At the 2007 Pan Arab Games, the athletics events were held at the Military Academy Stadium in

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from 21 to 24 November. A total of 46 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 23 by female athletes.

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was the most successful nation in the competition, taking ten

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s in a 23-medal haul.

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and

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won the second and third greatest number of golds with 8 and 7. The host country, Egypt, achieved six gold medals but also shared the joint highest total medal count with Morocco. Seven Games records were beaten at the 2007 edition of the event. Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud of Egypt and Gretta Taslakian of

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achieved the

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double on the men's and women's sides, respectively. Sudan's Abubaker Kaki Khamis won both the men's

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and

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, setting a Games record in the latter, and Abdelkader Hachlaf went unbeaten in both the

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and

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. Mona Jabir Adam Ahmed won the

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and 400 m hurdles titles and also won a gold and a silver with Sudan in the women's relays. Her relay team-mate Nawal El Jack also won four medals, having taken the women's

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race and the silver in the 200 m. Fadwa Al Bouza showed multiple talents by winning the women's

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and finishing third in the 100 m hurdles.

Records

In addition to the records set by medalling athletes at the 2007 Games, the following records were set by others competing in Cairo:

Men

Women

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

Participating nations

* (17) * (12) * (1) * (2) * (31) * (6) * (10) * (13) * (6) * (7) * (3) * (36) * (10) * (27) * (29) * (21) * (5) * (18) * (11) * (3)

References

;Results
Jeux Panarabes RESULTATS TECHNIQUES
Fédération Algérienne d'Athlétisme. Retrieved on 2010-07-08.
Results November 2007 - Pan Arab Games
Athletics Africa. Retrieved on 2010-07-08.
Results
Tunisathle Retrieved on 2011-11-24 ;Daily reports *Powell, David (2007-11-22)

IAAF World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international sports governing body, governing body for the sport ...

. Retrieved on 2010-07-08. *Powell, David (2007-11-23)

. Retrieved on 2010-07-08. *Powell, David (2007-11-24)
Morocco’s day – Pan Arab Games, Day Three

. Retrieved on 2010-07-08. *Powell, David (2007-11-25)
Doubles day – Pan Arab Games, Final Day

. Retrieved on 2010-07-08.

External links

Official website
(archived) {{Arab Games Athletics Events at the 2007 Arab Games

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