The Gulf Cooperation Council Youth 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
youth athletes (under-18) from nations within the
. The competition was first held in 2000 and its events are incorporated into the schedule for the senior level
Gulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championships The Gulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championship (also known as the GCC Athletics Championships) is a biennial international athletics competition between athletes from nations within the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. It w ...
. Like the senior event, the youth competitions are available for male athletes only, reflecting the participating countries' emphasis on
track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...
as mainly a male preserve.
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Editions
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
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Under-18 athletics competitions
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 2000
Men's athletics competitions
Biennial athletics competitions
2000 establishments in Asia