It took place between 20–23 June in Radès, Tunisia – the second time that the country hosted the tournament.
Syria and Bahrain each took three golds, while Qatar was the only other nation to reach double digits with a total of ten medals.
Her team mate Amina Bakhit swept the middle-distance events with an 800 metres/1500 metres/3000 metres triple, and also shared in the relay medals.
Tunisia's Yousra Belkhir claimed an unusual combination of events in the form of the women's pole vault and triple jump.
[3] Three Arab junior athletes were still in the youth category and went on to win a medal at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics: Awad El Karim Makki, Mohamed Ahmed Al Mannai and Hamid Mansoor.