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	The '''Arab Games''' ({{langx\|ar\|الألعاب العربية}}), formerly called the '''Pan-Arab Games''', are a regional ] held between nations from the ]. They are organized by the ]. The first Games took place in 1953 in ], ]. 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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://marhaba.qa/12th-pan-arab-games-in-doha/\|title=12th Pan Arab Games in Doha\|publisher=Marhaba\|language=en\|date=30 October 2011\|access-date=1 January 2017\|archive-date=1 December 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044223/http://marhaba.qa/12th-pan-arab-games-in-doha/\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		The '''Arab Games''' ({{langx\|ar\|الألعاب العربية}}), formerly called the '''Pan-Arab Games''', are a regional ] held between nations from the ]. They are organized by the ]. The first Games took place in 1953 in ], ]. Intended to be held every four years since, political turmoil and financial difficulties have made the event an unstable one. Women first competed in 1985.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://marhaba.qa/12th-pan-arab-games-in-doha/\|title=12th Pan Arab Games in Doha\|publisher=Marhaba\|language=en\|date=30 October 2011\|access-date=1 January 2017\|archive-date=1 December 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044223/http://marhaba.qa/12th-pan-arab-games-in-doha/\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	== Complications ==		== Complications ==
	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".<ref name="insidethegames1">{{cite web\|last=Mackay \|first=Duncan \|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1023284/pan-arab-games-2015-in-doubt-after-morocco-pull-out-over-financial-fears \|title=Pan Arab Games 2015 in doubt after Morocco pull out over financial fears \|publisher=Insidethegames.biz \|date=17 October 2014 \|access-date=23 April 2017}}</ref> Following Beirut's withdrawal Morocco was then chosen to host the games, but faced financial complications and also withdrew. ~~"], Morocco's Minister of Youth and Sports the ] (UANOC) telling them that they would be withdrawing."~~<ref name="insidethegames1"/>		Typically the games are to take place every four years. Initially Lebanon was set to host the 2015 XIII Arab Games, but the country "withdrew because of the crisis in the Middle East".<ref name="insidethegames1">{{cite web\|last=Mackay \|first=Duncan \|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1023284/pan-arab-games-2015-in-doubt-after-morocco-pull-out-over-financial-fears \|title=Pan Arab Games 2015 in doubt after Morocco pull out over financial fears \|publisher=Insidethegames.biz \|date=17 October 2014 \|access-date=23 April 2017}}</ref> Following Beirut's withdrawal Morocco was then chosen to host the games, but faced financial complications and also withdrew.<ref name="insidethegames1"/>

	The same year, Egypt volunteered to host the event. "Sheikh Khalid Al Zubair, chairman of the ] (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."<ref>{{cite web\|last=Mackay \|first=Duncan \|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1025902/egypt-set-to-host-2015-arab-games-after-two-countries-withdraw \|title=Egypt set to host 2015 Arab Games after two countries withdraw \|publisher=Insidethegames.biz \|date=2 March 2015 \|access-date=23 April 2017}}</ref> Had the UANOC accepted Egypt's proposition the games would have taken place in December 2015; however, no such event was held.		The same year, Egypt volunteered to host the event. "Sheikh Khalid Al Zubair, chairman of the ] (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."<ref>{{cite web\|last=Mackay \|first=Duncan \|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1025902/egypt-set-to-host-2015-arab-games-after-two-countries-withdraw \|title=Egypt set to host 2015 Arab Games after two countries withdraw \|publisher=Insidethegames.biz \|date=2 March 2015 \|access-date=23 April 2017}}</ref> Had the UANOC accepted Egypt's proposition the games would have taken place in December 2015; however, no such event was held.
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Sporting event

Arab Games
Abbreviation	AG
First event	26 July – 10 August 1953, Alexandria, Egypt
Last event	5–15 July 2023, (Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba, Tipaza), Algeria
Organization	Union of Arab National Olympic Committees

Games
1953 1957 1961 1965 1976 1985 1992 1997 1999 2004 2007 2011 2023

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 and financial difficulties have made the event an unstable one. Women first competed in 1985.

