# 2017 Arab Youth Athletics Championships

The 2017 Arab Youth Athletics Championships was the sixth edition of the international athletics competition for under-18 athletes from Arab countries. Organised by the Arab Athletic Federation, it took place in Radès, Tunisia from 2–4 November. A total of forty events were contested, of which 20 by male and 20 by female athletes.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Mohammed Mahdi Zekraoui (ALG) | 10.60 | Ahmed Mohanna Al Marwani (KSA) | 10.83 | Abdu Ahmed Marzouk (KSA) | 10.85 |
| 200 metres | Mohammed Mahdi Zekraoui (ALG) | 21.39 | Ahmed Mohanna Al Marwani (KSA) | 21.77 | Yasser Yahya Hazazi (KSA) | 22.11 |
| 400 metres | Abdullah Ayed Al Subaie (KSA) | 49.25 | Hassan Al Obeidi (TUN) | 49.66 | Rami Al Belti (TUN) | 49.72 |
| 800 metres | Ashraf Zuhair (MAR) | 1:53.96 | Oussama Cherrad (ALG) | 1:54.08 | Abdullah Muzlib (MAR) | 1:54.87 |
| 1500 metres | Adil Mashoury (MAR) | 3:56.68 | Anas Al Sai (MAR) | 3:57.18 | Osama Sulaimani (TUN) | 3:57.78 |
| 3000 metres | Sherif Almtawla (JOR) | 8:34.77 | Abdul Ella Zuhair (MAR) | 8:37.54 | Mohamed Amin Gedi (TUN) | 8:44.39 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -3.6 m/s) | Mohamed Badr Al Enezi (KUW) | 14.28 | Hicham El Bahri Bekkouche (ALG) | 14.41 | Osama Hami (MAR) | 14.58 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Osama Hami (MAR) | 53.33 | Mohamed Dhaithm Al Maawi (KSA) | 54.68 | Ahmed Shamam (TUN) | 54.99 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Hamza Sakhmani (MAR) | 5:56.62 | Hamdani Benahmed (ALG) | 5:57.77 | Ahmed Saif Eddin Al Qadri (TUN) | 6:05.73 |
| 1000 metres medley relay | Algeria (ALG) | 1:56.13 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 1:56.37 | Tunisia (TUN) | 1:57.14 |
| 10000 metres track walk | Raed Al Oreibi (TUN) | 47:40.39 | Mujahid Altlili (TUN) | 47:57.96 | Nabil Akhour (MAR) | 48:11.21 |
| High jump | Yasin Hajjaji (MAR) | 1.94 m | Hussein Nasser Al Shawaker (KSA) | 1.94 m | Abdeghani Tebani (ALG) | 1.92 m |
| Pole vault | Ali Abdul Karim Naciri (KSA) | 4.20 m | Reda Boudechiche (ALG) | 4.00 m | Wael Belhadj Kahlifa (TUN) | 3.70 m |
| Long jump | Mohamed Amin Al Fahm (TUN) | 6.80 m | Yasin Al Rahmani (MAR) | 6.79 m | Mohamed Essam Saif (KUW) | 6.74 m |
| Triple jump | Ali Abdullah Al Salah (KSA) | 14.05 m | Diaa Qatoul (TUN) | 14.03 m | Yasin Al Rahmani (MAR) | 13.81 m |
| Shot put | Ali Mustafa Al Mubarak (KSA) | 16.96 m | Hussein Al Wazzan (KUW) | 15.84 m | Abdel Wahed Qamrawi (MAR) | 14.79 m |
| Discus throw | Mohamed Baqer Ahmed Mohamed (IRQ) | 50.57 m | Jihad Al Salhi (TUN) | 49.50 m | Abdul Aziz Bilal (KUW) | 46.98 m |
| Hammer throw | Murtada Bo Zian (TUN) | 60.58 m | Abdul Rahman Al Jazzaf (KUW) | 58.28 m | Muhannad bin hareb Al Omrani (OMN) | 57.76 m |
| Javelin throw | Abdul Majid Sultan Al Subaie (KSA) | 55.68 m | Abdul Aziz Bilal (KUW) | 55.14 m | Walid Al Makeni (TUN) | 54.64 m |
| Decathlon | Hussein Ali Karam (IRQ) | 5686 pts | Mohamed Hassan Al Dabbous (KSA) | 5457 pts | Amine Taourirt (ALG) | 5437 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -1.1 m/s) | Loubna Benhadja (ALG) | 12.79 | Djihane Manana Benselka (ALG) | 12.93 | Yasmine Youssef Fares (IRQ) | 13.11 |
