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Badminton has been part of the Arab Games since 1999 in Amman, Jordan. Syria tops the medal table, having won 15 gold medals, 3 silvers and 3 bronze medals. Algeria won four golds and two silvers while Egypt won a gold, three silvers and six bronzes. Sudan won its first medal in badminton at the 2007 Pan Arab Games.
The Arab Games (Arabic: الألعاب العربية), formerly called the Pan-Arab Games, are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from the Arab world. They are organized by the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees. The first Games took place in 1953 in Alexandria, Egypt. Intended to be held every four years since, political ...
The 2023 Arab Sports Games was the 13th edition of the Arab Games, an international multi-sport event which took place in Algeria, between 5 and 15 July 2023. The event included 22 sports with all 22 members of the Arab League participating. [1] [2] For the first time, five cities hosted the games: Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba and Tipaza. [3]
The Islamic Solidarity Games (Arabic: ألعاب التضامن الإسلامي) is a multinational, multi-sport event. Managed jointly by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF), [ 1 ] the Games involve elite athletes of the OIC competing in a variety of sports.
The Sinai rosefinch was chosen as the games' mascot. [10] The football tournament was won by Jordan, defeating Iraq in the final on penalties after a 4-4 draw. [11] The 9th Arab Games saw the launch of the first official games website, allowing people follow the events over the internet. [12] Since 1999, each games has had its own official ...
The 8th Arab Games were held in Beirut, Lebanon between July 12 and 27, 1997. 3,253 athletes from 18 countries participated in events in 22 sports.. Over 50,000 people gathered in the Sports City in Beirut for the opening ceremony of the eighth Pan-Arab games, the first such event to be hosted by Lebanon for 40 years.
The 6th Arab Games were held in Casablanca, Morocco from 8 to 16 August 1985. [1] A total of 3,442 athletes from 17 countries participated in events in 18 sports. The 1985 games were the first to allow women to compete.
The 1992 Arab Games were the seventh edition of the quadrennial multi-sport event for Arab nations. They were held in Damascus , Syria between September 4 and 18, 1992. A total of 2611 athletes from 18 countries participated in events in 14 sports.