Islamic Solidarity Games
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ألعاب التضامن الإسلامي | |
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Abbreviation | ISG |
First event | 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games in Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
Occur every | Four years |
Last event | 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey |
Next event | 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Yaoundé, Cameroon |
Purpose | Multi-sport event for member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation |
Headquarters | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Organization | Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation |
Website | issf.sa |
The Islamic Solidarity Games (
History
The original idea for the Solidarity Games came from Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, during the Third Islamic Summit in 1981.[2] The first Solidarity Games were held in 2005 in Saudi Arabia. There are currently 57 members of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference.[3] In 2005, the games were male-only with 7,000 athletes from fifty-four countries competing in thirteen different sports.[4] Women are now allowed to participate in the games, but compete on different days than men.[5] Non-Muslim citizens in the member countries are also allowed to take part in the Games. It was said to have the largest amount of competitors for a sporting event aside from the Olympic Games.[2]
A second event, originally scheduled to take place in October 2009 in
With the level of political fragmentation, the deficiencies in economic development in many Muslim countries, and the financial cost of the Islamic Solidarity games, the longevity of the games is an on-going challenge.[2]
The
The 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games will be the first to not be hosted in a Muslim majority country. The elected host city, Yaoundé, is the capital of Cameroon, where the Christian population exceeds 70% of the population, while around 25% is Muslim. Cameroon is a member of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
Editions
Year | Games | Host | Dates | Opened by | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top nation | |
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I | 2005 | Mecca | 8 – 20 April | Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | 55[4] | 7000[4] | 15 | 108 | Saudi Arabia | |
II | 2010[a] | Tehran | Cancelled | |||||||
III | 2013 | Palembang | 22 September – 1 October | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | 57 | 1769 | 13 | 183 | Indonesia | |
IV | 2017 | Baku | 12 – 22 May | Ilham Aliyev | 54 | 6000 | 21 | 268 | Azerbaijan | |
V | 2021[b] | Konya | 9 – 18 August 2022 | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | 55 | 4200 | 19 | 380 | Turkey | |
VI | 2025 | Yaoundé | 6 – 15 August | Future event |
- ^ Originally scheduled for 2009, and later re-scheduled for 2010, was cancelled after a dispute arose between Iran and the Arab countries.
- ^ Originally scheduled for 2021, the Games were postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the event was still referred to as the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games to preserve the 4-year cycle.
Sports
28 sports have been presented in the Islamic Solidarity Games.
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Medal count
Rank | team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Turkey (TUR) | 237 | 207 | 199 | 643 |
2 | Iran (IRI) | 118 | 97 | 106 | 321 |
3 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 114 | 99 | 85 | 298 |
4 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 66 | 58 | 96 | 220 |
5 | Indonesia (INA) | 56 | 78 | 88 | 222 |
6 | Egypt (EGY) | 46 | 51 | 49 | 146 |
7 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 42 | 36 | 56 | 134 |
8 | Morocco (MAR) | 40 | 38 | 68 | 146 |
9 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 37 | 33 | 41 | 111 |
10 | Malaysia (MAS) | 33 | 23 | 41 | 97 |
11 | Bahrain (BHR) | 23 | 13 | 15 | 51 |
12 | Algeria (ALG) | 22 | 40 | 65 | 127 |
13 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 14 | 15 | 27 | 56 |
14 | Iraq (IRQ) | 13 | 17 | 13 | 43 |
15 | Qatar (QAT) | 8 | 8 | 14 | 30 |
16 | Jordan (JOR) | 8 | 6 | 22 | 36 |
17 | Kuwait (KUW) | 7 | 17 | 10 | 34 |
18 | Turkmenistan (TKM) | 7 | 10 | 28 | 45 |
19 | Syria (SYR) | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 |
20 | Oman (OMA) | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 |
21 | Tunisia (TUN) | 4 | 4 | 29 | 37 |
22 | Cameroon (CMR) | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 |
23 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
24 | Nigeria (NGR) | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
25 | Pakistan (PAK) | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
26 | Gambia (GAM) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
27 | Uganda (UGA) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
28 | Senegal (SEN) | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 |
29 | Sudan (SUD) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
30 | Tajikistan (TJK) | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
31 | Bangladesh (BAN) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
32 | Djibouti (DJI) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
33 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
34 | Libya (LBA) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
35 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Oman (OMN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
37 | Guinea-Bissau (GBS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Niger (NIG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
40 | Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
41 | Yemen (YEM) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
42 | Lebanon (LBN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
43 | Palestine (PLE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
45 | Albania (ALB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Brunei (BRU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Mali (MLI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Togo (TOG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
50 | Afghanistan (AFG) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
51 | Benin (BEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Maldives (MDV) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Sierra Leone (SLE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (53 entries) | 936 | 928 | 1199 | 3063 |
See also
References
- ^ designthemes. "Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation". issf.sa. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
- ^ a b c d e Amara, Mahfoud (2008). "The Muslim World in the Global Sporting Arena". Brown Journal of World Affairs. XIV: 2 – via Academic Search Complete.
- ^ "Islamic Solidarity Games". www.topendsports.com. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
- ^ a b c "The Islamic Games: 'Love, friendship and humility'". The Independent. 2005-04-10. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "The problem Islamic Solidarity Games begin in Baku". Turan Information Agency. May 11, 2017.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Baku wins the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games hosting bid". Hürriyet Daily News. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ "Baku 2017". www.baku2017.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2017-05-05.