List of Emirati records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in the United Arab Emirates maintained by UAE Athletics Federation.

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by UAE Athletics Federation   Not ratified or later rescinded by UAE Athletics Federation

# = not ratified by federation or/and IAAF

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	10.30 (NWI)	Neseib Salmein Al-Zaabi	25 May 2017		Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	10.17 (+0.9 m/s)	Naseib Salmein	5 June 2015		Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[1]
200 m	20.63 (+1.0 m/s)	Omar Jouma Al-Salfa	24 November 2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	[2]
400 m	46.10	Hassan Ali Obaid Shirook	29 April 2009		Qatif, Saudi Arabia
	45.58	Suleiman Abdulrahman	3 May 2024	International Grand Prix Meeting	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[3]
800 m	1:48.86	Saud Abdul Karim	20 September 2010	West Asian Championships	Aleppo, Syria	[4]
1500 m	3:47.06	Mohamed Al-Nahdi	19 August 1992		Dortmund, Germany
	3:38.27	Abdulkerim Teki Abdurahman[a]	3 May 2024	International Grand Prix Meeting	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[5]
3000 m	8:13.88	Mohamed Al-Nahdi	3 July 1992		Betzdorf, Germany
5000 m	13:49.74	Mohamed Al-Nahdi	4 December 1993	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines
5 km (road)	16:04	Saleh Alsuwaidi	6 December 2019	ADNOC Abu Dhabi 5km	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[6]
10,000 m	30:04.1 h	Mohamed Al-Nahdi	8 August 1997		Västerås, Sweden
10 km (road)	30:00	Mubarak Rashid Al-Marashda	6 December 2019	ADNOC Abu Dhabi 10km	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[7]
	29:46 [b]	Mubarak Rashid Al-Marashda	7 April 2023	NAS Sports Tournament 10K	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[8]
Half marathon	1:05:52	Mubarak Rashid Al-Marashda	8 February 2019	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates	[9]
Marathon	2:23:42	Jassim Abbas Ali	11 January 2002	Dubai Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
110 m hurdles	14.42 (NWI)	Mohamed Youseff Hamadi	9 April 2003		Doha, Qatar
400 m hurdles	49.66	Hassan Ali Obaid Shirook	30 April 2009		Qatif, Saudi Arabia
			26 July 2009		Zeulenroda, Germany
3000 m steeplechase	8:35.64	Mohamed Al-Nahdi	4 August 1993		Hamburg, Germany
High jump	2.16 m	Abdullah Mohammad Abbas Derouiche	8 December 2005	West Asian Games	Doha, Qatar
		Sayed Abbas Al-Alaoui	29 June 2012		Iława, Poland
			10 April 2013	Gulf Countries Championships	Doha, Qatar	[10]
Pole vault	4.70 m	Abdullah Mohammad Abbas Derouiche	11 March 2004		Dubai, United Arab Emirates
			9/10 May 2008		Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Long jump	7.79 m (NWI)	Mousbeh Ali Said	6 September 1992		Latakia, Syria
Triple jump	16.80 m (±0.0 m/s)	Mohamed Abbas Darwish	20 September 2010	West Asian Championships	Aleppo, Syria	[4]
Shot put	17.52 m	Ahmed Ali Hassan Mohamed	12 December 2012		Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Discus throw	56.26 m	Adel Saber Salem Baiha	22 October 1999		Beirut, Lebanon
Hammer throw	65.44 m	Mohamed Omar Al-Khatib	26 May 2017		Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Javelin throw	65.26 m	Said Salem Saber Baiha	19 June 1999		Meknes, Morocco
Decathlon	6596 pts	Ibrahim Nasser Al-Matrooshi	7–8 April 1994		Doha, Qatar
	100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m 11.28 6.51 m 10.40 m 1.90 m 50.29 15.37 33.74 m 4.50 m 48.46 m 5:29.47
	6596 pts	Abdullah Mohammed Abbas Derouiche	4–5 October 2004	Pan Arab Games	Algiers, Algeria
	100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m 11.72 6.57 m 10.58 m 2.07 m 51.59 15.35 26.25 m 4.60 m 45.03 m 5:03.42
10,000 m walk (track)	47:39.8 h	Ayoub Mohamed Serwash	17 April 2010		Dubai, United Arab Emirates
10 km walk (road)	48:15+	Ayoob Mohd Sarwashi	21 November 2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	[11]
20 km walk (road)	1:36:41	Ayoob Mohd Sarwashi	21 November 2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	[12]
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	39.85	United Arab Emirates Ahmed S. Al-Saabi Bilal Jouma Al-Salfa Hussain Ghuloum Omar Jouma Al-Salfa	28 October 2011	Pan Arabic Championships	Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates	[13]
4 × 400 m relay	3:09.21	United Arab Emirates Hassan Ali Obaid Shirook J.S. Juma S. Abdelkarim H.H. Khamis	1 May 2009		Qatif, Saudi Arabia