Complications

Typically the games are to take place every four years. Initially Lebanon was set to host the 2015 XIII Arab Games, but the country "withdrew because of the crisis in the Middle East". Following Beirut's withdrawal Morocco was then chosen to host the games, but faced financial complications and also withdrew.

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." Had the UANOC accepted Egypt's proposition the games would have taken place in December 2015; however, no such event was held.

Editions

19531957, 199719611965, 20071976, 1992198519992004201120272023 (5 cities)class=notpageimage| Host cities of the Arab Games

5 cities (Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba, Tipaza)

Games	Year	Host	Opened by	Dates	Nations	Competitors			Sports	Events	Top nation
Games	Year	Host	Opened by	Dates	Nations	Men	Women	Total	Sports	Events	Top nation
1	1953	Alexandria	Mohamed Naguib	26 July – 10 August	9	650	—	650	10	70	Egypt
2	1957	Beirut	Camille Chamoun	13 – 27 October	10	914	—	914	12	90	Lebanon
3	1961	Casablanca	Hassan II	24 August – 8 September	9	1127	—	1127	11	90	United Arab Republic*
4	1965	Cairo**	Gamal Abdel Nasser	2 – 14 September	14	1500	—	1500	13	90	United Arab Republic**
5	1976	Damascus	Hafiz al-Assad	6 – 21 October	11	2174	—	2174	18	120	Syria
6	1985	Rabat	Hassan II	24 August – 8 September	17			3442	18	160	Morocco
7	1992	Damascus	Hafiz al-Assad	4 – 18 September	18			2611	14	150	Syria
8	1997	Beirut	Elias Hrawi	13 – 27 July	18			3253	22	217	Egypt
9	1999	Amman	Abdullah II	15 – 31 August	21			5504	26	323	Egypt
10	2004	Algiers	Abdelaziz Bouteflika	24 September – 10 October	22			5525	32	330	Algeria
11	2007	Cairo	Hosni Mubarak	11 – 26 November	22			6000	32	355	Egypt
12	2011	Doha	Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani	9 – 23 December	21			6000	33	316	Egypt
13	2023	Algeria (5 cities)	Aymen Benabderrahmane (Prime Minister)	5 – 15 July	22			3800	22	253	Algeria
14	2027	Riyadh	King of Saudi Arabia (expected)	Future event
15	2031	Bahrain		Future event
16	2035	Jordan		Future event

* United Arab Republic with Egypt and Syria.
** United Arab Republic with Egypt only.
Not held in 2015 and 2019.
2015 Cancelled.

Sports

37 sports were presented in the Arab Games history. Para Sports since 1999. Women since 1985.

Sport	Years
Athletics (details)	since 1953
Archery (details)	since 1953
Badminton (details)	since 1999
Basketball (details)	since 1953
Bodybuilding (details)	since 1999
Boxing (details)	since 1953
Bowling (details)	since 2007
Bridge (details)	since 1999
Camel racing (details)	since 2007
Cue Sports	since 2011
Chess (details)	since 1999
Cycling (details)	since 1957
Diving (details)	TBA

Sport	Years
Equestrian (details)	since 1957
Fencing (details)	since 1953
Finswimming (details)	since 1999
Football (details)	since 1953
Golf (details)	since 1985
Gymnastics (details)	since 1953
Handball (details)	since 1961
Judo (details)	since 1976
Karate (details)	since 1976
Kickboxing (details)	since 1999
Modern pentathlon (details)	since 2007
Rowing (details)	since 1957

Sport	Years
Sailing (details)	since 1985
Shooting (details)	since 1953
Squash (details)	since 1999
Surfing (details)	since 1999
Swimming (details)	since 1953
Table tennis (details)	since 1976
Taekwondo (details)	since 1997
Tennis (details)	since 1961
Volleyball (details)	since 1957
Water polo (details)	since 1961
Weightlifting (details)	since 1953
Wrestling (details)	since 1953

All-time medal table

Below is the medal table of the Arab Games tournaments, up until the 13th tournament 2023.


