The 1989 Arab Athletics Championships was the sixth edition of the international athletics competition between Arab countries. It took place in Cairo, Egypt from 2–5 October. A total of 43 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 19 for women. It was the first time that the Egyptian capital had hosted the event, bringing the championship to the largest Arab nation.Pan Arab Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.
Due to technological restrictions, track events were timed to the tenth of a second, while road events were timed into hundredths. Women's full long-distance running events were added to the programme in the form of the 10,000 metres and the marathon (an Olympic women's 10,000 m had been introduced the previous year). The marathon was not the only new road event here, as a women's 10 km race walk was also initiated. It was the first Arab women's walk championship, as same event only started at the Pan Arab Games in 1992.Pan Arab Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.
Medal summary
Men 100 metres10.210.310.4200 metres20.721.021.0400 metres45.5646.6146.67800 metres1:52.81:53.11:53.21500 metres3:41.03:41.53:41.75000 metres14:05.714:07.14:10.710,000 metres29:42.529:43.729:57.3110 metres hurdles13.714.014.0400 metres hurdles50.350.850.83000 metres steeplechase8:54.48:54.48:54.4 relay40.841.241.3 relay3:08.8Sulaiman Khamis Al HabsiAbdullah Salem Al KhalidiAbdullah Al AnbariMohammed Amer Al Malki3:09.53:09.6Marathon2:21:572:32:122:35:3220 km walk1:48:421:51:521:56:5350 km walk4:58:325:10:155:31:14High jump2.16 m2.16 m2.06 mPole vault4.80 m4.80 m4.70 mLong jump7.59 m7.44 m7.36 mTriple jump16.68 m16.03 m15.41 mShot put18.29 m17.47 m17.16 mDiscus throw55.44 m53.59 m49.76 mHammer throw69.64 m67.80 m67.30 mJavelin throw70.02 m62.54 m58.44 mDecathlon7215 pts7168 pts6701 pts
Women 100 metres11.811.912.0200 metres23.824.524.8400 metres54.7 54.856.2800 metres2:08.192:10.52:15.31500 metres4:21.94:26.94:30.43000 metres9:23.99:26.89:41.810,000 metres34:55.635:32.736:23.6100 metres hurdles13.414.014.0400 metres hurdles58.8 59.060.3 relay47.047.347.7 relay3:44.33:51.53:54.9 Marathon4:23:014:28:48Only two finishers10 km walk1:03:131:06:301:09:43High jump1.73 m 1.67 m 1.67 mLong jump5.62 m5.61 m5.60 mShot put15.00 m14.08 m13.75 mDiscus throw53.46 m52.12 m47.08 mJavelin throw51.08 m47.40 m47.24 mHeptathlon5553 pts4478 pts4421 pts
Medal table Overall
Men
Women
References
Results Al Batal Al Arabi (N°:28). Arab Athletics Union. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.