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1989 Arab Athletics Championships
The 1989 Arab Athletics Championships was the sixth edition of the international athletics (sport), athletics competition between Arab countries. It took place in Cairo, Egypt from 2–5 October. A total of 43 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 19 for women. It was the first time that the Egyptian capital had hosted the event, bringing the championship to the List of Arab countries by population, largest Arab nation.Pan Arab Championships GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-14. Due to technological restrictions, track events were timed to the tenth of a second, while road events were timed into hundredths. Women's full long-distance running events were added to the programme in the form of the 10,000 metres and the marathon (an 10,000 metres at the Olympics, Olympic women's 10,000 m had been introduced the previous year). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metropolitan area, with a population of 21.9 million, is the 12th-largest in the world by population. Cairo is associated with ancient Egypt, as the Giza pyramid complex and the ancient cities of Memphis and Heliopolis are located in its geographical area. Located near the Nile Delta, the city first developed as Fustat, a settlement founded after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 640 next to an existing ancient Roman fortress, Babylon. Under the Fatimid dynasty a new city, ''al-Qāhirah'', was founded nearby in 969. It later superseded Fustat as the main urban centre during the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods (12th–16th centuries). Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life, and is titled "the city of a thousand m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Ismail Muftah
Ibrahim Ismail Muftah Faraj ( ar, إبراهيم إسماعيل مفتاح فرج ; born 10 May 1972, in Doha) is a retired Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...i sprinter who competed mainly in the 400 metres. His personal best results are 20.96 seconds (200 m) and 44.66 seconds. Competition record 1Representing Asia References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Muftah, Ibrahim Ismael 1972 births Living people Qatari male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Qatar Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games Athletes (track and fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammou Boutayeb
Hammou Boutayeb ( ar, حمو بوطيب) (born 1956 in Khemisset) is a Moroccan former long-distance runner. He specialized in the 10,000 metres. Boutayeb won a silver medal at the World Indoor Championships held in Seville, Spain. However, Boutayeb may be best known for a controversy in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. In the 1992 Olympics 10,000 Meter Final, Boutayeb was lapped with 3 laps to go in the race and proceeded to run along the lead pack of Richard Chelimo and Khalid Skah Khalid Skah ( ar, خالد سكاح) (born 29 January 1967) is a Moroccan track and field athlete, winner of the 10,000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Born in Midelt, Morocco, Skah established himself first as a good cross country runner ..., distracting Chelimo and thus causing him to lose rhythm and give the lead up to Skah, instead of giving way to them as dictated by the rules. Skah bested Chelimo by 1.02 seconds, but was temporarily disqualified for allegedly receiving assistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habib Romdhani
Habib ( ar, حبيب, ''ḥabīb''; ), sometimes written as Habeeb, is an Arabic masculine given name, occasional surname, and honorific, with the meaning "beloved" or "my love", or "darling". It also forms the famous Arabic word ‘''Habibi’'' which is used to refer to a friend or a significant other in the aspect of love or admiration''.'' The name is popular throughout the Muslim World, though particularly in the Middle East and Africa. In other countries, especially in Yemen and Southeast Asian countries such as Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia, it is an honorific to address a Muslim scholar of Sayyid (a descendant of Muhammad) families and where it is one of the names of the Islamic prophet Muhammad – حبيب الله '' Habib Allah'' (Habibullah/ Habiballah) - "Most Beloved of Allah (God)". The name, as is the case with other Arabic names, is not only confined to Muslims. Notable examples of Christian individuals named Habib include Habib the De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid Skah
Khalid Skah ( ar, خالد سكاح) (born 29 January 1967) is a Moroccan track and field athlete, winner of the 10,000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Born in Midelt, Morocco, Skah established himself first as a good cross country runner by winning the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1990 and 1991. Racing career 1991 World Championships His first major tournament on track was 1991 World Championships where he at first won a bronze in 10,000 m and then finished sixth at the 5000 m run. This was a disappointing outcome for Skah as, earlier in the season, he had won the 10000 m race in Oslo against a very strong field and had emerged as one of the favourites for the finals in Tokyo. However, for the 10 000 m final Richard Chelimo and the eventual world champion, Moses Tanui (both of Kenya), employed some very elaborate tactics and worked as a team. By the time of the 5000 m final Skah was probably tired. Yobes Ondieki of Kenya, who won the gold medal in the 5000 m, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahim Boutayeb
Moulay Brahim Boutayeb ( ar, مولاي ابراهيم بوطيب; born 15 August 1967 in Khemisset) is a retired Moroccan track and field athlete. He was the winner of the 10,000 m race at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Career Boutayeb was born in Khemisset, Morocco. Although he had been considered more a 5000 m runner before 1988, he was quite unknown until the Seoul Olympics. The 10,000 m final at Seoul was started at a very fast pace, pushed along mostly by Kenyans, Kipkemboi Kimeli, and Moses Tanui. A small lead group reached the halfway mark at world record pace, at which point Boutayeb moved to lead. He continued the race at world record pace, but deliberately slowed after the bell to finish in a world's fourth fastest time of 27:21.46. After the Olympic Games, Boutayeb decided to concentrate again on shorter distances, running his personal bests in distances from 1500 m to 5000 m over the next couple of seasons. He placed second in the season rankings for the 1988 IAAF Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmoud Kalboussi
Mahmoud Kalboussi ( ar, محمود الكلبوسي; born 9 February 1965 in Akouda) is a retired Tunisian athlete who competed in middle- and long-distance events. He represented his country at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics as well as two World Indoor Championships. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *1000 meters – 2:18.09 (Grosseto 1990) *1500 meters – 3:35.73 (Nice 1992) *One mile – 3:57.00 (Lausanne 1990) NR *3000 meters – 7:47.92 (Arnsberg 1995) NR *5000 meters – 13:32.84 (Caserta 1992) NR Indoor *3000 meters – 7:53.75 (Seville 1991) *5000 meters The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stand ... – 13:56.95 (San Sebastián 1995) References External linksAll-Athletics profile 1965 births Living people People from Sousse Governorate Tunisia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdelaziz Sahere
Abdelaziz Sahere (born 1 January 1967) is a Moroccan long-distance runner who competed mostly over 1500 metres and 3000 metre steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres, which derives its name from the .... Achievements External links * * 1967 births Living people Moroccan male middle-distance runners Moroccan male steeplechase runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Morocco Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustapha Lachaal
Mustapha Lachaal (born 10 February 1964) is a retired Moroccan runner who saw success on continental level. He won two medals, silver in 800 and bronze in 1500 metres, at the inaugural 1984 Arab Junior Championships. In the 1500 metres he then finished eighth at the 1987 Mediterranean Games, won the bronze medals at the 1988 African Championships and 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie, and the gold medal at the 1989 Arab Championships. He became Moroccan champion in the 800 metres in 1985, and in the 1500 metres in 1985, 1986 and 1987. His personal best times were 3:35.78 minutes in the 1500 metres, achieved in July 1988 in Verona; 7:53.01 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Reims; and 13:48.59 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in April 1991 in Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachid El Basir
Rachid El Basir ( ar, رشيد البصير) born October 4, 1968) is a Moroccan middle distance runner who won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics over 1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic .... This achievement came as a great surprise as an El Basir had not qualified for the final at the World Championships the previous year and was generally considered as an outsider. The final in Barcelona was run at an extremely slow pace, which helped El Basir as he could make good use of his natural speed on the last 200m. External links Sports Reference 1968 births Living people Moroccan male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
