Bodybuilding at the 2011 Pan 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]

Medal summary[]

Men[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
-65 kg	(IRQ)	(QAT)	Vacant
-75 kg	(IRQ)	(PLE)	Vacant
-80 kg	(LBA)	(KUW)	(LBA)
-85 kg	(KUW)	(QAT)	Vacant
-90 kg	(EGY)	(OMA)	(PLE)
-100 kg	(PLE)	(JOR)	(LIB)
+100 kg	Attia Shaalan (EGY)	(QAT)	(PLE)

Doping[]

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

Event	Country	Original Medal
Men's -65 kg	Jordan	Gold
Men's -70 kg	Qatar	Gold
Men's -70 kg	Iraq	Silver
Men's -70 kg	Bahrain	Bronze
Men's -75 kg	Qatar	Gold
Men's -75 kg	Jordan	Bronze
Men's -80 kg	Egypt	Gold
Men's -85 kg	Qatar	Gold
Men's -90 kg	Qatar	Gold
Men's -100 kg	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[]

* Host nation (Qatar)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Egypt	2	0	0	2
1	Iraq	2	0	0	2
3	Palestine	1	1	2	4
4	Kuwait	1	1	0	2
5	Libya	1	0	1	2
6	Qatar*	0	3	0	3
7	Jordan	0	1	0	1
7	Oman	0	1	0	1
9	Lebanon	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 nations)		7	7	4	18

References[]

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

External links[]

Bodybuilding at official website

[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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