# 2013 Arab Youth Athletics Championships

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.
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 21.22 m (69 ft 7+1⁄4 in), which improved the previous mark by over three metres and ranked him the fourth best youth athlete in the world that year. 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.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Mahmoud Hamoudi (ALG) | 10.88 CR | Khalifa Al Mtri Mechaal (KUW) | 10.89 | Abdeslam Bouchamia (ALG) | 10.98 |
| 200 metres | Mahmoud Hamoudi (ALG) | 22.04 | Abdeslam Bouchamia (ALG) | 22.33 | Rabie Al Kouari Ibrahim (QAT) | 22.37 |
| 400 metres | Nasser Abbes Mohamed (QAT) | 47.81 | Khalifa Said Ibrahim (UAE) | 49.39 | Ziad Ali (KSA) | 50.09 |
| 800 metres | Sabri Mohamed Salem (EGY) | 1:53.94 | Mohamed Adem (QAT) | 1:54.38 | Riadh Chenini (TUN) | 1:55.26 |
| 1500 metres | Youcef Belkdam (ALG) | 3:53.45 | Aboubaker Abdallah Jassem (QAT) | 3:54.02 | Talel Khalfi (TUN) | 3:57.21 |
| 3000 metres | Sofiane Cherni (TUN) | 8:40.62 | Toufik Bouziane (ALG) | 8:48.63 | Idriss Youssef Moussa (QAT) | 8:59.69 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Abdallah Attiq (QAT) | 14.23 | Amine Bouanani (ALG) | 14.27 | Omar Tarek (EGY) | 14.50 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Mohamed Fares Jelassi (TUN) | 52.58 | Khaled Chehrani Masfar Mohamed (QAT) | 54.57 | Raouf Jedid (TUN) | 54.59 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Afnes Jepnato Ruto (BHR) | 5:47.44 | Salah Slama (EGY) | 5:47.48 | Nabil Romdhane Allah Mohamed (QAT) | 6:00.54 |
| 1000 metres medley relay | Qatar (QAT) Abdallah Attiq Rabie Al Kouari Ibrahim Nasser Abbes Mohamed M. Al Nour | 1:56.40 | Algeria (ALG) Mahmoud Hamoudi Abdeslam Bouchamia Amine Bouanani Sofiane Titouh | 1:59.12 | Oman (OMN) Amjed Balbouchi Seif Al Abdelli Younes Al Akhzami Adnen Al Kahli | 2:00.56 |
| 10 km walk | Aabdeltouab Islem Abdelkhalek (EGY) | 47:51.04 | Hamed Jemii Said Ali (UAE) | 48:40.91 | Mostafa Abderrazak (IRQ) | 49:10.90 |
| High jump | Mohamed Amine Fodil (ALG) | 2.02 m | Hussein Hassen Fellah (IRQ) | 1.99 m | Patrick Ziad Hana (LIB) | 1.96 m |
| Pole vault | Seifeddine Mejri (TUN) | 4.20 m | Ali Abed Zid Mohamed (IRQ) | 4.00 m | Oussama ben Chedli Nasri (TUN) | 3.80 m |
| Long jump | Yasser Mohamed Tahar Triki (ALG) | 7.28 m | Ali Bari Ameur (IRQ) | 6.81 m | Mohamed Abdelhassib Achraf (EGY) | 6.50 m |
| Triple jump | Yasser Mohamed Tahar Triki (ALG) | 15.06 m | Patrick Ziad Hana (LIB) | 14.31 m | Ali Bari Ameur (IRQ) | 14.02 m |
| Shot put | Mohamed Magdi Hamza (EGY) | 21.22 m CR | Ahmed Salem Adel Cherif (EGY) | 19.04 m | Alain Saad (LIB) | 14.86 m |
| Discus throw | Mohamed Magdi Hamza (EGY) | 58.62 m | Ahmed Salem Adel Cherif (EGY) | 55.98 m | Zekri Lahmar Adel (LBA) | 49.75 m |
| Hammer throw | Ahmed Al Sifi Amjed (QAT) | 73.84 m CR | Ahmed Ismail Tarek (EGY) | 69.39 m | Selim Faissal Salah (QAT) | 62.82 m |
| Javelin throw | Al Fakher Rachid Hafedh Dhou (IRQ) | 61.87 m | Fehmi Youssef Fehmi Talaa (EGY) | 60.55 m | Saad Said Al Kasmi Mohamed Ibrahim (EGY) | 56.33 m |
| Octathlon | Amir Boukenfir (ALG) | 5601 pts | Mostafa Romdhane Mohamed (EGY) | 5497 pts | Karim Mohamed Houssem (EGY) | 4901 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +2.2 m/s) | Basnet Aouadh Mohamed (EGY) | 12.26 | Zouaouia Berhil (ALG) | 12.34 | Loubna Lina Bensiali (ALG) | 12.64 |
