Qatar’s junior national athletics team took first place at the GCC Athletics Championship, held in Qatif at the end of April 2009, after winning (11) gold medals, while Kuwait’s team took second place with (4) gold medals, Saudi Arabia took third place, Bahrain fourth, Oman fifth and the UAE sixth.
In the men’s championship, Saudi Arabia took first place with (12) gold medals, Qatar came second with (4) gold medals, the UAE took third place, Kuwait fourth, and Bahrain and Oman tied for fifth place.
Below are the final results of the GCC junior and men’s athletics championship:
Final results of the GCC athletics championship
( Juniors )
|
Position |
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|
First |
Qatar |
11 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
|
Second |
Kuwait |
5 |
9 |
6 |
20 |
|
Third |
Saudi Arabia |
2 |
9 |
8 |
19 |
|
Fourth |
Bahrain |
2 |
1 |
— |
3 |
|
Fifth |
Oman |
— |
— |
2 |
2 |
|
Sixth |
UAE |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
Final results of the GCC athletics championship
( Men )
|
Position |
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|
First |
Saudi Arabia |
12 |
3 |
9 |
24 |
|
Second |
Qatar |
4 |
8 |
5 |
17 |
|
Third |
UAE |
4 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
|
Fourth |
Kuwait |
3 |
6 |
4 |
13 |
|
Fifth |
Bahrain |
— |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Fifth (tied) |
Oman |
— |
1 |
1 |
2 |
