# Arab Junior Athletics Championships

The Arab Junior Athletics Championships (Arabic: البطولة العربية للشباب والشابات لألعاب القوى), also known as the Arab U20 Athletics Championships, is a biennial international athletics competition between athletes under the age of 20 (juniors) from Arabic countries. It is organised by the Arab Athletic Association.
If was first held in 1984 – seven years after the inauguration of the senior Arab Athletics Championships. An Arab Youth Athletics Championships was launched twenty years after the junior competition.

## Editions

| Ed. | Year | City | Country | Dates | Venue | No. of events | No. of nations | No. of athletes | No. of athletes | No. of athletes | Winning Nation |
| Ed. | Year | City | Country | Dates | Venue | No. of events | No. of nations | M | W | Total | Winning Nation |
| 1st | 1984 | Casablanca | Morocco | 20–23 July | | 38 | 10 | | | | Morocco |
| 2nd | 1986 | Cairo | Egypt | 8–11 July | | 38 | 13 | | | | Tunisia |
| 3rd | 1988 | Damascus | Syria | 22–25 August | | 41 | 13 | | | | Tunisia |
| 4th | 1990 | Latakia | Syria | 5–6 September | | 18 | 3 | x | | | Egypt |
| 4th | 1991 | Latakia | Syria | 1–4 October | | | 14 | | x | | |
| 5th | 1992 | Latakia | Syria | 17–19 August | | 40 | 8 | | | | Algeria |
| 6th | 1994 | Tunis | Tunisia | 9–12 August | | 42 | 10 | | | | Tunisia |
| 7th | 1996 | Latakia | Syria | 13–16 September | | 41 | 14 | | | | Algeria |
| 8th | 1998 | Damascus | Syria | 26–29 August | | 41 | 13 | | | | Tunisia |
| 9th | 2000 | Damascus | Syria | 3–5 November | | 42 | 11 | | | | Egypt |
| 10th | 2002 | Cairo | Egypt | 16–18 September | Cairo International Stadium | 43 | 17 | | | 400 | Morocco |
| 11th | 2004 | Damascus | Syria | 10–13 September | Tishreen Stadium | 43 | 17 | | | | Sudan |
| 12th | 2006 | Cairo | Egypt | 24–27 July | Cairo Military Academy Stadium | 44 | 14 | | | 500 | Egypt |
| 13th | 2008 | Rades | Tunisia | 20–23 June | Radès Olympic Athletics Stadium | 44 | 13 | | | | Tunisia |
| 14th | 2010 | Cairo | Egypt | 5–8 May | Cairo Military Academy Stadium | 44 | 19 | | | | Egypt |
| 15th | 2012 | Amman | Jordan | 16–19 May | Amman International Stadium | 42 | 16 | | | | Egypt |
| 16th | 2014 | Cairo | Egypt | 23–26 April | Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Stadium | 44 | 16 | | | | Egypt |
| 17th | 2016 | Tlemcen | Algeria | 5–8 May | Lalla Setti Stadium | 44 | 11 | | | 800 | Bahrain |
| 18th | 2018 | Amman | Jordan | 19–22 April | Amman Baccalaureat School | 44 | 14 | | | 423 | Morocco |
| 19th | 2022 | Radès | Tunisia | 22–26 May | Radès Olympic Athletics Stadium | 39 | 15 | | | 147 | Egypt |
| 20th | 2024 | Al Taif | Saudi Arabia | 11–15 September | Taif Stadium | | 13 | | | | |

## Statistics
### Wins by country

Until 2024
Overall points winners :
| Country | Winners | Second | Third | Total |
| Egypt | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Morocco | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Algeria | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Qatar | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Syria | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Palestine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### All-time medal table 1984–2024

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 155 | 154 | 111 | 420 |
| 2 | Tunisia (TUN) | 130 | 109 | 106 | 345 |
| 3 | Algeria (ALG) | 99 | 118 | 109 | 326 |
| 4 | Morocco (MAR) | 78 | 78 | 82 | 238 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 70 | 68 | 41 | 179 |
| 6 | Qatar (QAT) | 62 | 41 | 34 | 137 |
| 7 | Bahrain (BHR) | 62 | 35 | 28 | 125 |
| 8 | Sudan (SUD) | 39 | 38 | 26 | 103 |
| 9 | Syria (SYR) | 38 | 70 | 88 | 196 |
| 10 | Kuwait (KUW) | 32 | 37 | 42 | 111 |
| 11 | Iraq (IRQ) | 17 | 22 | 41 | 80 |
| 12 | Jordan (JOR) | 8 | 11 | 24 | 43 |
| 13 | Oman (OMN) | 6 | 11 | 23 | 40 |
| 14 | Lebanon (LIB) | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 15 | Djibouti (DJI) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 17 | Libya (LBY) | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 18 | Palestine (PLE) | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
| 19 | Yemen (YEM) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 814 | 811 | 797 | 2,422 |

