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 turmoil as well as financial difficulties have made the event an unstable one. Women first competed in 1985.[1]
Typically the games are to take place every four years. Initially Lebanon was set to host the 2015 XIII Arab Games, but "withdrew because of the crisis in the Middle East".[2] Following Beirut's withdrawal Morocco was then chosen to host the games, but faced financial complications and also withdrew. "Mohamed Ouzzine, Morocco's Minister of Youth and Sports [at the time, wrote to] the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees (UANOC) telling them that they would be withdrawing."[2]
The same year, Egypt volunteered to host the event. "Sheikh Khalid Al Zubair, chairman of the Oman Olympic Committee (OOC)" said, "We will be offering our full support to Egypt and we have also taken a decision to suspend the financial regulations and other requirements due to lack of time."[3] Had the UANOC accepted Egypt's proposition the games would have taken place in December 2015; however, no such event was held.
^Initially held in Beirut, Lebanon it was cancelled due to security conditions, so the hosting moved to Agadir or Rabat, Morocco, which in turn apologized for hosting and was thus postponed to 2019, and then canceled.
^AUSF Report Page 9. Also arab university futsal, beach volleyball, basketball and futsal championship. 1338 athelets from 17 nations.
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^. Marhaba. 30 October 2011. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
^ abMackay, Duncan (17 October 2014). "Pan Arab Games 2015 in doubt after Morocco pull out over financial fears". Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^Mackay, Duncan (2 March 2015). "Egypt set to host 2015 Arab Games after two countries withdraw". Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^UANOC amends the time-schedule of Pan Arab Games 2011 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine published by the Qatar Olympic Committee on 6 March 2011; retrieved 10 March 2011
^"اتحاد اللجان الأوليمبية العربية يسند للسعودية تنظيم دورة الألعاب العربية 2027". Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^"Arab University Games". www.topendsports.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^"Egypt Olympian Hadia Hosny makes QNET proud". Mynewsdesk. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^"Camélia Chiraz SAHNOUNE | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^"2011 AUSF Magazine". ausf.org. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^"Arab University Beach Games". www.topendsports.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^"Arab Games for the Handicapped". www.topendsports.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^"Arab School Games". www.topendsports.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^"Arab School Games and Arab School Football Championship". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
Sourcesedit
Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN0-7864-1026-4.
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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 turmoil as well as financial difficulties have made the event an unstable one Women first competed in 1985 1 Arab GamesAbbreviationAGFirst event26 July 10 August 1953 Alexandria EgyptLast event5 15 July 2023 Algiers Oran Constantine Annaba Tipaza AlgeriaOrganizationUnion of Arab National Olympic Committees Contents 1 Complications 2 Editions 3 Sports 4 All time medal table 5 Related Games 5 1 Arab University Games 5 2 Arab University Beach Games 5 3 Arab Games for the Handicapped 5 4 Arab School Games 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 Sources 10 External linksComplications editTypically the games are to take place every four years Initially Lebanon was set to host the 2015 XIII Arab Games but withdrew