Islamic Solidarity Games

Islamic Solidarity Games
ألعاب التضامن الإسلامي

First event	2005  Saudi Arabia
Occur every	Four years
Purpose	Multi-sport event for member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Organization	ISSF

The Islamic Solidarity Games (Arabic: ألعاب التضامن الإسلامي‎) is a multinational, multi-sport event. The Games involve the elite athletes of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. The Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) is the organisation that is responsible for the direction and control of the Islamic Solidarity Games.

History

The first event was held in 2005 in Saudi Arabia and there are currently 57 members of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. Non-Muslim citizens in the member countries are also allowed to take part in the Games.

A second event, originally scheduled to take place in October 2009 in Iran, and later re-scheduled for April 2010, was canceled after a dispute arose between Iran and the Arab World over the use of the term Persian Gulf in logos for the Games, as some countries in the Arab world use the term "Arabian Gulf" to refer to the Persian Gulf. Dispute over the name has been a recurring source of disharmony between Arab states and Iran.^[1] latest edition took place in 2013 in Indonesia.^[2] The fourth edition (2017) will be held in Baku.^[3]

Editions

Mecca 2005

Tehran 2010

Palembang 2013

Baku 2017

Islamic Solidarity Games Host

Year	Games	Host	Dates	Nations	Competitors	Sports	Events	Top Country
2005	I	Mecca	April 8 – 20	55	6000	15	108	Saudi Arabia
2010	II	Tehran	Cancelled
2013	III	Palembang	September 22 – October 1	44	1769	13	183	Indonesia
2017	IV	Baku	Future event

Sports

18 sports have been presented in the Islamic Solidarity Games.

Sport Years Archery () since 2013 Athletics () since 2005 Badminton () since 2013 Basketball () since 2005 Diving () since 2005 Equestrian () since 2005

Sport Years Fencing () since 2005 Football () since 2005 Handball () since 2005 Karate () since 2005 Table tennis () since 2005 Taekwondo () since 2005

Sport Years Tennis () since 2005 Swimming () since 2005 Volleyball () since 2005 Water polo () since 2005 Weightlifting () since 2005 Wushu () since 2013

Medal count

Below is the medal table of the Islamic Solidarity Games tournaments.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Egypt	40	46	42	128
2	Iran	40	26	23	89
3	Indonesia	37	35	36	108
4	Malaysia	31	22	35	88
5	Saudi Arabia	31	20	25	76
6	Turkey	24	33	53	110
7	Morocco	18	21	18	57
8	Kazakhstan	13	8	6	27
9	Iraq	11	10	8	29
10	Azerbaijan	10	13	16	39
11	Algeria	8	16	21	45
12	Syria	5	3	8	16
13	Oman	3	3	5	11
14	Jordan	3	1	5	9
15	Tunisia	3	0	15	18
16	Pakistan	3	0	1	4
17	Kuwait	2	8	8	18
18	Kyrgyzstan	2	2	4	8
19	Qatar	2	2	2	6
20	Bahrain	2	1	4	7
21	Sudan	1	3	2	6
22	Turkmenistan	1	1	8	10
23	Tajikistan	1	1	0	2
24	United Arab Emirates	0	3	6	9
25	Senegal	0	2	9	11
26	Guyana	0	2	1	3
27	Yemen	0	1	4	5
28	Libya	0	1	2	3
29	Bangladesh	0	1	1	2
	Burkina Faso	0	1	1	2
	Cameroon	0	1	1	2
32	Brunei	0	1	0	1
	Palestine	0	1	0	1
34	Afghanistan	0	0	1	1
	Ivory Coast	0	0	1	1
	Uganda	0	0	1	1
	Lebanon	0	0	1	1
	Sierra Leone	0	0	1	1
Total		291	289	375	956

See also

• Women's Islamic Games

References

1. Ap, Riyadh (17 January 2010). "Islamic Solidarity Games cancelled after gulf row divides nations". London: Guardian/Associated Press. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
2. "ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY GAMES : RIAU 2013 - 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games". Riau Daily Photo. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
3. "Baku wins the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games hosting bid". Hürriyet Daily News. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.

External links

• Official Web Site of the 3rd Games