1977 Arab Athletics Championships

It took place in Damascus, Syria, coming one year after the city had hosted the 1976 Pan Arab Games.

The absence of Egypt, Algeria and Morocco—the three foremost Arab nations in the sport—meant the level of competition was lower than that seen at the games.

The schedule mirrored that of the recent Pan Arab Games, with the exception of the hammer throw and decathlon, which were not held here.

Iraq athletes won all the track events bar the long-distance races, where Tunisia's Mansour Guettaya and Abdelkader Zaddem were dominant, and the steeplechase (won by Syria's Samir Mustapha).

Four Arab champions also won an individual silver as well: Guettaya (1500 m and 5000 m), Abbas Al-Aibi (400 m and 800 m), Heitham Nadim (100 m and 200 m) and Hussein Dawood (horizontal jumps).