2004 Pan Arab Games

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11th Pan Arab Games
Host city Algiers, Algeria
Athletes participating 3240
Events 26 sports
Opening ceremony 24 September 2004
Closing ceremony 10 October 2004
Main Stadium Stade 5 Juillet 1962
A map of Algeria with Algiers marked in the north of the country.
A map of Algeria with Algiers marked in the north of the country.
Algiers
Location of Algiers in Algeria.

The 10th Pan Arab Games was an international multi-sport event which took place in Algiers, Algeria, between 24 September and 10 October 2004. It witnessed the participation of all Arab League members for the first time – 22 countries participated in 26 sports.

The event was originally scheduled for 2003, but was postponed for a year due to the damage caused by the 2003 Boumerdès earthquake.[1]

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[edit] Sports

The sports programme incorporated 23 sports for elite athletes and three disability sports. Further to this, cultural and scientific events were included on the schedule for the 2004 Games.

[edit] Disability sports

[edit] Medal table

Key
  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Algeria 91 89 87 267
2  Egypt 81 52 49 182
3  Tunisia 46 39 47 132
4  Syria 24 30 36 90
5  Morocco 21 38 41 100
6  Saudi Arabia 16 20 18 54
7  Iraq 13 24 34 71
8  Jordan 11 19 31 61
9  Libya 5 2 3 10
10  United Arab Emirates 4 5 10 19
11  Kuwait 3 6 18 27
12  Qatar 3 5 18 26
13  Lebanon 3 3 5 11
14  Yemen 3 1 4 8
15  Sudan 2 6 3 11
16  Bahrain 2 1 3 6
17  Palestinian territories 0 1 1 2
18  Oman 0 1 0 1
Total

[edit] Participation

A total of 22 countries were represented in the competition – constituting all the members of the Arab League at the time.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jordan hopes to improve overall standing. The Jordan Times. Retrieved on 2010-07-19.

[edit] External links

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