At the 2007 Pan Arab Games, the athletics events were held at the Military Academy Stadium in

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from 21 to 24 November. A total of 46 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 23 by female athletes.

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was the most successful nation in the competition, taking ten gold medals in a 23-medal haul. Sudan and

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won the second and third greatest number of golds with 8 and 7. The host country, Egypt, achieved six gold medals but also shared the joint highest total medal count with Morocco. Seven Games records were beaten at the 2007 edition of the event. Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud of Egypt and Gretta Taslakian of

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achieved the

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double on the men's and women's sides, respectively. Sudan's

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won both the men's

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and

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, setting a Games record in the latter, and

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went unbeaten in both the 5000 metres and

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. Mona Jabir Adam Ahmed won the heptathlon and

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titles and also won a gold and a silver with Sudan in the women's relays. Her relay team-mate Nawal El Jack also won four medals, having taken the women's 400 metres race and the silver in the 200 m. Fadwa Al Bouza showed multiple talents by winning the women's

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and finishing third in the

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Records

In addition to the records set by medalling athletes at the 2007 Games, the following records were set by others competing in Cairo:

Men

Women

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

Participating nations

* (17) * (12) * (1) * (2) * (31) * (6) * (10) * (13) * (6) * (7) * (3) * (36) * (10) * (27) * (29) * (21) * (5) * (18) * (11) * (3)

References

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Jeux Panarabes RESULTATS TECHNIQUES
Fédération Algérienne d'Athlétisme. Retrieved on 2010-07-08.
Results November 2007 - Pan Arab Games
Athletics Africa. Retrieved on 2010-07-08.
Results
Tunisathle Retrieved on 2011-11-24 ;Daily reports *Powell, David (2007-11-22)

IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-08. *Powell, David (2007-11-23)

IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-08. *Powell, David (2007-11-24)
Morocco’s day – Pan Arab Games, Day Three
IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-08. *Powell, David (2007-11-25)
Doubles day – Pan Arab Games, Final Day
IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-08.

External links

Official website
(archived) {{Pan Arab Games Athletics Events at the 2007 Pan Arab Games

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 ...

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