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Arab sports championships

Members of the Union of Arab Football Associations

📖 In short

Arab sports championships are competitions Arab countries hold among themselves, where young Arabs from every country meet to compete, get to know each other and make friends. They encourage sport, raise its standard and prepare athletes for world and Olympic championships.

🤩 Did you know?

The first Pan Arab Games were held in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1953.
An Arab club handball championship was held in Amman in 1997.
Egypt's Al Ahly club has won many Arab championships.
Male and female athletes from every Arab country take part in these championships.

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🌟 The Pan Arab Games

The biggest of these championships is the Pan Arab Games, held every few years in an Arab country, where athletes compete in many sports: running, swimming, football, handball, horse riding and more.

🔍 The Arab Cup

In football the Arab Cup is held between the national teams of Arab countries, and one edition took place in Qatar in the World Cup stadiums.

💡 Club championships

Arab clubs also compete in their own championships, like the Arab club championships in football, handball and basketball, where clubs from Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Algeria are well known.

🎯 Brotherhood before winning

The aim of these championships isn't just winning, but bringing young Arabs together, sharing experience and strengthening the spirit of brotherhood and friendship between Arab peoples.

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Teams that took part in the Cup Winners' Cup

A moment from a football match in the Arab championships. Volleyball, one of the sports starting to spread in the Arab world. Basketball: a game in the Arab basketball championship. Table tennis: a match between young players.

🧩 Test yourself

1 What is the biggest of the Arab sports championships?

2 Apart from winning, what is the important aim of the Arab championships?

3 Which picture shows “Arab sports championships”?