2015 Arab Athletics Championships

The 2015 Arab Athletics Championships was the nineteenth edition of the international athletics competition between Arab countries that took place from 24–27 April 2015 at Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Isa Town, close to Manama, the capital of Bahrain. Around 700 athletes from 21 nations attended the event, which was directed by Bahrain's Bader Nasser.[1] The event mascot was an anthropomorphic bird of prey.[2]

19th Arab Athletics Championships
Dates24–27 April 2015
Host cityIsa Town, Bahrain
Participation~700 athletes from
21 nations

A series of grand prix track and field meetings were organised by the Arab Athletics Federation in order to promote qualification for the event.[3]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: +4.1 m/s)
 Femi Ogunode (QAT)10.04  Barakat Al-Harthi (OMA)10.05  Aziz Ouhadi (MAR)10.08
200 metres
(wind: +2.5 m/s)
 Femi Ogunode (QAT)20.52  Barakat Al-Harthi (OMA)20.66  Yaqub Eid (BHR)20.82
400 metres  Abdelalelah Haroun (QAT)44.68  Anas Beshr (EGY)45.61  Abubakar Abbas (BHR)46.19
800 metres  Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla (QAT)1:46.74  Ali Al-Deraan (KSA)1:47.03  Nader Belhanbel (MAR)1:47.68
1500 metres  Fouad Elkaam (MAR)3:46.54  Abdi Waiss Mouhyadin (DJI)3:46.56  Youssouf Hiss Bachir (DJI)3:47.08
5000 metres  Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI)13:17.97  Albert Kibichii Rop (BHR)13:18.55  Aweke Ayalew (BHR)13:29.03
10,000 metres  El Hassan El-Abbassi (BHR)28:23.11  Zelalem Bacha (BHR)29:30.55  Ali Al-Wahshi (UAE)33:18.50
110 metres hurdles
(wind: +7.3 m/s)
 Abdulaziz Al-Mandeel (KUW)13.35  Yaqoub Mohamed Al-Youha (KUW)13.37  Othmane Hadj Lazib (ALG)13.74
400 metres hurdles  Ali Khamis Khamis (BHR)50.10  Saber Boukemouche (ALG)50.31  Miloud Rahmani (ALG)50.52
3000 metres steeplechase  Hamid Ezzine (MAR)8:30.57  Brahim Taleb (MAR)8:31.15  Amor Ben Yahia (TUN)8:31.28
4×100 metres relay  Kuwait (KUW)
Eisa Al-Youhah
Yaqoub Mohamed Al-Youha
Abdulaziz Al-Mandeel
Mishal Khalifa Al-Mutairi
39.75  Qatar (QAT)
Femi Ogunode
Samuel Francis
Samuel Watson
Eid Abdulla Al-Kuwari
39.87  Iraq (IRQ)
Hasanain Hasa Zubaiyen
Falah Abdulzahra
Mohamed
Mohammed Hassan Jumaah
40.44
4×400 metres relay  Qatar (QAT)3:04.93  Bahrain (BHR)3:06.23  Saudi Arabia (KSA)3:06.57
20 km walk  Hassanine Sebei (TUN)1:28:95  Hichem Medjeber (ALG)1:31:08  Mabrook Saleh Nasser (QAT)1:31:54
High jump  Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)2.19 m  Ali Mohd Younes Idriss (SUD)2.16 m  Muamer Aissa Barsham (QAT)2.13 m
Pole vault  Mouhcine Cheaouri (MAR)5.00 m  Mohamed Amin Romdhana (TUN)4.90 m  Hichem Cherabi (ALG)4.80 m
Long jump  Saleh Al-Haddad (KUW)7.96 m w  Mohamed Qasin Al-Absi (KSA)7.77 m w  Ahmed Fayez Al-Dosari (KSA)7.63 m w
Triple jump  Issam Nima (ALG)16.78 m  Rashid Al-Mannai (QAT)15.97 m  Khaled Alsubaie (KUW)15.95 m
Shot put  Mostafa Amr Ahmed Ahmed Hassan (EGY)19.22 m  Mohamed Magdi Hamza (EGY)18.38 m  Ahmad Gholoum (KUW)18.08 m
Discus throw  Essa Mohammed Al-Zankawi (KUW)63.22 m  Ahmed Mohamed Dheeb (QAT)63.01 m  Mustafa Kazem Dagher (IRQ)60.60 m
Hammer throw  Mostafa Al-Gamel (EGY)74.81 m  Ashraf Amgad Elseify (QAT)73.68 m  Alaa El-Din El-Ashry (EGY)72.26 m