## Championships records

Key:  Defunct event

### Men

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Championships | Place |
| 100 m | 10.30 (+1.3 m/s) | Rachid Said Arnous | Jordan | November 2006 | 2006 Championships | Cairo, Egypt |
| 100 m | 10.3 h | Khalid Yousef Al-Obaidli | Qatar | 1998 | 1998 Championships | Damascus, Syria |
| 100 m | 10.3 h | Ibrahim Ismail Muftah | Qatar | 1988 | 1988 Championships | Damascus, Syria |
| 200 m | 20.85 | Mohammed Sanad Al-Rashidi | Bahrain | 2004 | 2004 Championships | Damascus, Syria |
| 400 m | 45.7 | Fawzi Al-Shammari | Kuwait | 1998 | 1998 Championships | Damascus, Syria |
| 800 m | 1:46.92 | Belal Ali Belal Mansoor | Bahrain | November 2006 | 2006 Championships | Cairo, Egypt |
| 1500 m | 3:39.74 | Mohamad Al-Garni | Bahrain | May 2010 | 2010 Championships | Cairo, Egypt |
| 3000 m | 8:04.51 | Osama Al-Ridwani | Morocco | 8 May 2024 | 2024 Championships | Ismailia, Egypt |
| 5000 m | 13:57.1 | Adam Ismail Issa | Bahrain | November 2006 | 2006 Championships | Cairo, Egypt |
| 10000 m | 28:49.1 | Adam Ismail Issa | Bahrain | 1 November 2006 | 2006 Championships | Cairo, Egypt |
| 20 km (road) | 1:04:43 | Moussa Al-Hariri | Syria | 1988 | 1988 Championships | Damascus, Syria |
| 30 km (road) | 1:42:00 | Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama | Qatar | July 1984 | 1984 Championships | Casablanca, Morocco |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.71 | Mousa Alsebiani | Saudi Arabia | May 2012 | 2012 Championships | Amman, Jordan |
| 400 m hurdles | 50.81 | Bandar Yahya Sharahili | Saudi Arabia | 2004 | 2004 Championships | Damascus, Syria |
| 2000 m steeplechase | 5:47:33 | Mohammed Barak Al-Dosari | Saudi Arabia | July 1984 | 1984 Championships | Casablanca, Morocco |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:42.08 | Tarek Moubarek Salem | Bahrain | November 2006 | 2006 Championships | Cairo, Egypt |
| High jump | 2.23 m | Mutaz Essa Barshim | Qatar | May 2010 | 2010 Championships | Cairo, Egypt |
| Pole vault | 5.32 m | Hussein Assim Al-Hazzam | Saudi Arabia | April 2014 | 2014 Championships | Cairo, Egypt |
| Long jump | 7.62 m | Ahmed Nizar Hachem Al Chorfa | Saudi Arabia | November 2006 | 2006 Championships | Cairo, Egypt |
| Triple jump | 16.49 m (+1.1 m/s) | Sami Moussa Bakheet | Saudi Arabia | 10 May 2024 | 2024 Championships | Ismailia, Egypt |
| Shot put | 21.79 m | Mustafa Amrou Ahmed | Egypt | April 2014 | 2014 Championships | Cairo, Egypt |
| Discus throw | 60.13 m | Moadh Mohamed Ibrahim | Qatar | May 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tlemcen, Algeria |
| Hammer throw | 78.62 m | Ashraf Amgad Elseify | Qatar | May 2012 | 2012 Championships | Amman, Jordan |
| Javelin throw | 73.67 m | Ihab Abdelrahman El Sayed | Egypt | June 2008 | 2008 Championships | Radès, Tunisia |
| Decathlon | 7216 pts | Mohamed Ahmed Al Mannai | Qatar | May 2010 | 2010 Championships | Cairo, Egypt |
| Decathlon | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m |
| 10000 m walk (track) | 42:49.22 | Hédi Teraoui | Tunisia | June 2008 | 2008 Championships | Radès, Tunisia |
| 15 km walk (road) | 1:17:38 | Arezki Boumrar | Algeria | July 1984 | 1984 Championships | Casablanca, Morocco |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 40.1 | | Qatar | 1998 | 1998 Championships | Damascus, Syria |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.82 | | Saudi Arabia | 2000 | 2000 Championships | Damascus, Syria |

