1997 Women's Islamic Games

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The second Women's Islamic Games took place in Tehran, Iran, in 1997. The competition began in 1997 and has been held in 1993, 1997, 2001, and 2005 in Iran.[1] Twenty-one countries were represented at the Games with a total of 748 athletes, 95 teams, 290 judges and 8 international observers in attendance. Host Iran won the Games with an overall total of 150 medals.

Participants[edit]

Sports[edit]

Some of the sports competed at the 1997 Games include: athletics, badminton, fencing, handball, judo, swimming and volleyball.

Medal table[edit]

  *   Host nation (Iran)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Iran (IRN)*585537150
2 Kazakhstan (KAZ)355949
3 Indonesia (INA)1913032
4 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)1310528
5 Syria (SYR)10292564
6 Azerbaijan (AZE)7133252
7 Turkmenistan (TKM)6114158
8 Pakistan (PAK)314926
9 Sudan (SUD)2002
10 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)1001
 Jordan (JOR)1001
12 Bangladesh (BAN)0213
Totals (12 entries)155152159466

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Iran set to revive Women's Islamic Games: sports minister". Tehrantimes.com.