At the 2004 Pan Arab Games, the athletics events were held at the

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, Algeria from 4 to 8 October. A total of 45 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 22 by female athletes. The host country topped the medal table having won a 16

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s and 34 medals overall. Second placed Morocco, with seven golds, had the greatest number of medals overall with a total of 35. Tunisia was third with sixteen medals in total, seven of which were gold. Eleven new Games records were set over the course of the five-day competition. Baya Rahouli—an Algiers native and

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finalist—was the most successful athlete of the Games, winning four golds (

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, long jump and triple jump) and setting two Games records. Seventeen-year-old

Mona Jabir Adam Ahmed Muna Jabir Adam (born 6 January 1987) is a Sudanese athlete born in Al-Ubayyid who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 190 ...

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

won the

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in personal best time, and also won a

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

silver.

Todd Matthews-Jouda Todd Matthews-Jouda (born June 20, 1979) is a hurdling athlete, who is notable for having switched nationality from United States to Sudan in September 2003. His personal best is 13.36 seconds, but being set in 2002 (i.e. before he switched to Suda ...

, a former American athlete, appeared to break the African record in the

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, but this was later revised to 13.45 seconds – a Games record regardless.Matthews hurdles 13.21, Kamel wins 800m, Al Bishi doubles, and Rahouli takes fourth title in Pan-Arab Games – Day 4

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(2004-10-08). Retrieved on 2010-07-18.

Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi (born 3 March 1982) is a Saudi Arabian track and field athlete who specialises in sprint running. He won a gold medal in 4 x 400 m relay at the 2002 Asian Games and became Asian champion over 200 metres in 2005. He also c ...

set a personal best for the 200 m Pan Arab title and went on to help both the Saudi Arabian relay teams to gold medals. Algerian Nahida Touhami won two golds in the women's 800 metres and

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while long-distance compatriot Souad Aït Salem went one further, doing a

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double before taking a third gold in the half marathon.

Amina Aït Hammou Amina Aït Hammou ( ar, أمينة أيت حمو; born 18 July 1978 in Kenitra) is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 800 metres. Her personal best time is 1:57.82 minutes, achieved in July 2003 in Rome. She received a year-long ban f ...

of Morocco won two silver medals in the women's 400 m and 800 m events. The women on the

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podium all repeated their

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medals in the individual disciplines. The event winner—

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—set a Games record to win the

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, runner-up Imen Chatbri took another silver in the

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, while bronze medallist

Zahra Lachguer Zahra Lachguer (born 8 June 1978) is a Moroccan former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles. She was the gold medallist in the event at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics. She has won medals across several ...

was also third in the

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Records

In addition to the records set by medalling athletes at the 2004 Games, the following records were set by others competing in Algiers:

Medal summary

Men

Women

*AR † = Arab record

Medal table

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Participation

A total of 20 countries were represented in the athletics competition. Of the countries which had previously competed at the Pan Arab Games, Somalia and

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were the two nations which were not represented in the competition. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

References

;Results
10e Jeux PANARABES
Fédération Tunisienne d'Athlétisme. Retrieved on 2010-07-17. ;Daily reports
Aldama beaten by Rahouli in Pan-Arab Games - Day One

(2004-10-05). Retrieved on 2010-07-18.
Saudi and Sudanese one-lap stars celebrate in Pan-Arab Games - Day Two

(2004-10-06). Retrieved on 2010-07-18.
Rahouli triumphs with third gold in Pan-Arab Games – Day 3

(2004-10-07). Retrieved on 2010-07-18.
Matthews hurdles 13.21, Kamel wins 800m, Al Bishi doubles, and Rahouli takes fourth title in Pan-Arab Games – Day 4

(2004-10-08). Retrieved on 2010-07-18.
Moroccan and Algerian half marathon victories close Pan-Arab Games - Final Day

(2004-10-09). Retrieved on 2010-07-18.

External links

Archived website

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