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	13.07 (+1.8 m/s)	Abeer Al-Blooshi	16 May 2022	GCC Games	Kuwait City, Kuwait	[14]
	12.88 (−0.5 m/s)	Fatima Ali Al-Balushi	8 February 2024	Arab Women Sports Tournament	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	[15]
	12.71 (NWI)	Fatima Ali Al-Balushi	3 March 2024	UAE Vice President's Cup	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[16]
200 m	27.38 (NWI)	Buthaina Jassem Al-Suwaidi	29 October 2019		Kuwait City, Kuwait
	27.18 (±0.0 m/s)	Fatma Abdallah Baloushi	24 May 2023	1st Arab U23 Championships	Radès, Tunisia	[17]
	26.55 (+1.1 m/s)	Fatma Abdallah Baloushi	6 July 2023	Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	[18]
	26.43 (+0.1 m/s)	Fatima Ali Al-Balushi	10 February 2024	Arab Women Sports Tournament	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	[19]
	25.61 (NWI)	Mariam Kareem	20 April 2024	1st GCC Youth Games	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[20]
400 m	58.07	Betlhem Desalegn	8 March 2013	3rd GCC Women's Games	Manama, Bahrain
	56.92	Betlhem Desalegn	13 March 2015	4th GCC Women's Games	Muscat, Oman
	54.69	Mariam Kareem	9 May 2024	Arab U20 Championships	Ismailia, Egypt	[21]
800 m	2:06.81	Betlhem Desalegn	5 August 2013		Sollentuna, Sweden
1500 m	4:03.70	Betlhem Desalegn	18 May 2016	IAAF World Challenge Beijing	Beijing, China	[22]
3000 m	8:54.32	Betlhem Desalegn	8 September 2015	Hanžeković Memorial	Zagreb, Croatia
	8:53.75	Betlhem Desalegn	30 July 2015	Stockholm Bauhaus Athletics	Stockholm, Sweden	[23]
5000 m	15:00.45	Alia Saeed Mohammed	18 May 2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	[24]
5 km (road)	15:38	Alia Saeed Mohammed	11 November 2011		Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[25]
10,000 m	31:10.25	Alia Saeed Mohammed	23 April 2016	President's Cup	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[26]
10 km (road)	31:36+	Alia Saeed Mohammed	28 October 2018	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[27]
15 km (road)	47:18+	Alia Saeed Mohammed	28 October 2018	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[27]
20 km (road)	1:02:53+	Alia Saeed Mohammed	28 October 2018	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[27]
Half marathon	1:06:13	Alia Saeed Mohammed	28 October 2018	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[28]
25 km (road)	2:12:34+	Batoul Al-Naqbi	12 February 2023	Dubai Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[29]
30 km (road)	2:40:06+	Batoul Al-Naqbi	12 February 2023	Dubai Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[30]
Marathon	4:08:14	Sara Al-Ulama	24 January 2020	Dubai Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[31]
	3:57:47	Batoul Al-Naqbi	12 February 2023	Dubai Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[32]
100 m hurdles	14.59 (NWI)	Jawaher Farid Abdullah	10 February 2018		Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
400 m hurdles	1:13.98	Muhra Jassem Abdullah	8 March 2013	3rd GCC Women's Games	Manama, Bahrain
	1:07.51	Muhra Taklia	28 April 2023	West Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	[33]
	1:07.35	Mahra Abderahim Anklia	24 May 2023	1st Arab U23 Championships	Radès, Tunisia	[34]
	1:07.14	Mahra Abderahim Anklia	7 July 2023	Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	[35]
	1:05.60	Mahrah Abdulrahim Taklia	10 February 2024	Arab Women Sports Tournament	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	[36]
	1:01.15	Mariam Kareem	24 April 2024	Asian U20 Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[37]
	59.33	Mariam Kareem	26 April 2024	Asian U20 Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[38]
3000 m steeplechase	10:48.06	Halima Salem Ali	28 October 2011		Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
	9:53.19	Betlhem Desalegn	21 August 2014	DN Galan	Stockholm, Sweden	[39]
High jump	1.59 m	Alia Youssef Al-Hammadi	15 March 2015	4th GCC Women's Games	Muscat, Oman
Pole vault
Long jump	5.34 m (+1.2 m/s)	Latifa Al-Kaabi	16 May 2022	GCC Games	Kuwait City, Kuwait	[40]
Triple jump	11.30 m (+2.0 m/s)	Latifa Al-Kaabi	17 May 2022	GCC Games	Kuwait City, Kuwait	[41]
Shot put	12.64 m	Fatima Youssef Al-Hasani	11 July 2018		Amman, Jordan
	12.86 m	Fatima Youssef Al-Hosani	2 February 2024	International Ultimate Racenight Meet	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[42]
Discus throw	45.20 m	Fatima Youssef Al-Hasani	17 March 2018		Amman, Jordan
Hammer throw	43.70 m	Widad Ibrahim Rubare	11 March 2017		Doha, Qatar
Javelin throw	31.67 m	Saeeda Khamis Al-Nasaoui	9 March 2013	3rd GCC Women's Games	Manama, Bahrain
Heptathlon	2613 pts (NWI)	Muhra Jassem Abdullah	12–13 December 2012		Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m 19.13 (NWI) 1.38 m 6.78 m 29.62 (NWI) 4.28 m (NWI) – 2:42.90
10 km walk (road)	1:10:16	Munira Al-Balooshi	21 May 2013		Doha, Qatar
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	52.25	United Arab Emirates Latifa Al-Kaabi Abeer Al-Blooshi Fatma Al-Blooshi Mahra Enqelya	17 May 2022	GCC Games	Kuwait City, Kuwait	[43]
	51.31	United Arab Emirates	9 February 2024	Arab Women Sports Tournament	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	[44]
4 × 400 m relay	4:09.70	United Arab Emirates	15 March 2015	4th GCC Women's Games	Muscat, Oman	[45]

