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| First event | 1980  ?zmir |
|---|---|
| Occur every | Four years |
| Purpose | Multi-sport event for Muslim |
| Organization | IFS |
The Islamic Games (Arabic: ??????? ?????????, Turkish: ?slam ülkeleri Spor Oyunlar?) was a multi-sport event for athletes from Muslim countries that was held from 28 September to 5 October 1980 in ?zmir, 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
[edit]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 ?zmir 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
[edit]| Year | Games | Host | Countries | Athletes | Sports | Medals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | ||||||
| 1980 | I | ?zmir
|
10 | 691[5] | 7 | Turkey (117)
|
 Morocco (14)
|
 Algeria (41)
|
| 1983 | – |  (city not chosen)
|
Cancelled | |||||
1980 Islamic Games
[edit]Sports
[edit]
Athletics ()
Basketball ()
Football ()
Swimming ()
Tennis ()
Volleyball ()
Wrestling ()
Participating nations
[edit]- Algeria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Libya (95)
Malaysia (78)- Morocco
Northern Cyprus (as Turkish Federated State of Cyprus)
Pakistan (42)- Saudi Arabia (141)
- Turkey
Palestine (as Palestine Liberation Organization)
Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Turkey)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey* | 63 | 38 | 16 | 117 |
| 2 | Morocco | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Algeria | 4 | 14 | 23 | 41 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3 | 18 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Northern Cyprus | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Bahrain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Libya | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Malaysia | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 87 | 85 | 66 | 238 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Milliyet Newspaper, 06.10.1980, p. 10
- ^ a b c Lawton, John. The Islamic Games. Aramco World (January/February 1992, Volume 43, Number 1). Retrieved on 2025-08-05.
- ^ 1980 Moskva Summer Games Archived 2025-08-05 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2025-08-05.
- ^ Izmir Tournament 1980. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved on 2025-08-05.
- ^ Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 29.09.1980, p. 6
