Athletics at the Arab Games

Athletics is one of the sports at the quadrennial Arab Games competition. Athletics competitions have been held at every one of the eleven editions of the Pan Arab Games, which was inaugurated in 1953.Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. . Many of the region's top athletes have competed in the athletics at the Pan Arab Games, such as Saïd Aouita, Hassiba Boulmerka and Ghada Shouaa.Powell, David (2007-11-24). Morocco’s day – Pan Arab Games, Day Three. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-12. Women's events were added to the programme at the 1985 Pan Arab Games and the 1984 Olympic champion Nawal El Moutawakel went on to win gold medals in four separate events.Pan Arab Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-12.

Editions Games Year Host cityHost countryEvents I 1953 () Alexandria 21 II 1957 () Beirut 21 III 1961 () Casablanca 24 IV 1965 () Cairo 24 V 1976 () Damascus 22 VI 1985 () Rabat 39 VII 1992 () Damascus 41 VIII 1997 () Beirut 41 IX 1999 () Amman 45 X 2004 () Algiers 45 XI 2007 () Cairo 46 XII 2011 () Doha 45 (+30 disability) XIII 2023 () Oran 43

Arab Games helds in 5 cities (Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba and Tipaza). Athletics tournament helds in Oran.

See also International Athletics Championships and Games Arab Athletics Championships

References

External links Past champions from GBR Athletics