The 2014 Arab Junior Athletics Championships was the sixteenth edition of the international athletics competition for under-20 athletes from Arab countries. It took place between 23 and 26 April in Cairo, Egypt. It was the fifth time that the Egyptian capital hosted the event. A total of 44 athletics events were contested, 22 for men and 22 for women. Arab Junior Athletics Championship: Algeria ranks third. Algeria Press Service (2014-04-28). Retrieved on 2016-07-04.
The host nation Egypt comfortably topped the medal table with seventeen gold medals and 47 in total. Bahrain was the next most successful country with 14 golds among its 28 medals. Algeria was a distant third with 19 medals, but only three gold.
The competition saw successful runs by Kenyan-born athletes for Bahrain, including the reigning senior Asian steeplechase champion Ruth Jebet and Asian runner-up in the 400 m, Ali Khamis Abbas,Chinese sprinters take 100m titles at Asian Championships. IAAF (2013-07-04). Retrieved on 2016-07-04.Two championship records while China's hurdles legacy continues at the Asian Championships. IAAF (2013-07-06). Retrieved on 2013-12-28. who won a 400 m hurdles and flat double in Cairo. Three other athletes achieved double at the tournament: Salwa Eid Naser won the women's 200 metres and 400 metres, her Bahraini compatriot Makonine Dissa Djissa won the women's middle-distance double, and Egypt's Esraa Mohamed Samir won the women's horizontal jumps.2014 Arab Junior Championships Results . Arab Athletics Federation. Retrieved on 2016-07-04.
Medal summary
Men 100 metres10.6110.6210.96200 metres21.5621.7721.82400 metres46.1546.4248.28800 metres1:50.571:50.631:50.901500 metres3:54.893:57.833:58.215000 metres14:29.6114:29.8414:31.7710,000 metres29:54.3230:45.4831:41.52100 m hurdles15.1115.1715.41400 m hurdles51.4252.9153.233000 m steeplechase8:54.099:24.009:32.084 × 100 m relay41.541.642.14 × 400 m relay 3:15.05 3:16.17 3:18.29 10 km walk43:19.9144:12.6544:28.95High jump1.99 m1.99 m1.99 mPole vault5.32 m CR4.60 m4.30 mLong jump7.30 m7.05 m7.02 mTriple jump15.31 m14.41 m14.35 mShot put21.79 m19.63 m16.68 mDiscus throw59.52 m CR55.45 m52.66mHammer throw71.02 m61.76 m61.61 mJavelin throw69.44 m66.87 m66.19 mDecathlon6747 pts5582 pts5557 pts
Women 100 metres12.1312.3712.44200 metres24.6125.2125.52400 metres55.7256.301:01.48800 metres2:10.662:11.672:15.001500 metres4:21.544:22.444:27.303000 metres9:24.409:54.1111:20.575000 metres16:51.0016:51.50 19:46.59100 metres hurdles14.15 CR14.50 14.78400 m hurdles59.161:02.781:07.57 3000 m steeplechase9:55.3810:15.3111:07.614 × 100 m relay48.2948.8149.864 × 400 m relay 3:52.97 4:01.11 4:29.7210 km walk53:54.0058:09.6059:02.21High jump1.70 m 1.63 m 1.60 mPole vault3.00 m2.60 m2.60 mLong jump5.86 m5.45 m5.39 mTriple jump12.26 m11.93 m10.90 mShot put14.74 m CR13.94 m12.54 mDiscus throw44.81 m43.70 m41.35 mJavelin throw45.37 m39.24 m33.32 mHammer throw59.46 m CR54.40 m36.49 mHeptathlon4421 pts3447 pts3258 pts
Medal table
References
Results 2014 Arab Junior Championships Results . Arab Athletics Federation. Retrieved on 2016-07-04.