Tunis/Tunisia — Tunisian Raouf Redissi snatched on Wednesday the gold medal at the 20km race walk at day 1 of the 22nd edition of the Arab Senior Athletics Championship (men and women), organised in Rades.
For their part, Tunisian Chahinez Nasri snatched the gold while Cyrine Mejri won the silver.
Results:
20km race walk (men):
1. Raouf Redissi (Tunisia) 1.28:27
2. Islem Abdelkhaleq (Egypt) 1.28:50
3. Mohamed Rajab Salah (Egypt) 1.29:50
4. Mohamed Amer (Algeria) 1.35:39
5. Abdelfattah Maddour (Algeria) 1.40:45
20km race walk (women):
1. Chahinez Nasri (Tunisia) 1.35:47
2. Cyrine Mejri (Tunisia) 1.41:52
3. Souad Azzi (Algeria) 1.45:07
4. Tanhinan Boumaaza (Algeria) 1.54:02