| 200 metres | Zouaouia Berhil (ALG) | 24.68 | Basnet Aouadh Mohamed (EGY) | 24.71 | Madhouia Abdallah Saad (KUW) | 25.98 |
| 400 metres | Nourine Mahmoud Hassen (EGY) | 59.52 | Chiraz Gomni (TUN) | 59.88 | Al Zhora Thamer Abderrazak (IRQ) | 61.93 |
| 800 metres | Sabrina Hocine (ALG) | 2:19.03 | Fetma Nejib (EGY) | 2:20.51 | Eya Ghrib Mahmoud (EGY) | 2:23.53 |
| 1500 metres | Rima Chenah (ALG) | 4:34.99 | Hela Hamdi (TUN) | 4:48.44 | Oujden Sebai Al Mongi (LBA) | 5:04.71 |
| 3000 metres | Hela Abrougui (TUN) | 10:35.25 | Nouha Mohamed Ahmed (EGY) | 11:00.03 | Nadia Badr Achraf (EGY) | 11:13.28 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Lina Jaber Amrou (EGY) | 13.97 | Hamida Zitouni (ALG) | 14.05 | Maroua Selmi (ALG) | 14.26 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Samah Ahmed (TUN) | 68.67 | Rym Ahmed Mohamed Naji (EGY) | 76.25 | Only two finishers | Only two finishers |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Rosemary Mumo Katua (BHR) | 6:46.51 CR | Maroua Bouzayani (TUN) | 7:02.65 | Najoua Youssef Al Sid Ali (EGY) | 8:02.16 |
| 1000 metres medley relay | Algeria (ALG) Sarah Nazef Loubna Lina Bensiali Zouaoui Berhil Sabrina Hocine | 2:16.98 | Egypt (EGY) Lina Jaber Amrou Dina Sadok Chaker Walid Basnet Aouadh Mohamed Nourine Mahmoud Hassen | 2:23.85 | Tunisia (TUN) Khaoula Kastouri Samah Ahmed Selma ben Limam Chiraz Gomni | 2:26.25 |
| 10 km walk | Chahinez Nasri (TUN) | 24:44.89 CR | Rihab Mansouri (TUN) | 25:28.86 | Amira Mahmoud Zinhem (EGY) | 26:10.77 |
| High jump | Liza Madouni (ALG) | 1.60 m | Yousra Araar (ALG) | 1.60 m | Rihem Ahmed Khamel Hamdi (EGY) | 1.55 m |
| Pole vault | Fadoua Ferchichi (TUN) | 2.80 m | Racha Al Melki Mohamed (OMN) | 2.70 m | Nada Kamel Zine Eddine (EGY) | 2.60 m |
| Long jump | Israe Samir Mohamed (EGY) | 5.72 m CR | Selma Abdelhamid Ahmed Jamel (EGY) | 5.50 m | Sarah Nazef (ALG) | 5.27 m |
| Triple jump | Selmi Kawter (ALG) | 12.34 m | Israe Samir Mohamed (EGY) | 11.89 m | Ines Abdelfateh Mejdi (EGY) | 11.87 m |
| Shot put | Noura Jassem (BHR) | 15.24 m CR | Amira Sid Mahmoud Khaled (EGY) | 14.06 m | Raghed Al Zbidi (OMN) | 12.80 m |
| Discus throw | Amira Sid Mahmoud Khaled (EGY) | 44.48 m CR | Noura Jassem (BHR) | 39.52 m | Fatma Al Adli Abda Khaled (EGY) | 38.16 m |
| Hammer throw | Israe Mostafa Mohamed (EGY) | 59.84 m CR | Eya Sid Masr (EGY) | 54.80 m | Ryma Zeghnoun (ALG) | 46.47 m |
| Javelin throw | Selma Chemseddine Mohsen (EGY) | 37.30 m | Sara Al Manai Ahmed (QAT) | 36.27 m | Eya Al Said Taoufik Ahmed (EGY) | 35.22 m |
| Heptathlon | Riham Kamel Hamdi (EGY) | 4439 pts CR | Selma ben Limam (TUN) | 3554 pts | Roanne Bahader Barouiz (EGY) | 3297 pts |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Egypt)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Tunisia | 89 | 5 | 93 | 187 |
| 2 | Egypt | 13 | 15 | 14 | 42 |
| 3 | Algeria | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | Qatar | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Iraq | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Oman | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Kuwait | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Libya | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 122 | 40 | 122 | 284 |

## Participation

* Algeria
* Bahrain
* Egypt
* Iraq
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Libya
* Oman
* Palestine
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Tunisia
* United Arab Emirates
* Yemen
* Absentees included Jordan, Morocco, Sudan, and Syria.