The 2013

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was the eighteenth edition of the international

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competition between

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that took place in

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, Qatar from 21–24 May 2013. Syria was excluded from the event because of the ongoing

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and Libya did not send a team. Morocco topped the medals table with eleven

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s in its total of 22, which it won mainly in the women's section of the competition. Algeria placed second with eight golds among its 19 medals. Bahrain had the greatest medal count overall with 22, and ranked third as it only claimed five golds. Egypt, Qatar and Tunisia each took four gold medals at the competition.

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal tables

Men

Women

Total

References

18th Arab Championships, Doha (Qatar) 21-24/05/2013
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Morocco wins the Arab Athletics Championships
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21st century in Doha