The Arab Athletics Championships is an event organized by the
Arab Athletic Association. It traditionally occurred every two years. It was not held in 1985 due to the schedule clash with the
Pan Arab Games
The Arab Games ( ar, الألعاب العربية), also called the Pan Arab Games, are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from the Arab world. They are organized by the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees. The first Gam ...
. However, due to the erratic scheduling of the games, both the athletics championships and
games athletics competition have been held in the same year on several occasions since 1997. Typically, the championships is rescheduled to earlier in the year as a result. Women's events have been present on the programme since the second edition in 1979. The programme is usually combined although the women competed separately from the men for the tenth edition of the tournament, which was split between 1997 and 1998.
Editions
Statistics
Wins by country
All-time medal table 1977–2021
Championships records
Men
Women
See also
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Athletics at the Pan Arab Games
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Arab Junior Athletics Championships The Arab Junior Athletics Championships is an biennial international athletics competition between athletes under the age of 20 ( juniors) from Arabic countries. It is organised by the Arab Athletic Association.
If was first held in 1984 – seven ...
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International Athletics Championships and Games
In the sport of athletics, international competitions between national teams can be distinguished into four main types:
* Multi-sport events, commonly referred to as games, where athletics events form part of a wider sporting programme
* World cham ...
References
Pan Arab Championships GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
External links
Arab Athletics website
{{Arab Championships
Athletics competitions in Asia
Athletics competitions in Africa
Athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
Recurring sporting events established in 1977
Biennial athletics competitions