Mixed

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
4 × 400 m relay	3:52.51	United Arab Emirates M. Taklia S. Abdullah F. Al-Baloushi M. Abdullah	26 April 2023	West Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	[46]

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	6.72	Omar Juma Al-Salfa	31 October 2009	Asian Indoor Games	Hanoi, Vietnam
200 m	23.04	Talal Al Alami	17 February 2019		Sheffield, United Kingdom
	22.46	Anik Dole	12 February 2022	David Hemery Valentine Invitational	Boston, United States	[47]
	21.96	Anik Dole	25 February 2024	New England Division III Championships	Boston, United States	[48]
400 m	48.24	Ali Obaid Hassan Shirook	15 February 2008		Doha, Qatar
800 m	1:51.68	Hassan Mayouf	20 September 2017	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	[49]
	1:49.33	Saeed Basweidan	27 February 1999		Blacksburg, United States	[citation needed]
1500 m	3:54.77	Saud Al-Zaabi	12 February 2019	Czech Indoor Gala	Ostrava, Czech Republic	[50]
3000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump	2.08 m	Sayed Abbas Al-Alaoui	25 February 2010	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	[51]
Pole vault
Long jump	5.62 m	Mohamed Al-Maadi	25 February 2018		Minsk, Belarus
Triple jump	16.03 m	Mohammad Abd. Abbas Darwish	2 November 2009	Asian Indoor Games	Hanoi, Vietnam
Shot put	16.45 m	Rashid Saif Al-Maqbali	16 February 2008		Doha, Qatar
Heptathlon
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay	3:11.40	United Arab Emirates Omar Juma Al-Salfa Hassan Ali Obaid Shirook Ali J.S. Juma	2 November 2009	Asian Indoor Games	Hanoi, Vietnam

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m	4:05.61	Betlhem Desalegn	19 February 2015	XL Galan	Stockholm, Sweden	[52]
3000 m	8:44.59	Betlhem Desalegn	20 February 2016	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	[53]
5000 m	15:34.70	Alia Saeed Mohammed	19 February 2015	XL Galan	Stockholm, Sweden	[52]
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Pentathlon
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Notes

1. listed as for UAE, but change of nationality from ETH to UAE not confirmed
2. unconfirmed distance, probably short course