because of the crisis in the Middle East 2 Following Beirut s withdrawal Morocco was then chosen to host the games but faced financial complications and also withdrew Mohamed Ouzzine Morocco s Minister of Youth and Sports at the time wrote to the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees UANOC telling them that they would be withdrawing 2 The same year Egypt volunteered to host the event Sheikh Khalid Al Zubair chairman of the Oman Olympic Committee OOC said We will be offering our full support to Egypt and we have also taken a decision to suspend the financial regulations and other requirements due to lack of time 3 Had the UANOC accepted Egypt s proposition the games would have taken place in December 2015 however no such event was held Editions edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 19531957 199719611965 20071976 199219851999200420112023 5 cities class notpageimage Host cities of the Arab Games Games Year Host Opened by Dates Nations Competitors Sports Events Top nationMen Women Total1 1953 nbsp Alexandria Mohamed Naguib 26 July 10 August 9 650 650 10 70 nbsp Egypt2 1957 nbsp Beirut Camille Chamoun 13 27 October 10 914 914 12 90 nbsp Lebanon3 1961 nbsp Casablanca Hassan II 24 August 8 September 9 1127 1127 11 90 nbsp United Arab Republic 4 1965 nbsp Cairo Gamal Abdel Nasser 2 14 September 14 1500 1500 13 90 nbsp United Arab Republic 5 1976 nbsp Damascus Hafiz al Assad 6 21 October 11 2174 2174 18 120 nbsp Syria6 1985 nbsp Rabat Hassan II 24 August 8 September 17 3442 18 160 nbsp Morocco7 1992 nbsp Damascus Hafiz al Assad 4 18 September 18 2611 14 150 nbsp Syria8 1997 nbsp Beirut Elias Hrawi 13 27 July 18 3253 22 217 nbsp Egypt9 1999 nbsp Amman Abdullah II 15 31 August 21 5504 26 323 nbsp Egypt10 2004 nbsp Algiers Abdelaziz Bouteflika 24 September 10 October 22 5525 32 330 nbsp Algeria11 2007 nbsp Cairo Hosni Mubarak 11 26 November 22 6000 32 355 nbsp Egypt12 2011 nbsp Doha Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani 9 23 December 4 21 6000 33 316 nbsp Egypt13 2023 nbsp Algeria 5 cities Aymen Benabderrahmane Prime Minister 5 15 July 22 3800 22 253 nbsp Algeria14 2027 nbsp Riyadh 5 King of Saudi Arabia expected Future event United Arab Republic with Egypt and Syria United Arab Republic with Egypt only Not held in 2015 and 2019 2015 Cancelled a Sports edit37 sports were presented in the Arab Games history Para Sports since 1999 Women since 1985 Sport Years nbsp Athletics details since 1953 nbsp Archery details since 1953 nbsp Badminton details since 1999 nbsp Basketball details since 1953 nbsp Bodybuilding details since 1999 nbsp Boxing details since 1953 nbsp Bowling details since 2007 nbsp Bridge details since 1999Camel racing details since 2007Cue Sports since 2011 nbsp Chess details since 1999 nbsp Cycling details since 1957 nbsp Diving details TBA Sport Years nbsp Equestrian details since 1957 nbsp Fencing details since 1953 nbsp Finswimming details since 1999 nbsp Football details since 1953 nbsp Golf details since 1985 nbsp Gymnastics details since 1953 nbsp Handball details since 1961 nbsp Judo details since 1976 nbsp Karate details since 1976 nbsp Kickboxing details since 1999 nbsp Modern pentathlon details since 2007 nbsp Rowing details since 1957 Sport Years nbsp Sailing details since 1985 nbsp Shooting details since 1953 nbsp Squash details since 1999 nbsp Surfing details since 1999 nbsp Swimming details since 1953 nbsp Table tennis details since 1976 nbsp Taekwondo details since 1997 nbsp Tennis details since 1961 nbsp Volleyball details since 1957 nbsp Water polo details since 1961 nbsp Weightlifting details since 1953 nbsp Wrestling details since 1953All time medal table editBelow is the medal table of the Arab Games tournaments up until the 13th tournament 2023 RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp Egypt EGY 63342937514372 nbsp Algeria ALG 36038139311343 nbsp Tunisia TUN 3032733469224 