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The 3rd edition of the game had to be organized in June 2019, but held in 2022 due to the internal issues between the GCC state countries. The 4th edition has been announced and will happen as per the announced dates. For the first time the games will be organized by the new, young and talented faces of GCC team.
The 2022 GCC Games was the third edition of multi-sport event for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. It was held in Kuwait, from 16 to 31 May 2022. A total of more than 1,500 athletes and 500 officials participated in 16 sports. Female athletes competed for the first time at the GCC Games in this edition.
In addition to the senior championship, the GCC also holds the Gulf Cooperation Council Youth Athletics Championships. [1] The GCC holds championships for various other sports, including golf, basketball and fencing. The 2011 championships was held as part of the 2011 GCC Games.
Originally scheduled to take place in 2022, the Games were postponed and rescheduled to 23 September until 8 October 2023, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] Shooters Khaled Al-Mudhaf and Eman Al-Shamaa were chosen as the flag bearers for the opening ceremony as Crown Prince Mishal Al-Ahmad attended the ceremony.
Thousands of Iraqi football fans were expected in Kuwait on Tuesday for a World Cup qualifier, the first time they have been allowed to attend since former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded ...
Athletics is one of the sports at the quadrennial GCC Games competition. It has been one of the sports competed at the event since the inaugural edition in 2011. [1] Until the 2022 edition, women competed at the separate GCC Women's Games event. [1] The Games record in the men's 100 m was set by Tosin Ogunode in 2022 with a time of 10.05 ...
The AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), formerly known as the GCC Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is a regional football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF) for clubs from its eight member nations.
It is the first edition of the competition organised by the AGCFF under its new name and format, with clubs from Iraq and Yemen participating for the first time. The last edition of the tournament was held in 2015, when the competition was organised by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). [2]