Islamic Games
| First event | 1980 Turkey İzmir |
|---|---|
| Occur every | Four years |
| Purpose | Multi-sport event for Muslim |
| Organization | IFS |
The Islamic Games (Arabic: الألعاب الإسلامية, Turkish: Islam Ülkeleri Spor Oyunlari) was a multi-sport event for athletes from Muslim countries that was held from 28 September to 5 October 1980 in İzmir, Turkey.[1] Although 42 nations were invited to compete at the competition, ultimately only ten nations took part, with 691 athletes present.[2] Among the nations competing at the tournament, only Algeria and Libya had sent delegations to the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow (the rest observed the boycott).[3]
History
The idea for the games was initiated in 1979, following an agreement between foreign ministers at a regional meeting in Islamabad. Izmir was chosen as the host and was well equipped for the task given pre-existing facilities stemming from its hosting of the 1971 Mediterranean Games, with İzmir Atatürk Stadium as the main venue. Anwar Chowdhry, a Pakistani sports official, praised the coming together of Muslim-majority nations, stating that "all the countries competing have relatively the same level of performance [which] provides our athletes with encouragement to put on an even better performance".[2] Libya won the five-team association football tournament, going undefeated.[4] The games was proposed to be held on a quadrennial basis, being scheduled one year before the Summer Olympics to allow Muslim nations to prepare for the larger competition. Saudi Arabia was chosen to host the second Islamic Games in 1983, but ultimately the event was not held.[2] A Women's Islamic Games was started in 1993 and then the Islamic Solidarity Games was inaugurated in 2005 in Saudi Arabia, continuing the legacy of an international games between Muslim-majority countries.
Editions
| Year | Games | Host | Countries | Athletes | Sports | Medals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | ||||||
| 1980 | I | Turkey İzmir | 10 | 691[5] | 7 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (117) | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco (14) | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria (41) |
| 1983 | – | Saudi Arabia (city not chosen) | Cancelled | |||||
1980 Islamic Games
Sports
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Participating nations
- File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
- File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain
- File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
- File:Flag of Libya (1977–2011).svg Libya (95)
- File:Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg Malaysia (78)
- File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
- File:Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Northern Cyprus (as Turkish Federated State of Cyprus)
- File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (42)
- File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia (141)
- File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
- File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine (as Palestine Liberation Organization)
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Medal table
* Host nation (Turkey)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey* | 63 | 38 | 16 | 117 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria | 4 | 14 | 23 | 41 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 3 | 18 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | File:Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Northern Cyprus | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Libya (1977–2011).svg Libya | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg Malaysia | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 87 | 85 | 66 | 238 | |
See also
References
- ↑ Milliyet Newspaper, 06.10.1980, p. 10
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lawton, John. The Islamic Games. Aramco World (January/February 1992, Volume 43, Number 1). Retrieved on 2015-01-30.
- ↑ 1980 Moskva Summer Games Archived 2010-08-28 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-30.
- ↑ Izmir Tournament 1980. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved on 2015-01-30.
- ↑ Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 29.09.1980, p. 6
