2005 Islamic Solidarity Games

1st Islamic Solidarity Games
Host city Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Ta’if
Nations participating 55
Athletes participating 6000
Events 107 in 15 sports
Opening ceremony April 8
Closing ceremony April 20
Officially opened by Abdul Majeed bin Abdul Aziz
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

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Saudi Arabia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Saudi Arabia*24171960
2 Egypt14151342
3 Kazakhstan138627
4 Iran1091130
5 Iraq99725
6 Morocco86418
7 Malaysia55616
8 Azerbaijan44715
9 Algeria3101326
10 Syria32510
11 Pakistan3014
12 Kyrgyzstan2248
13 Jordan2035
14 Kuwait14510
15 Turkey1337
16 Sudan1326
17 Turkmenistan1146
18 Indonesia1124
19 Tajikistan1102
20 Tunisia1089
21 Qatar1001
22 Senegal0268
23 United Arab Emirates0235
24 Burkina Faso0112
 Yemen0112
26 Cameroon0101
 Oman0101
28 Afghanistan0011
 Guyana0011
 Ivory Coast0011
 Libya0011
 Uganda0011
Totals (32 nations)108108139355

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