The 2016 Arab Junior Athletics Championships was the seventeenth edition of the international athletics competition for under-20 athletes from Arab countries. It took place between 5–8 May at the Lalla-Setti Athletics Stadium in Tlemcen, Algeria. It was the first time that Algeria hosted the event. A total of 44 athletics events were contested, 22 for men and 22 for women.
Around 800 athletes from 20 countries were expected to appear at the competition,Tlemcen to host 17th Arab Athletics Championships on 5 - 8 May . Algeria Press Service (2016-02-26). Retrieved on 2016-07-04. though only 232 athletes from 15 nations ultimately did so.Arab Junior Athletics Championships: 15 countries compete in Tlemcen. Algeria Press Service (2016-05-04). Retrieved on 2016-07-04.
Bahrain took the most gold medals with 16 while Tunisia won the next highest with 9. The host nation Algeria took the most medals with a total of 39, seven of them gold.17th Arab Junior Championships Results . riyadapress. Retrieved on 2016-07-04.
Medal summary
Men 100 metres10.5210.6210.76200 metres21.4421.6021.77400 metres46.9547.1448.38800 metres1:50.621:51.311:51.97 1500 metres3:53.093:53.173:55.725000 metres14:26.1114:30.1114:38.3910,000 metres30:07.4730:32.1831:15.04100 m hurdles13.9614.1214.21400 m hurdles52.1152.9753.053000 m steeplechase9:10.039:11.279:15.824 × 100 m relay41.5942.3042.334 × 400 m relay 3:13.35 3:13.36 3:13.8910 km walk45:48.0847:17.7647:58.48High jump2.05 m 2.00 mNot awardedPole vault4.90 m4.30 m4.20 mLong jump7.43 m7.19 m7.02 mTriple jump16.01 m CR14.90 m14.57 mShot put17.00 m16.24 m15.08 mDiscus throw60.13 m CR50.32 m44.72mHammer throw66.00 m60.84 m58.93 mJavelin throw61.37 m57.71 m57.57 mDecathlon6052 pts5982 pts5783 pts
Women 100 metres11.66 CR11.6812.17200 metres23.21 CR23.9125.67400 metres55.4459.741:01.82800 metres2:10.772:12.672:16.521500 metres4:16.24 CR4:33.814:34.813000 metres9:20.469:24.3011:7.405000 metres16:57.4617:00.42 19:36.68100 m hurdles14.5314.66 15.01400 m hurdles58.25 CR1:03.251:04.05 3000 m steeplechase10:02.6810:46.9112:32.794 × 100 m relay46.60 CR48.721:00.534 × 400 m relay 3:46.90 3:58.11 4:07.37 10 km walk52:3853:1054:48High jump 1.63 mNot awarded 1.53 mPole vault3.00 m2.60 m2.60 mLong jump5.60 m5.54 m5.45 mTriple jump12.46 m12.18 m11.38 mShot put11.97 m11.70 m9.99 mDiscus throw51.58 m CR39.37 m37.17 mJavelin throw36.11 m29.44 m28.38 mHammer throw50.92 m43.48 m42.80 mHeptathlon4060 pts3613 pts1739 pts
Medal table
References
Results 17th Arab Junior Championships Results . riyadapress. Retrieved on 2016-07-04.