Javelin throw  Ihab El-Sayed (EGY)80.72 m  Mohamad Mohd Kaida (QAT)69.04 m  Abdullah Cherei (MAR)68.59 m
Decathlon  Mohammed Jasem Al-Qaree (KSA)7572 pts  Mohamed Ahmed Al-Mannai (QAT)7233 pts  Ahmed Saber Ahmed (EGY)7072 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: +4.5 m/s)
 Hajer Al-Amri (BHR)11.64  Souheir Bouali (ALG)11.64  Iman Jassem (BHR)11.65
200 metres
(wind: +2.2 m/s)
 Edidiong Odiong (BHR)22.98  Dana Hussain (IRQ)23.69  Assia Raziki (MAR)23.77
400 metres  Kemi Adekoya (BHR)54.06  Souheir Bouali (ALG)55.34  Amina Yussuf (BHR)57.27
800 metres  Malika Akkaoui (MAR)2:05:77  Betlhem Desalegn (UAE)2:07.20  Marta Patoyota (BHR)2:08.19
1500 metres  Amina Bakhit (SUD)5:22.27  Rababe Arafi (MAR)5:22.30  Betlhem Desalegn (UAE)5:22.99
5000 metres  Mimi Belete (BHR)16:50.90  Amina Bakhit (SUD)16:54.21  Shitaye Eshete (BHR)16:59.55
10,000 metres  Alia Saeed Mohammed (UAE)32:16.97  Shitaye Eshete (BHR)32:40.47  Eunice Chebichii Chumba (BHR)33:44.74
100 metres hurdles
(wind: +4.1 m/s)
 Lamiae Lhabze (MAR)13.53  Zaina Arkan Hamed (IRQ)13.90  Buthaina Al-Yaqoubi (OMA)15.00
400 metres hurdles  Lamiae Lhabze (MAR)56.65  Kemi Adekoya (BHR)57.68  Hayat Lambarki (MAR)59.33
3000 metres steeplechase  Ruth Jebet (BHR)9:39.61  Tigist Mekonnen (BHR)9:42.01  Fadwa Sidi Madane (MAR)10:05.56
4×100 metres relay  Bahrain (BHR)46.40  Oman (OMA)47.67  Qatar (QAT)48.04
4×400 metres relay  Bahrain (BHR)3:36.77  Morocco (MAR)3:38.60  Sudan (SUD)3:49.36
10 km walk  Chahinez Nasri (TUN)50:34.4  Olfa Lafi (TUN)50:45.9  Bariza Ghezelani (ALG)54:15.4
High jump  Besnet Moussad Mohamed (EGY)1.75 m  Rhizlane Siba (MAR)1.75 m  Maryam Al-Ansari (BHR)1.60 m
Pole vault  Syrine Balti (TUN)4.10 m  Nisrine Dinar (MAR)3.70 m  Dounia Abdulmunaem (EGY)3.60 m
Long jump  Tahani Romaissa Belabiod (ALG)6.37 m  Jamaa Chnaik (MAR)6.05 m  Esraa Samir Owis (EGY)6.05 m
Triple jump  Jamaa Chnaik (MAR)13.51 m  Mary Otoaruoh (BHR)13.32 m  Fatma El-Hamadi (TUN)12.89 m w
Shot put  Noora Salem Jasim (BHR)14.97 m  Walaa Khalil (EGY)14.77 m  Fadia Ibrahim (EGY)14.48 m
Discus throw  Amina Moudden (MAR)48.99 m  Sara Dardeeri (EGY)47.37 m  Noora Salem Jasim (BHR)47.05 m
Hammer throw  Zouina Bouzebra (ALG)60.06 m  Sarra Ben Saïd (TUN)58.96 m  Esraa Mohamed Habe (EGY)57.60 m
Javelin throw  Nourhan Mohammed (EGY)49.58 m  Reda Adel Ahmed (EGY)47.44 m  Nada Chroudi (TUN)43.17 m
Heptathlon  Huda Ahmed (EGY)5404 pts  Nada Chroudi (TUN)5211 pts  Wedian Mokhtar Abdelhamid (EGY)4898 pts

Medal table

Key
  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Bahrain*1210931
2 Morocco86620
3 Qatar66416
4 Egypt65718
5 Kuwait4127
6 Tunisia3429
7 Algeria3339
8 Saudi Arabia1214
 Sudan1214
10 Djibouti1113
 United Arab Emirates1113
12 Oman0404
13 Iraq0145
14 Comoros0000
 Jordan0000
 Lebanon0000
 Libya0000
 Palestine0000
 Somalia0000
 Yemen0000
Totals (20 nations)464641133

References

  1. Hajer, Ruth clinch gold. Daily Tribune News (2015-04-27). Retrieved on 2015-05-04.
  2. Qataris Win Three Medals in Arab Athletics Championship Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Qatar News Agency (2015-04-27). Retrieved on 2015-05-04.
  3. Algeria: Arab Athletics Championships - 12 Algerians Qualify for Bahrain Tournament. All Africa (2015-04-06). Retrieved on 2015-05-04.
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