2005 Islamic Solidarity Games

Multi-sport competition held in Saudi Arabia

1st Islamic Solidarity Games

Host city| Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Ta’if
Country|  Saudi Arabia
Nations| 55
Athletes| 6000
Events| 107 in 15 sports
Opening| 8 April
Closing| 20 April
Opened by| Governor of Makkah Region, Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Main venue| King Abdul Aziz Stadium

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The 1st Islamic Solidarity Games held in the Islamic holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia from 8–20 April 2005 with an Olympic-style tournament aimed at showing Muslim sports prowess and featuring 6,000 athletes. Only men's events were included on the programme.[1]

Fifty five nations participated in the said "Islamic Olympic Games", hosted by the Saudi cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah and Ta’if.

Prince Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the prince of Mecca, opened the games in a ceremony in which more than 2,600 students participated at King Abdul Aziz Stadium.

## Sports

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The Iranian and Omani football teams at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games

* Aquatic sports
* Swimming (19)
* Diving (2)
* Water polo (1)
* Athletics (23) [2]
* Basketball (1)
* Equestrian (4)
* Fencing (6)
* Football (1)
* Handball (1)
* Karate (11)
* Table tennis (3)
* Taekwondo (8)
* Tennis (3)
* Volleyball (1)
* Weightlifting (24)
* Paralympic sports
* ID Futsal (1)
* Goalball (1)

## Medal table

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* Host nation (Saudi Arabia)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Saudi Arabia (KSA)*| 24| 17| 19| 60
2|  Egypt (EGY)| 14| 15| 13| 42
3|  Kazakhstan (KAZ)| 13| 8| 6| 27
4|  Iran (IRI)| 10| 9| 11| 30
5|  Iraq (IRQ)| 9| 9| 7| 25
6|  Morocco (MAR)| 8| 6| 4| 18
7|  Malaysia (MAS)| 5| 5| 6| 16
8|  Azerbaijan (AZE)| 4| 4| 7| 15
9|  Algeria (ALG)| 3| 10| 13| 26
10|  Syria (SYR)| 3| 2| 5| 10
11|  Pakistan (PAK)| 3| 0| 1| 4
12|  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)| 2| 2| 4| 8
13|  Jordan (JOR)| 2| 0| 3| 5
14|  Kuwait (KUW)| 1| 4| 5| 10
15|  Turkey (TUR)| 1| 3| 3| 7
16|  Sudan (SUD)| 1| 3| 2| 6
17|  Turkmenistan (TKM)| 1| 1| 4| 6
18|  Indonesia (INA)| 1| 1| 2| 4
19|  Tajikistan (TJK)| 1| 1| 0| 2
20|  Tunisia (TUN)| 1| 0| 8| 9
21|  Qatar (QAT)| 1| 0| 0| 1
22|  Senegal (SEN)| 0| 2| 6| 8
23|  United Arab Emirates (UAE)| 0| 2| 3| 5
24|  Burkina Faso (BUR)| 0| 1| 1| 2
Yemen (YEM)| 0| 1| 1| 2
26|  Cameroon (CMR)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Oman (OMA)| 0| 1| 0| 1
28|  Afghanistan (AFG)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Guyana (GUY)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Ivory Coast (CIV)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Libya (LBA)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Uganda (UGA)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (32 entries)| 108| 108| 139| 355

## References

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1. ^ ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY GAMES
2. ^ IAAF website for 2005 Islamic Solidarity Game

## External links

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* 1st Islamic Solidarity Games Archived 2017-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
* Medal table

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Events at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games (Mecca–Medina–Jeddah–Ta'if)

* Athletics
* Basketball
* Diving
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Football
* Handball
* Karate
* Swimming
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Volleyball
* Water polo
* Weightlifting

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