# 1990 Arab Junior Athletics Championships

The 1990 Arab Junior Athletics Championships was the fourth edition of the international athletics competition for under-20 athletes from Arab countries. It took place in Latakia, Syria. Only women competed at this edition of the competition in a programme containing only 18 athletics events. International participation was very limited, with Egypt and Syria providing all but three of the medallists. Palestine was the only other competing nation.
Egypt topped the medal table with ten gold medals, followed by the hosts Syria with six golds. Palestine's sole individual medals came in the 5000 m walk, in which its two athletes were the only finishers. Sisters Rania Mohamed Ali and Ridha Mohamed Ali each won three gold medals in the track events for Egypt. Their compatriot Shirin Mohamed Kheiri El Atrabi became the third woman to complete a 100 metres hurdles and heptathlon double, following in the footsteps of Huda Hashem Ismail and Yasmina Azzizi. Reflecting the diminished participation, the marks set at this competition were of a much lower standard than in previous years.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Nawal Zayoud (SYR) | 13.25 | Soumaya Youhanoun (SYR) | 13.27 | Sabrine Ibrahim (EGY) | 13.89 |
| 200 metres | Rania Mohamed Ali (EGY) | 26.71 | Nawal Zayoud (SYR) | 26.82 | Rola Sannoufi (SYR) | 27.50 |
| 400 metres | Ridha Mohamed Ali (EGY) | 57.8 | Rola Sannoufi (SYR) | 60.8 | Ibtissam Fathi Hassan (EGY) | 61.3 |
| 800 metres | Rania Mohamed Ali (EGY) | 2:19.24 | Rola Sannoufi (SYR) | 2:20.22 | Ibtissam Fathi Hassan (EGY) | 2:28.01 |
| 1500 metres | Ridha Mohamed Ali (EGY) | 4:59.20 | Mirvat Baas (SYR) | 5:00.30 | Ahad Hussein (SYR) | 5:00.80 |
| 3000 metres | Ridha Mohamed Ali (EGY) | 10:54.72 | Mirvat Baas (SYR) | 10:55.81 | Muna Jamal (EGY) | 11:00.42 |
| 10,000 metres | Ahlam Homsi (SYR) | 43:53.6 | Randa Saeed (SYR) | 44:26.3 | Alia Haj (EGY) | 45:34.2 |
| 100 m hurdles | Shirin Mohamed Kheiri El Atrabi (EGY) | 16.87 | Khola Awad (SYR) | 19.94 | Alia Haj (EGY) | 21.69 |
| 400 m hurdles | Rania Mohamed Ali (EGY) | 63.93 | Nariman Sheikh (SYR) | 76.00 | Khola Awad (SYR) | 76.62 |
| 4×100 m relay | Unknown | ??? | Unknown | ??? | Unknown | ??? |
| 4×400 m relay | Egypt (EGY) | 4:05.17 | Syria (SYR) | 4:12.82 | Palestine (PLE) | 5:34.53 |
| 5000 m walk | Nisrine Abdullah (PLE) | 31:22.31 | Alia Haj (PLE) | 32:38.0 | Only two finishers | Only two finishers |
| High jump | Hala Saka (SYR) | 1.50 m | Shirin Mohamed Kheiri El Atrabi (EGY) | 1.47 m | Haifa Abbas (SYR) | 1.44 m |
| Long jump | Hala Saka (SYR) | 5.18 m | Soumaya Youhanoun (SYR) | 4.89 m | Shirin Mohamed Kheiri El Atrabi (EGY) | 4.46 m |
| Shot put | Lina Hazouri (SYR) | 11.41 m | Hiba Meshili Abu Zaghari (EGY) | 11.37 m | Shaala Tarek (SYR) | 11.17 m |
| Discus throw | Lina Hazouri (SYR) | 45.00 m CR | Hiba Meshili Abu Zaghari (EGY) | 35.98 m | Shaala Tarek (SYR) | 23.92 m |
| Javelin throw | Maya Ali Abdessamad (EGY) | 38.56 m | Amira Sayed Madhar (EGY) | 34.74 m | Fidila Daoud (SYR) | 33.94 m |
| Heptathlon | Shirin Mohamed Kheiri El Atrabi (EGY) | 3569 pts | Hala Saka (SYR) | 3305 pts | Muna Jamal (EGY) | 2710 pts |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 10 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Syria (SYR) | 6 | 12 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Palestine (PLE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 50 |