1997 Women's Islamic Games

The second Women's Islamic Games took place in Tehran, Iran, in 1997. Twenty-one countries were represented at the Games with a total of 748 athletes, 95 teams, 290 judges and 8 international observers in attendance. Host Iran won the Games with an overall total of 150 medals.

Participants

Sports

Some of the sports competed at the 1997 Games include: athletics, badminton, fencing, handball, judo, swimming and volleyball.

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Iran 58 55 37 150
2 Kazakhstan 35 5 9 49
3 Indonesia 19 13 0 32
4 Kyrgyzstan 13 10 5 28
5 Syria 10 29 25 64
6 Azerbaijan 7 13 32 52
7 Turkmenistan 6 11 41 58
8 Pakistan 3 14 9 26
9 Sudan 2 0 0 2
10 Jordan 1 0 0 1
10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 0 0 1
12 Bangladesh 0 2 1 3
Total 155 152 159 466
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