed Charmi (TUN) |
4:28.75 | (MAR) |
4:29.85 |
| 1500m T54 | (TUN) |
3:35.02 | (TUN) |
3:35.08 | (UAE) |
3:39.74 |
| Long jump F20 | (KSA) |
6.75 m | (TUN) |
5.84 m | (LBA) |
5.81 m |
| Shot put F20 | (TUN) |
13.09 m | (LBA) |
11.36 m | (TUN) |
10.92 m |
| Shot put F34 | (TUN) |
10.50 m | Faouzi Rzig (TUN) |
10.04 m | (MAR) |
10.00 m |
| Shot put F42 | (IRQ) |
11.87 m | (LBA) |
11.24 m | (ALG) |
10.70 m |
| Shot put F54/55/56 | (PLE) |
935 (10.77 m) | (EGY) |
680 (9.59 m) | (JOR) |
655 (9.40 m) |
| Shot put F57/58 | Jamil Elshebli (JOR) |
987 (14.06 m) | (ALG) |
890 (14.46 m) | (JOR) |
825 (13.61 m) |
| Discus throw F34 | (TUN) |
42.26 m | Faouzi Rzig (TUN) |
34.52 m | (UAE) |
31.00 m |
| Discus throw F42 | (LBA) |
38.85 m | (ALG) |
34.01 m | (IRQ) |
32.46 m |
| Discus throw F51/52/53 | (EGY) |
770 (23.49 m) | Husam Azzam (PLE) |
433 (18.60 m) | (QAT) |
343 (7.34 m) |
| Discus throw F57/58 | (EGY) |
926 (53.20 m) | (LBA) |
792 (46.74 m) | (PLE) |
760 (38.32 m) |
| Javelin throw F54/55/56 | (EGY) |
885 (33.24 m) | (EGY) |
870 (27.23 m) | (PLE) |
830 (25.74 m) |
| Javelin throw F57/58 | Raed Salem (EGY) |
908 (46.05 m) | (EGY) |
805 (41.77 m) | (QAT) |
772 (40.52 m) |
Women's para-athletics[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shot put F32/33/34 | Yousra Ben Jemaa (TUN) |
935 (7.32 m) | (ALG) |
915 (7.17 m) | (UAE) |
749 (6.10 m) |
| Shot put F54/55/56 | Fadhila Nafati (TUN) |
901 (6.28 m) | Hania Aidi (TUN) |
829 (5.89 m) | (MAR) |
496 (4.54 m) |
| Shot put F57/58 | (ALG) |
966 (10.63 m) | Nadia Medjmedj (ALG) |
927 (9.78 m) | Nassima Saifi (ALG) |
885 (9.61 m) |
| Discus throw F57/58 | Nassima Saifi (ALG) |
1022 (39.84 m) | Nadia Medjmedj (ALG) |
908 (27.70 m) | (UAE) |
823 (25.43 m) |
| Javelin throw F54/55/56 | Hania Aidi (TUN) |
968 (16.41 m) | Fadhila Nafati (TUN) |
761 (12.82 m) | (MAR) |
443 (9.21 m) |
Medal table[]
- Note: The results of the para-athletics competitions did not count towards neither the athletics, nor the overall medal count.
* Host nation (Qatar)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 13 | 2 | 9 | 24 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Egypt | 5 | 12 | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | Bahrain | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Tunisia | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Qatar* | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | Algeria | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Iraq | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Djibouti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | Sudan | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | Oman | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 nations) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 | |
Para-athletics[]
* Host nation (Qatar)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | Algeria | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Egypt | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Morocco | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Iraq | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | Libya | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Palestine | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Jordan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Qatar* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (11 nations) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 89 | |
Participating nations[]
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Changes in medal standings[]
| Event | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 metres | 
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–1 | –1 | ||
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+1 | –1 | 0 | ||
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+1 | –1 | 0 | ||
|
+1 | +1 | |||
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
|
–1 | –1 | ||
|
|
+1 | –1 | 0 | ||
|
|
+1 | 0 | +1 |
References[]
- ^ Athletics Archived 2012-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. ArabGames2011. Retrieved on 2011-12-15.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Georgiotis, Vasileios (2011-12-21). Qatar’s young guns shine in Doha – Arab Games report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-12-21.
- ^ Parathletics Archived 2012-01-09 at the Wayback Machine. ArabGames2011. Retrieved on 2011-12-20.
- ^ Athletics Medal Standings Archived 2012-01-07 at the Wayback Machine. ArabGames2011. Retrieved on 2011-12-21.
- ^ Jump up to: a b IAAF Sanctioned Athletes 15.6.12. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-06-21.
- ^ Rohan, Tim (2013-08-22). Antidoping Agency Delays Publication of Research. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2013-08-26.
External links[]
- 2011 in athletics (track and field)
- Athletics at the Pan Arab Games
- Events at the 2011 Pan Arab Games