1996 Arab Junior Athletics Championships

This was the last time the women's 10,000 metres was held (the 5000 m taking its place at future editions (a change also reflected at the world junior level).

Sudan won its first titles at the competition, courtesy of Mohammed Yagoub's middle-distance double.

Abderrahmane Hammad improved one place from the last edition to win the high jump – an event he won an Olympic medal in four years later.

Two Saudi Arabian medallists later became successful seniors: Mukhlid Al-Otaibi (5000 m runner-up here) did a long-distance double at the 2002 Asian Games; 15-year-old Hamdan Al-Bishi won a 200 m bronze in Latakia and won numerous medals at Asian level.

Fatma Lanouar was a double medallist in middle-distance and was a two-time Mediterranean Games champion later in her career.