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Egypt (EGY)	633	429	375	1,437
2	Algeria (ALG)	360	381	393	1,134
3	Tunisia (TUN)	303	273	346	922
4	Morocco (MAR)	300	275	301	876
5	Syria (SYR)	243	254	340	837
6	United Arab Republic (UAR)	122	74	49	245
7	Jordan (JOR)	88	140	228	456
8	Iraq (IRQ)	87	141	204	432
9	Qatar (QAT)	86	80	112	278
10	Lebanon (LIB)	82	122	189	393
11	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	76	106	154	336
12	Bahrain (BHR)	44	31	56	131
13	Kuwait (KUW)	40	65	143	248
14	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	34	41	65	140
15	Sudan (SUD)	24	42	37	103
16	Libya (LBA)	23	42	61	126
17	Oman (OMN)	19	18	27	64
18	Palestine (PLE)	8	23	70	101
19	Yemen (YEM)	7	10	21	38
20	Djibouti (DJI)	1	2	1	4
21	North Yemen (YAR)	1	0	1	2
22	Somalia (SOM)	0	4	1	5
23	Mauritania (MTN)	0	1	0	1
24	South Yemen (YMD)	0	0	1	1
Totals (24 entries)		2,581	2,554	3,175	8,310

* The United Arab Republic (1958–1971) contains 2 countries Egypt & Syria.

Related Games

Arab University Games

Editions

1970s ? Iraq
1998 ? Egypt
2004 Amman
2010 ? Egypt
2018 Agadir

Arab University Beach Games

Editions

2016 Agadir

Arab Games for the Handicapped

Editions

1999 Amman
2003 Algiers (cancelled)

Arab School Games

Editions

Organized by the Arab Union for Physical Education and School Sports (AUPESS).

Unofficial

1949 Beirut
1951 Cairo
1952 Damascus
1954 Beirut

Official

1963 Kuwait City
1964 not held
1966 Damascus
1971 Baghdad
1973 Beirut (women were first allowed to participate)
1975 Alexandria
1977 Tripoli
1979 Mogadishu
1986 Tunis
0000 not held

0000 not held
1998 ? Morocco
2000 not held
2002 Beirut
2004 ? Saudi Arabia
2006 Algiers
2008 Amman
2010 ? Lebanon
2012 Kuwait City

Notes

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

"12th Pan Arab Games in Doha". Marhaba. 30 October 2011. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
^ 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.
"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.

Sources

Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.

External links

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)

v t e Arab Games
Union of Arab National Olympic Committees
Games	Alexandria 1953 Beirut 1957 Casablanca 1961 Cairo 1965 Damascus 1976 Rabat 1985 Damascus 1992 Beirut 1997 Amman 1999 Algiers 2004 Cairo 2007 Doha 2011 Algeria 2023 (5 cities)

v t e Sports at the Arab Games
Union of Arab National Olympic Committees
Main sports	Athletics Cycling Gymnastics Shooting Swimming
Boat Sports	Rowing Sailing
Combat Sports	Bodybuilding Boxing Fencing Judo Karate Kickboxing Taekwondo Weightlifting Wrestling
Team sports	Basketball Football Handball Volleyball Water Polo
Racquet Sports	Badminton Squash Table Tennis Tennis
Other Sports	Archery Bowling Bridge Camel Riding Cue Sports Chess Diving Equestrian Fin Swimming Golf Modern Pentathlon Surfing

v t e Nations at the Arab Games
Union of Arab National Olympic Committees
Asia	Bahrain Iraq Lebanon Jordan Kuwait Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Africa	Algeria Comoros Djibouti Egypt Libya Mauritania Morocco Somalia Sudan Tunisia

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Winter sports
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