Qatar’s junior national athletics team finished first at the GCC Athletics Championships, held in Qatif at the end of April 2009, after winning 11 gold medals. Kuwait’s team finished second with 4 gold medals, Saudi Arabia took third place, Bahrain fourth, Oman fifth and the UAE sixth.
In the men’s championship, Saudi Arabia finished first 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.
Below are the final results of the GCC Athletics Championships for juniors and men:
Final results of the GCC Athletics Championships
( Juniors )
|
Rank |
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|
1st |
Qatar |
11 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
|
2nd |
Kuwait |
5 |
9 |
6 |
20 |
|
3rd |
Saudi Arabia |
2 |
9 |
8 |
19 |
|
4th |
Bahrain |
2 |
1 |
– |
3 |
|
5th |
Oman |
– |
– |
2 |
2 |
|
6th |
UAE |
– |
– |
1 |
1 |
Final results of the GCC Athletics Championships
( Men )
|
Rank |
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|
1st |
Saudi Arabia |
12 |
3 |
9 |
24 |
|
2nd |
Qatar |
4 |
8 |
5 |
17 |
|
3rd |
UAE |
4 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
|
4th |
Kuwait |
3 |
6 |
4 |
13 |
|
5th |
Bahrain |
– |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
5th (tie) |
Oman |
– |
1 |
1 |
2 |
