TheGulf Cooperation Council Youth Athletics Championships is a biennial internationalathletics competition betweenyouth athletes (under-18) from nations within theCooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.[1] The competition was first held in 2000 and its events are incorporated into the schedule for the senior levelGulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championships.[2] Like the senior event, the youth competitions are available for male athletes only, reflecting the participating countries' emphasis ontrack and field as mainly a male preserve.[3][4]
| Ed. | Year | City | Country | Dates | No. of events | No. of athletes |
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| 1st | 2000 | Kuwait City |  Kuwait | |||
| 2nd | 2002 | Katif |  Saudi Arabia | |||
| 3rd | 2003 | Kuwait City | Kuwait | |||
| 4th | 2005 | Manama |  Bahrain | |||
| 5th | 2007 | ? | ? | |||
| 6th | 2009 | Qatif | Saudi Arabia | |||
| 7th | 2011 | Isa Town | Bahrain | |||
| 8th | 2013 | Doha |  Qatar |
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