2001 Women's Islamic Games

The third edition of the Women's Islamic Games took place in Tehran and Rasht, Iran from 2 to 8 November 2001. A total of 23 countries, 84 teams, and 795 athletes competed at the Games, which featured fifteen separate sports. The competition was due to feature 34 countries but due to the September 11 attacks in the United States, and the War in Afghanistan, the original number was reduced, as was the number of international observers. The competition was overseen by 389 referees and 9 international observers. Hosts Iran won the competition with a total of 185 medals; almost half the medals awarded at the Games.

Participants

Azerbaijan  Afghanistan  Great Britain  Bahrain  Bangladesh  Democratic Republic of the Congo  Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan  India  Iraq  Iran  Maldives  Malaysia  Morocco  Oman

Pakistan  Qatar  Senegal  Sudan  Syria  Tajikistan  Uganda  Yemen

Sports

The sports competed at the Games were: badminton, basketball, chess, fencing, futsal, gymnastics, handball, karate, shooting, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis and volleyball.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Iran	77	65	43	185
2	Syria	18	17	15	50
3	Azerbaijan	8	11	13	32
4	Pakistan	6	22	31	59
5	Kazakhstan	4	1	1	6
6	Kuwait	2	3	1	6
7	Bangladesh	2	2	3	7
8	Uganda	2	1	0	3
9	Turkmenistan	1	3	6	10
10	Iraq	1	2	5	8
11	Afghanistan	0	2	2	4
12	Qatar	0	1	3	4
13	Sudan	0	0	4	4
Total		121	130	127	378