The 22nd Arab Athletics Championship is dominated by Moroccan athletes. At the end of the four days of this competition, the Moroccan athletics team (ladies and gentlemen), made up of 24 athletes, won a total of 31 medals (10 in gold, 9 in silver and 12 in bronze), ahead of Tunisia, which came in 2nd place with 16 medals (7 in gold, 7 in silver and 2 bronzes). Algeria closed the third step of the podium 3 with 21 medals (6 in gold, 7 in silver and 8 in bronze).
Morocco dominated the 22nd edition of the Arab Athletics Championship, winning a total of 31 medals (10 in gold, 9 in silver and 12 in bronze), ahead of Tunisia, 2nd place with 16 medals (7 in gold, 7 in silver and 2 bronzes). Algeria is third with 21 medals (6 in gold, 7 in silver and 8 in bronze). The 4th place is occupied by Bahrain with 11 medals (6 in gold, 3 in silver and 2 in bronze), ahead of Egypt 5th with 19 medals (5 in gold, 10 in silver and 4 bronze), followed by Iraq (6th) with 13 medals (5 in gold, 2 in silver and 6 in bronze).
Noura Ennadi won the first gold medal of the day in the 400m Haies for Morocco. The Lamiae Lhabze-Soukaina Hajji-Assia Raziki-Noura Ennadi quartet also dominated the 400m event. For the silver medals, Oussama Nabil won the 800m; in the shot, Zineb Zeroual took the lead and snatched his medal, before Muhcin Khoua triumphed in the long jump.
Recall that more than 400 athletes from twenty countries took part in this 2021 Arab Championship, including Tunisia (host country), Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iraq, Oman, Yemen, Palestine, Jordan, Sudan, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Lebanon.
Source: Afrik.com / By Mamadou Ba
