The 2013 Arab Youth Athletics Championships was the fourth edition of the international athletics competition for under-18 athletes from Arab countries. Organised by the Arab Athletic Federation, it took place in the Egyptian capital Cairo from 21–23 June. A total of forty events were contested, of which 20 by male and 20 by female athletes. The girls' steeplechase was contested for the first time, making the programme match that of the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics. The racewalking events were held on roads, rather than the usual track surface.Pan Arab Youth Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-05-25.4es Championnats Arabes D'Athletisme Cadets - Le Caire du 21 au 23.06.2013 . Tunis Athletisme. Retrieved on 2015-05-31.

Egypt topped the medal table for a third straight edition through a total of 42 medals, thirteen of them gold. Algeria also won thirteen gold medals and had the second-highest total with 25. Tunisia ranked third with seven golds in its haul of 17, while Qatar was the next most successful nation with four golds in a total of twelve. Out of the fourteen participating nations, twelve of them reached the medal table. The competition had reduced participation, with Sudan, Syria, Jordan and all absent and Saudi Arabia sending a smaller contingent as compared to the 2009 edition, although Bahrain and Palestine returned at this event. Regional athletics power Morocco continued its hiatus since the first edition.

Three athletes completed individual doubles at the competition, all of them from the boys' side. Mahmoud Hamoudi won both the 100 metres and 200 metres, becoming the second male to do so after Abdullah Al-Sooli (2004). His Algerian teammate Yasser Mohamed Tahar Triki won both the long jump and triple jump, repeating the 2007 achievement by Ismail Al Saffar. Egypt's Mohamed Magdi Hamza claimed both the shot put and discus throw titles – a double Hamid Mansour had first completed in 2009.

A total of ten new championship records were set at the competition. This included Hamza's shot put record of , which improved the previous mark by over three metres and ranked him the fourth best youth athlete in the world that year.Shot Put (5kg) - men - youth - outdoor - 2013. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-05-31. Qatar sent its first female athlete, Sara Al Manai Ahmed, to the competition and she was runner-up in the javelin. Arab youth throws champion Mohamed Magdi Hamza went on to take a bronze medal at the 2013 World Youth Championships later that year.Mohamed Magdi Hamza. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-05-31.

Medal summary

Men 100 metres 10.88 10.89 10.98200 metres 22.04 22.33 22.37400 metres 47.81 49.39 50.09800 metres 1:53.94 1:54.38 1:55.261500 metres 3:53.45 3:54.02 3:57.213000 metres 8:40.62 8:48.63 8:59.69110 metres hurdles 14.23 14.27 14.50400 metres hurdles 52.58 54.57 54.592000 metres steeplechase 5:47.44 5:47.48 6:00.541000 metres medley relay Abdallah AttiqRabie Al Kouari IbrahimNasser Abbes MohamedM. Al Nour1:56.40 Mahmoud HamoudiAbdeslam BouchamiaAmine Bouanani Sofiane Titouh1:59.12 Amjed BalbouchiSeif Al AbdelliYounes Al AkhzamiAdnen Al Kahli2:00.5610 km walk 47:51.04 48:40.91 49:10.90 High jump 2.02 m 1.99 m 1.96 m Pole vault 4.20 m 4.00 m 3.80 m Long jump 7.28 m 6.81 m 6.50 m Triple jump 15.06 m 14.31 m 14.02 m Shot put 21.22 m 19.04 m 14.86 m Discus throw 58.62 m 55.98 m 49.75 m Hammer throw 73.84 m 69.39 m 62.82 m Javelin throw 61.87 m 60.55 m 56.33 m Octathlon 5601 pts 5497 pts 4901 pts

Women 100 metres(wind: +2.2 m/s) 12.26 12.34 12.64200 metres 24.68 24.71 25.98400 metres 59.52 59.88 61.93800 metres 2:19.03 2:20.51 2:23.531500 metres 4:34.99 4:48.44 5:04.713000 metres 10:35.25 11:00.03 11:13.28100 metres hurdles 13.97 14.05 14.26400 metres hurdles 68.67 76.25Only two finishers2000 metres steeplechase 6:46.51 7:02.65 8:02.161000 metres medley relay Sarah NazefLoubna Lina BensialiZouaoui BerhilSabrina Hocine2:16.98 Lina Jaber AmrouDina Sadok Chaker WalidBasnet Aouadh MohamedNourine Mahmoud Hassen2:23.85 Khaoula KastouriSamah AhmedSelma ben LimamChiraz Gomni2:26.2510 km walk 24:44.89 25:28.86 26:10.77 High jump 1.60 m 1.60 m 1.55 m Pole vault 2.80 m 2.70 m 2.60 m Long jump 5.72 m 5.50 m 5.27 m Triple jump 12.34 m 11.89 m 11.87 m Shot put 15.24 m 14.06 m 12.80 m Discus throw 44.48 m 39.52 m 38.16 m Hammer throw 59.84 m 54.80 m 46.47 m Javelin throw 37.30 m 36.27 m 35.22 m Heptathlon 4439 pts 3554 pts 3297 pts

Medal table

Participation

Absentees included Jordan, Morocco, Sudan, and Syria.

References

Results 4es Championnats Arabes D'Athletisme Cadets - Le Caire du 21 au 23.06.2013. Tunis Athletisme. Retrieved on 2015-05-31.