Organised by the Union des Fédérations d'Athlétisme du Maghreb Uni (Union of Athletics Federations of the United Maghreb), it took place in Casablanca, Morocco from 15–17 July.
Tunisia was a comfortable third, while Libya won two gold medals in the men's horizontal jumps.
[2] The competition was staged one month prior to the wider regional 1983 Arab Athletics Championships.
[3] The event was part of a flourish of athletics championships in the mid-1980s in Casablanca, Morocco's largest city.
The Mediterranean Games was held two months after the Maghreb event.