2000 Arab Junior Athletics Championships

Neither Morocco, Algeria nor Qatar—all regional powers in the sport—sent a team to the meeting, which impacted the overall quality of performances.

[1] Egypt topped the table with nineteen gold medals, having won the majority of the women's events.

Saudi Arabia was runner-up with ten gold medals – all were in the men's section, reflecting the nation's ban on women athletes.

Lebanon won its first gold medal in the history of the tournament, topping the podium in the women's 4×100 m relay.

[6] On the women's side, his fellow Sudanese middle-distance runner Hind Roko Musa, took an Arab junior double.