| 200 metres | Alia Bouchnak (JOR) | 25.13 | Sarah Al Hashimi (MAR) | 25.68 | Fatima Rezeeq (TUN) | 25.80 |
| 400 metres | Alia Bouchnak (JOR) | 56.72 | Fatima Rezeeq (TUN) | 57.30 | Iman Al Nakhli (MAR) | 59.58 |
| 800 metres | Shaima Ismail (MAR) | 2:22:36 | Aya Al Aridi (TUN) | 2:22.43 | Yamina Dahmani (ALG) | 2:23:34 |
| 1500 metres | Yasmine Bedkan (MAR) | 4:51.87 | Khadidja Habbeche (ALG) | 4:55.13 | Sirine Amraoui (TUN) | 5:03.81 |
| 3000 metres | Suhaila Butar (MAR) | 10:32.56 | Saka Al Makeni (TUN) | 11:00.19 | Only two finishers | Only two finishers |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -2.9 m/s) | Asmaa Baya Araibia (ALG) | 14.27 | Dhekra Aoun (TUN) | 15.01 | Iman Al Nakhli (MAR) | 15.02 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Sarah Al Hashimi (MAR) | 1:01.50 | Loubna Benhadja (ALG) | 1:02.35 | Meriem Bousnina (TUN) | 1:05.26 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Marwa Boughanmi (TUN) | 6:55.82 | Hoda Ahiti (MAR) | 6:58.79 | Nassima Smail (ALG) | 7:29.41 |
| 1000 metres medley relay | Algeria (ALG) | 2:19.13 | Tunisia (TUN) | 2:21.58 | Morocco (MAR) | 2:23.92 |
| 5000 metres track walk | Reham Bouzid (TUN) | 24:19.55 | Karimah Ben Guider (TUN) | 25:15.37 | Souhila Azzi (ALG) | 26:00.31 |
| High jump | Mariam Abdelhameed Abdulelah (IRQ) | 1.59 m | Nourhan Al Kush (LIB) | 1.59 m | Nour Al Qadi (JOR) | 1.54 m |
| Pole vault | No Participants | No Participants | No Participants | No Participants | No Participants | No Participants |
| Long jump | Asmaa Baya Araibia (ALG) | 5.67 m | Angie Saleh (LIB) | 5.35 m | Nour Al Qadi (JOR) | 5.30 m |
| Triple jump | Dhekra Aoun (TUN) | 11.76 m | Mariam Bellitefah (TUN) | 11.42 m | Hanane Kouri (ALG) | 10.71 m |
| Shot put | Zainab Zeroual (MAR) | 13.81 m | Ouidad Yesli (ALG) | 13.35 m | Katia Hammoumrahoui (ALG) | 12.20 m |
| Discus throw | Randa Abdennebi (TUN) | 36.60 m | Saeedah Al Humaidi (MAR) | 35.82 m | Katia Hammoumrahoui (ALG) | 35.30 m |
| Hammer throw | Marwa Qais Marhoun (IRQ) | 48.66 m | Zainab Zeroual (MAR) | 47.84 m | Zainab Abdelafi (TUN) | 47.49 m |
| Javelin throw | Nour Ben Ameur (TUN) | 41.88 m | Nesrin Ladhhab (TUN) | 31.25 m | Saeedah Al Humaidi (MAR) | 30.83 m |
| Heptathlon | Ouidad Yesli (ALG) | 4260 pts | Wisal Al Doori (TUN) | 3992 pts | Hania Abdallah (ALG) | 3946 pts |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Tunisia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Morocco | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| 2 | Tunisia* | 8 | 13 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | Algeria | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Iraq | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Kuwait | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Lebanon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Oman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 39 | 39 | 38 | 116 |

## Participation

* Tunisia
* Algeria
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Saudi Arabia
* Kuwait
* Libya
* Morocco
* Oman
* Sudan
* Yemen