### Women

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Championships | Place |
| 100 m | 11.66 | Bashira Nasser | Bahrain | May 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tlemcen, Algeria |
| 200 m | 23.21 | Edwilge Ova Naim | Bahrain | May 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tlemcen, Algeria |
| 400 m | 53.42 | Zenab Moussa Ali Mahamat | Brunei | 23 May 2022 | 2022 Championships | Radès, Tunisia |
| 800 m | 2:08.51 | Alawia Maki | Sudan | May 2010 | 2010 Championships | Cairo, Egypt |
| 1500 m | 4:16.24 | Dalila Abdelkader | Bahrain | May 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tlemcen, Algeria |
| 3000 m | 9:14.07 | Tejitu Daba | Bahrain | May 2010 | 2010 Championships | Cairo, Egypt |
| 5000 m | 16:36.69 | Karima Saleh Jassem | Bahrain | May 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tlemcen, Algeria |
| 10000 m | 37:46.76 | Fatiha Killech | Morocco | 1994 | 1994 Championships | Tunis, Tunisia |
| 100 m hurdles | 14.02 | Nour Nadi | Morocco | 20 April 2018 | 2018 Championships | Amman, Jordan |
| 400 m hurdles | 58.25 | Aminat Yusuf Jamal | Bahrain | May 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tlemcen, Algeria |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:55.38 | Ruth Jebet | Bahrain | April 2014 | 2014 Championships | Cairo, Egypt |
| High jump | 1.76 m | Basant Musaad Mohammad | Egypt | May 2010 | 2010 Championships | Cairo, Egypt |
| Pole vault | 3.60 m | Nour Slimane | Egypt | April 2018 | 2018 Championships | Amman, Jordan |
| Long jump | 6.00 m | Rima Ferid Mohamed Taha | Jordan | 1 November 2006 | 2006 Championships | Cairo, Egypt |
| Triple jump | 13.84 m | Baya Rahouli | Algeria | 1996 | 1996 Championships | Latakia, Syria |
| Shot put | 14.74 m | Hebat-Allah Mustafa Mohamed | Egypt | April 2014 | 2014 Championships | Cairo, Egypt |
| Discus throw | 51.58 | Ritaj Salem Essayah | Libya | May 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tlemcen, Algeria |
| Hammer throw | 59.46 | Esraa Mohamed Mustfa | Egypt | April 2014 | 2014 Championships | Cairo, Egypt |
| Javelin throw | 48.54 m | Shirine Chaabene | Egypt | 20 April 2018 | 2018 Championships | Amman, Jordan |
| Heptathlon | 4742 pts h NWI | Noura Ennadi | Morocco | 19–20 April 2018 | 2018 Championships | Amman, Jordan |
| Heptathlon | 100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m 14.9h (NWI) 1.55 m 8.79 m 25.03 (NWI) 5.77 m (NWI) 26.80 m 2:28.66 | 100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m 14.9h (NWI) 1.55 m 8.79 m 25.03 (NWI) 5.77 m (NWI) 26.80 m 2:28.66 | 100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m 14.9h (NWI) 1.55 m 8.79 m 25.03 (NWI) 5.77 m (NWI) 26.80 m 2:28.66 | 100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m 14.9h (NWI) 1.55 m 8.79 m 25.03 (NWI) 5.77 m (NWI) 26.80 m 2:28.66 | 100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m 14.9h (NWI) 1.55 m 8.79 m 25.03 (NWI) 5.77 m (NWI) 26.80 m 2:28.66 | 100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m 14.9h (NWI) 1.55 m 8.79 m 25.03 (NWI) 5.77 m (NWI) 26.80 m 2:28.66 |
| 5000 m walk (track) | 24:33.27 | Olfa Hamdi | Tunisia | June 2008 | 2008 Championships | Radès, Tunisia |
| 10000 m walk (track) | 50:50.80 | Oumayma Hsouna | Tunisia | 23 May 2022 | 2022 Championships | Radès, Tunisia |
| 10 km (road) | 47:30.28 | Chahinez Al Nasri | Tunisia | May 2012 | 2012 Championships | Amman, Jordan |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 46.60 | | Bahrain | May 2016 | 2016 Championships | Tlemcen, Algeria |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:44.84 | | Sudan | 2004 | 2004 Championships | Damascus, Syria |