The 1997 Arab Athletics Championships was the tenth edition of the international athletics competition between Arab countries. The tournament occurred in two parts in two different years, with the sexes competing in different locations for the first and so far only time. A total of 42 athletics events were contested, 22 for men and 20 for women.
The scheduled 1997 championships was held from 10 to 12 September in Ta'if, Saudi Arabia and featured only men's events. Regional powers Morocco and Tunisia were absent from this meeting. The men's marathon and racewalking events were dropped from the programme, with the half marathon remaining as the only road event.Pan Arab Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-11-03.
A corresponding women's tournament was belatedly staged between 25 and 27 June 1998 in Damascus, Syria. Only five nations participated in the women's events: Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine
Medal summary
Men Men's competition played between 10 and 12 September 1997 in Ta'if, Saudi Arabia.
100 metres (wind: +2.7 m/s)10.2210.2710.38200 metres20.8120.8620.91400 metres45.4446.5147.77800 metres1:51.071:51.241:52.021500 metres3:44.183:47.833:48.105000 metres14:25.0814:43.0414:47.0810,000 metres30:41.0230:43.8631:37.573000 metres steeplechase8:53.088:56.788:57.90110 metres hurdles13.8714.9214.25400 metres hurdles49.6351.0651.44 relay39.9440.2640.86 relay3:09.203:13.793:15.87Half marathon 1:06:17 1:06:19 1:07:02High jump2.17 m2.17 m2.11 mPole vault5.05 m5.05 m4.70 mLong jump8.01 m7.92 m7.62 mTriple jump17 m16.11 m16.03 mShot put19.65 m17.56 m16.57 mDiscus throw54.68 m52.80 m51.52 mHammer throw71.28 m70.48 m67.84 mJavelin throw74.74 m74.10 m71.92 mDecathlon6788 pts6725 pts6648 pts
Women Women's competition played between 25 and 27 June 1998 in Damascus, Syria.
100 metres11.7811.9311.95200 metres24.125.025.4400 metres55.557.258.8800 metres2:10.82:17.62:20.41500 metres4:48.94:56.35:03.35000 metres17:52.919:2.919:53.310,000 metres37:21.140:56.541:54.2100 metres hurdles 15.0 17.31 19.3400 metres hurdles 63.5 65.0 67.3 relay49.354.5Only two teams competed relay3:59.7 4:07.54:21.5Half marathon 1:27:1 1:45:5 1:47:0510 km road walk52:1957:51 1:04:19High jump1.55 m1.50 m 1.50 mLong jump 5.74 m5.41 m 5.33 mTriple jump 12.42 m 11.50 m11.11 mShot put14.78 m14.64 m13.64 mDiscus throw48.87 m43.60 m15.12 mJavelin throw39.49 m39.16 m38.00 mHeptathlon43063977 pts3890 pts Only two women finished all events in the heptathlon.
Medal table Overall
Men
Women
References
Results Al Batal Al Arabi(N°:46). Arab Athletics Union. Retrieved on 2015-02-12.