The Gulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championship (also known as the GCC Athletics Championships) is a biennial international
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 ...
competition between athletes from nations within the
. It was first held in 1986.
In addition to the senior championship, the GCC also holds the
Gulf Cooperation Council Youth Athletics Championships.
Gulf Cooperation Council Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-10-05. The GCC holds championships for various other sports, including golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...
, basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
and fencing
Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, ...
.
The 2011 championships was held as part of the 2011 GCC Games.
Editions
Champions
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200 metres
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400 metres
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800 metres
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1500 metres
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5000 metres
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10,000 metres
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Marathon
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Half marathon
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3000 metres steeplechase
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110 metres hurdles
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400 metres hurdles
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High jump
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Pole vault
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Long jump
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Triple jump
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Shot put
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Discus throw
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Hammer throw
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Javelin throw
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Decathlon
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20 km walk
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10,000 metres walk
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4 × 100 metres relay
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4 × 400 metres relay
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See also
*GCC Champions League
The GCC Champions League ( ar, دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), formerly known as the Gulf Cup for Clubs ( ar, كأس الخليج للأندية), was an annually organized football league tournament for clubs of the Arabian penin ...
, a regional football competition for Gulf states
References
{{Gulf Cooperation Council
Athletics competitions in Asia
Gulf Cooperation Council
Sport in the Middle East
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 1986
Men's athletics competitions
Biennial athletics competitions
1986 establishments in Asia