nbsp Morocco MAR 3002753018765 nbsp Syria SYR 2432543408376 nbsp United Arab Republic UAR 12274492457 nbsp Jordan JOR 881402284568 nbsp Iraq IRQ 871412044329 nbsp Qatar QAT 868011227810 nbsp Lebanon LIB 8212218939311 nbsp Saudi Arabia KSA 7610615433612 nbsp Bahrain BHR 44315613113 nbsp Kuwait KUW 406514324814 nbsp United Arab Emirates UAE 34416514015 nbsp Sudan SUD 24423710316 nbsp Libya LBA 23426112617 nbsp Oman OMN 1918276418 nbsp Palestine PLE 8237010119 nbsp Yemen YEM 710213820 nbsp Djibouti DJI 121421 nbsp North Yemen YAR 101222 nbsp Somalia SOM 041523 nbsp Mauritania MTN 010124 nbsp South Yemen YMD 0011Totals 24 entries 2581255431758310 The United Arab Republic 1958 1971 contains 2 countries Egypt amp Syria Related Games editArab University Games edit Editions 6 7 1970s nbsp Iraq 1998 nbsp Egypt 2004 nbsp Amman 2010 nbsp Egypt 8 9 b 2018 nbsp AgadirArab University Beach Games edit Editions 10 2016 nbsp AgadirArab Games for the Handicapped edit Editions 11 1999 nbsp Amman 2003 nbsp Algiers cancelled Arab School Games edit Editions 12 13 Organized by the Arab Union for Physical Education and School Sports AUPESS Unofficial1949 nbsp Beirut 1951 nbsp Cairo 1952 nbsp Damascus 1954 nbsp BeirutOfficial1963 nbsp Kuwait City 1964 not held 1966 nbsp Damascus 1971 nbsp Baghdad 1973 nbsp Beirut women were first allowed to participate 1975 nbsp Alexandria 1977 nbsp Tripoli 1979 nbsp Mogadishu 1986 nbsp Tunis 0000 not held 0000 not held 1998 nbsp Morocco 2000 not held 2002 nbsp Beirut 2004 nbsp Saudi Arabia 2006 nbsp Algiers 2008 nbsp Amman 2010 nbsp Lebanon 2012 nbsp Kuwait CitySee also editAfrican Games Asian Games GCC Games All Africa University GamesNotes edit Initially held in Beirut Lebanon it was cancelled due to security conditions so the hosting moved to Agadir or Rabat Morocco which in turn apologized for hosting and was thus postponed to 2019 and then canceled AUSF Report Page 9 Also arab university futsal beach volleyball basketball and futsal championship 1338 athelets from 17 nations References edit 12th Pan Arab Games in Doha Marhaba 30 October 2011 Archived from the original on 1 December 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2017 a b Mackay Duncan 17 October 2014 Pan Arab Games 2015 in doubt after Morocco pull out over financial fears Insidethegames biz Retrieved 23 April 2017 Mackay Duncan 2 March 2015 Egypt set to host 2015 Arab Games after two countries withdraw Insidethegames biz Retrieved 23 April 2017 UANOC amends the time schedule of Pan Arab Games 2011 Archived 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine published by the Qatar Olympic Committee on 6 March 2011 retrieved 10 March 2011 اتحاد اللجان الأوليمبية العربية يسند للسعودية تنظيم دورة الألعاب العربية 2027 Retrieved 8 August 2023 Arab University Games www topendsports com Retrieved 8 August 2023 Egypt Olympian Hadia Hosny makes QNET proud Mynewsdesk 27 July 2012 Retrieved 8 August 2023 Camelia Chiraz SAHNOUNE Profile World Athletics worldathletics org Retrieved 8 August 2023 2011 AUSF Magazine ausf org Retrieved 8 August 2023 Arab University Beach Games www topendsports com Retrieved 8 August 2023 Arab Games for the Handicapped www topendsports com Retrieved 8 August 2023 Arab School Games www topendsports com Retrieved 8 August 2023 Arab School Games and Arab School Football Championship www rsssf org Retrieved 8 August 2023 Sources editBell Daniel 2003 Encyclopedia of International Games McFarland and Company Inc Publishers Jefferson North Carolina ISBN 0 7864 1026 4 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arab Games Athletics medalists Arab Games 2007 website archived 20 September 2008 Arab Games 2011 official website archived 28 January 2011 Arab Games 2011 Exhibition and Timeline archived 7 October 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arab Games amp oldid 1207080990, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
