Women's Islamic Games

Women's Islamic Games
بازی‌های اسلامی بانوان
First event	1993 Tehran / Rasht
Occur every	Four years
Last event	2005 Tehran
Purpose	Multi-sport event for muslim women
Organization	IFWS

The Women's Islamic Games were an international multi-sport event started in 1993. The event was organised by the Islamic Federation of Women's Sport (IFWS). Muslim women of all nationalities were allowed to take part in the Games.

The event has been held in 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005 in Iran.^[1]

Goals

In sports and international competition, Muslim women cannot compete without protective clothing and headgear in accordance with Islam.
Inspire Muslim women to achieve global competitiveness, on a regional, continental, world and Olympic scale.
The Women's Islamic Games will be an international event, and records shall be kept of athletes' performances.

Editions

Year	Games	Host	Countries	Athletes	Sports	Medals
Year	Games	Host	Countries	Athletes	Sports	1st place	2nd place	3rd place
1993	I	Tehran / Rasht	10	407	7	Kyrgyzstan (27)	Iran (20)	Azerbaijan (12)
1997	II	Tehran	24	748	12	Iran (58)	Kazakhstan (35)	Indonesia (19)
2001	III	Tehran / Rasht	23	795	15	Iran (77)	Syria (18)	Azerbaijan (8)
2005	IV	Tehran	44	1316	18	Iran (31)	Senegal (9)	Kazakhstan (6)

Medal count

25 nations have won at least a single medal in the Women's Islamic Games. 23 nations have won at least a single gold medal. Iran became till now the leadership of the most winning medals.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Iran	186	173	135	494
2	Kazakhstan	45	12	15	72
3	Kyrgyzstan	40	20	12	72
4	Syria	32	51	63	146
5	Azerbaijan	30	41	63	134
6	Indonesia	24	20	6	50
7	Pakistan	18	49	50	117
8	Turkmenistan	12	14	52	78
9	Senegal	9	5	8	22
10	Malaysia	5	7	7	19
11	Tajikistan	4	8	13	25
12	Sudan	4	2	4	10
13	Armenia	4	2	2	8
14	South Korea	4	2	1	7
15	Jordan	3	2	3	8
16	Russia	3	1	0	4
17	Bangladesh	2	4	5	11
18	Iraq	2	3	9	14
19	Kuwait	2	3	3	8
20	Uganda	2	1	0	3
21	Lebanon	1	2	1	4
22	Brunei	1	1	2	4
23	Georgia	1	0	2	3
24	Afghanistan	0	2	3	5
25	Qatar	0	1	5	6
Totals		438	428	469	1335

References

↑ "The Women’s Islamic Games". Middlesex: Muslim Women's Sport Foundation. Retrieved 2005.

External links

Official Web Site of Women's Islamic Games

Women's Islamic Games

1993 1997 2001 2005

See also: Overall medal count

Multi-sport events

Global

Olympics	Olympic Games Summer Winter Youth Olympic Games

Continental	African Games Asian Games Summer Winter Beach Indoor and Martial Arts European Games Pacific Games Pan American Games

Associations	Commonwealth Games Inter-Allied Games¹ Island Games Jeux de la Francophonie Lusophony Games Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR¹ World Outgames

Communities	Croatian World Games Gay Games Islamic Solidarity Games Maccabiah Games Pan Arab Games Pan-Armenian Games Women's Islamic Games¹ World Indigenous Games Worldwide Nomad Games

Disabled sport	Deaflympics Défi sportif IWAS World Games Armed forces Invictus Games Warrior Games Paralympic Games Summer Winter Special Olympics Summer Winter

Professions	Lumberjack World Championship Military World Games World Police and Fire Games

Youth and students	Asian Youth Games Australian Youth Olympic Festival Commonwealth Youth Games CPLP Games European Youth Olympic Festival Gymnasiade International Children's Games SELL Student Games Universiade World Interuniversity Games World Youth Games¹

Other sport	Dew Tour Mind Sports Olympiad SportAccord World Mind Games World Combat Games World Games X Games

Regional

Africa	African Youth Games African Games All-Africa University Games Central African Games¹

Americas	ALBA Games Bolivarian Games CANUSA Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games North American Indigenous Games North American Outgames Pan American Games Parapan American Games South American Beach Games South American Games

Asia	ASEAN Civil Service Games ASEAN School Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN ParaGames Asian Beach Games Asian Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Indoor Games¹ Asian Martial Arts Games¹ Asian Para Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games Central Asian Games Children of Asia International Sports Games¹ East Asian Games Far Eastern Games¹ South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games

Europe	Black Sea Games EuroGames European Games European Sports Championships European Youth Olympic Festival Games of the Small States of Europe

Oceania	Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games Micronesian Games Pacific Games

Inter-continental	Afro-Asian Games¹ Arafura Games Arctic Winter Games AsiaPacific Outgames FESPIC Games¹ Indian Ocean Island Games Mediterranean Games Nordic Games¹ Pacific Ocean Games¹ Pan Arab Games

National

Americas	Canada Quebec Western Colombia United States amateur juniors seniors

Asia	Bangladesh China All-China Games National Games of China National Peasants' Games India Indian Empire¹ Indonesia Japan Malaysia Para Mongolia Pakistan Philippines National Games Batang Pinoy Palaro Singapore South Korea Summer Winter Thailand youth Vietnam

Europe	Albania¹ Nazi Germany¹ Netherlands Poland (youth) Soviet Union (youth)¹

Oceania	Western Australia (high school)²

NCSG³	Alabama California Florida Massachusetts Missouri Montana Nebraska New York North Carolina North Dakota¹ Texas Wisconsin

Historical¹

Pre Modern Olympics (in chronological order, 1900BC–1852AD)	Tailteann Games Panhellenic Games Ancient Olympic Games Pythian Games Nemean Games Heraean Games Panathenaic Games Roman Games Cotswold Olimpick Games Gog Magog Games Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games

Alternatives to the Modern Olympics	Aryan Games Friendship Games Games of the New Emerging Forces Goodwill Games Islamic Games Liberty Bell Classic People's Olympiad South African Games Spartakiad Workers' Olympiads

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