1997 Arab Games
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Host city | Beirut |
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Country | Lebanon |
Opening | 12 July 1997 |
Closing | 27 July 1997 |
The 8th Arab Games were held in Beirut, Lebanon between July 12 and July 27, 1997. 3253 athletes from 18 countries participated in events in 22 sports.
Over 50,000 people gathered in the Sports City in Beirut for the opening ceremony of the eighth Pan-Arab games, the first such event to be hosted by Lebanon since forty years.
Individual sports
Equestrian
Ramzy Al Duhami won the gold medal in the individual event.[1]
Football
The football tournament was won by Jordan, defeating Syria 1–0 in the final.[2]
Volleyball
Sports
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Egypt (EGY) | 93 | 56 | 38 | 187 |
2 | Algeria (ALG) | 43 | 46 | 43 | 132 |
3 | Syria (SYR) | 18 | 29 | 34 | 81 |
4 | Morocco (MAR) | 18 | 15 | 16 | 49 |
5 | Jordan (JOR) | 10 | 8 | 23 | 41 |
6 | Lebanon (LBN) | 9 | 15 | 52 | 76 |
7 | Tunisia (TUN) | 9 | 12 | 26 | 47 |
8 | Qatar (QAT) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
9 | Saudi Arabia (SAU) | 6 | 12 | 21 | 39 |
10 | Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 13 | 23 | 37 |
11 | Oman (OMN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
12 | Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
13 | Libya (LBA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
14 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
15 | Yemen (YEM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
16 | Palestine (PLE) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
17 | Brunei (BRN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
18 | Mauritania (MTN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals (18 entries) | 217 | 217 | 291 | 725 |
References
- ^ "Ramzy Al Duhami". Saudi Equestrian. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ Mohammed Qayed (17 May 2001). "8th Arab Games, 1997 (Lebanon)". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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