The results of the 13th Arab Athletics Championships for juniors and young women, held in Tunisia from 20-23 July 2008, saw the host country finish first with 13 gold, 17 silver and 15 bronze medals. Sudan finished second with 11 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze medals, while Egypt finished third with 7 gold and 3 silver medals.
Qatar’s junior men’s and women’s team finished sixth with 2 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals. Qatari athlete Mohammed Ahmed Al Manai set a new national record in the decathlon with 6619 points, while Qatar’s junior women set three new national records: Sheikha Saqr Al Dosari set a national record in the javelin throw with a distance of 25.47m, Amina Ahmed Al Manai set a new record in the shot put with a distance of 8.32m, and the third record was set by Judit Grande in the long jump with a distance of
Results of our men in the 13th Arab Athletics Championships for juniors in Tunisia, 2008
|
Name |
Event |
Result |
Notes |
|
Charles Biet Kush |
5000m |
16:05.98 |
Gold |
|
Mohammed Ahmed Al Manai |
Decathlon |
6619 pts |
Gold and a national record in the decathlon and a junior long jump record of 6.80 m |
|
Thamer Nasser Thani |
100m |
10.84 |
Silver |
|
Musab Abdulrahman Balla |
800m |
1:53.16 |
Silver |
|
Salman Ahmed Al Manai |
High jump |
2.11 m |
Silver |
|
Charles Biet Kush |
1500m |
3:47.59 |
Silver |
|
Jaber Jassim Al Mahandi |
Javelin throw |
53.33 m |
Bronze |
|
Uda Amer Ahmed |
Hammer throw |
57.68 m |
Bronze |
|
Qatar team Jamal Hussein + Abubaker Al Haj Salman Al Manai + Musab Abdulrahman |
4 x 400m |
3:20.86 |
Bronze |
|
Muath Abdulrahman Balla |
3000m steeplechase |
10:29.75 |
5th in the final |
|
Ismail Mohammed Qassim |
Shot put |
15.76 m |
5th in the final |
|
Saif Sabah Khairallah |
110m hurdles |
14.93 |
5th in the final |
|
Jamal Hussein Omar |
400m hurdles |
55.6 |
5th in the final |
|
Thamer Nasser Thani |
200m |
22.05 |
5th in the final |
|
Mohammed Mohammed Ibrahim Qaida |
Javelin throw |
51.82 m |
5th in the final |
|
Al Mustafa Abdulmoneim Bakheet |
Shot put |
15.00 m |
7th in the final |
|
Jamal Hussein Omar |
110m hurdles |
15.25 |
7th in the final |
|
Abubaker Omar Al Haj |
400m |
51.21 |
7th in the final |
|
Al Mustafa Abdulmoneim Bakheet |
Discus throw |
42.40 m |
9th in the final |
|
Thamer Nasser Thani |
200m |
22.00 |
2nd in heats, qualified for the final |
|
Mohammed Ziat |
200m |
23.04 |
4th in heats, did not qualify for the final |
|
Mohammed Walid Jassim |
100m |
11.35 |
4th in heats, did not qualify for the final |
|
Thamer Nasser Thani |
100m |
10.79 |
1st in heats, qualified for the final |
|
Jamal Hussein Omar |
110m hurdles |
15.03 |
4th in heats, qualified for the final |
|
Saif Sabah Khairallah |
110m hurdles |
15.30 |
2nd in heats, qualified for the final |
|
Abubaker Omar Al Haj |
400m |
51.27 |
4th in heats, qualified for the final |
|
Mohammed Ahmed Al Manai |
Pole vault |
– |
Unranked |
|
Badr Hashim Khamis |
Pole vault |
– |
Unranked |
|
Jibreel Rahmat Khan |
10,000m race walk |
– |
Disqualified |
|
Qatar team Thamer Nasser + Mohammed Ziat Saif Sabah + Mohammed Walid |
4 x 100m |
– |
Disqualified |
Results of Qatar’s women in the 13th Arab Athletics Championships for juniors in Tunisia, 2008
|
Name |
Event |
Result |
Notes |
|
Sheikha Saqr Al Dosari |
Javelin throw |
25.47 m |
Bronze National record |
|
Judit Grande |
100m |
13.28 |
5th in the final |
|
Amina Ahmed Al Manai |
Discus throw |
26.17 m |
6th in the final |
|
Judit Grande |
Long jump |
4.76 m |
6th in the final National record |
|
Amina Ahmed Al Manai |
Shot put |
8.32 m |
7th in the final National record |
|
Al Dana Musbah Ghareeb |
400m |
1:07.20 |
4th in heats |
|
Amina Aref Al Malki |
400m |
1:12.52 |
4th in heats |
Below is the overall medal table for the 13th Arab Athletics Championships for juniors, which was as follows:
|
Country |
Gold medals |
Silver medals |
Bronze medals |
Total |
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|
Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
Overall |
|
|
Tunisia |
9 |
4 |
11 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
30 |
15 |
45 |
|
Sudan |
7 |
4 |
5 |
– |
2 |
2 |
14 |
6 |
20 |
|
Egypt |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
– |
– |
6 |
4 |
10 |
|
Syria |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
– |
5 |
3 |
8 |
|
Bahrain |
– |
3 |
1 |
– |
2 |
– |
3 |
3 |
6 |
|
Qatar |
– |
2 |
– |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
10 |
|
UAE |
– |
2 |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
3 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
– |
1 |
– |
6 |
– |
2 |
– |
9 |
9 |
|
Kuwait |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
– |
4 |
4 |
|
Jordan |
– |
– |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
|
Libya |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
|
Oman |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
2 |
2 |
