Women's Islamic Games

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The Women's Islamic Games is an international multi-sport event started in 1993. The event is organised by the Islamic Federation of Women's Sport (IFWS).

The event has been held in 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005 in Iran and will be held in 2010 in what will be the newly built Azadiye Stadium. Muslim women of all nationalities are allowed to take part in the Games.

[edit] Goals

In sports and international competition, Muslim women cannot compete without protective clothing and headgear in accordance with Islam.
Inspire Muslim women to achieve global competitiveness, on a regional, continental, world and Olympic scale.
The Women's Islamic Games will be an international event, and records shall be kept of athletes' performances.

[edit] Editions

Year	Games	Host	Countries	Athletes	Sports	Medals
Year	Games	Host	Countries	Athletes	Sports	1st place	2nd place	3rd place
1993	I	Iran	10	407	7	Kyrgyzstan (27)	Iran (20)	Azerbaijan (12)
1997	II	Iran	24	748	12	Iran (58)	Kazakhstan (35)	Indonesia (19)
2001	III	Iran	23	795	15	Iran (77)	Syria (18)	Azerbaijan (8)
2005	IV	Iran	44	1316	18	Iran (31)	Senegal (9)	Kazakhstan (6)
2010	V	Iran

[edit] External links

Official Web Site of Women's Islamic Games

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1993 1997 2001 2005 2010

See also: Overall medal count

Multi-sport event

Global

Olympic Games Paralympic Games World Games

Associations	Commonwealth Games Inter-Allied Games¹ Island Games Jeux de la Francophonie Lusophony Games

Communities	Islamic Solidarity Games Gay Games Maccabiah Games Pan-Armenian Games Women's Islamic Games World Outgames

Disabled sport	Deaflympics Défi sportif Extremity Games Special Olympics IWAS World Games

Professions	Military World Games World Police and Fire Games

Youth and students	Australian Youth Olympic Festival Commonwealth Youth Games CPLP Games European Youth Olympic Festival Gymnasiade SELL Student Games Universiade World Interuniversity Games Youth Olympic Games

Other sport	World Mind Sports Games X Games

Olympic alternatives¹	People's Olympiad Games of the New Emerging Forces Liberty Bell Classic Friendship Games Goodwill Games

Regional

Africa	All-Africa Games African Youth Games Central African Games Indian Ocean Games

Americas	Bolivarian Games CANUSA Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games North American Indigenous Games Pan American Games Parapan American Games South American Games

Asia	ASEAN ParaGames Asian Beach Games Asian Games Asian Winter Games Asian Indoor Games¹ Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games Asian Martial Arts Games¹ Asian Para Games Asian Youth Games Children of Asia International Sports Games East Asian Games Central Asian Games Southeast Asian Games South Asian Games West Asian Games

Europe	Balkan Games Black Sea Games EuroGames European Youth Olympic Festival Games of the Small States of Europe

Oceania	Micronesian Games Pacific Games

Inter-continental	Afro-Asian Games Arafura Games Arctic Winter Games FESPIC Games¹ Indian Ocean Island Games Mediterranean Games Nordic Games Pan Arab Games

National

Asia	India Indian Empire¹ Indonesia Japan Malaysia Pakistan People's Republic of China (rural; amateur) South Korea (Summer Winter Junior Para Winter Para Youth Para) Philippines Thailand (youth) Singapore Vietnam

Americas	Canada (western) Colombia United States (amateur juniors; seniors)

Europe	Albania¹ Nazi Germany¹ Netherlands Poland (youth) Soviet Union (youth)¹

Oceania	Western Australia (high school)²

National Congress of State Games²	Alabama Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Hawai'i Idaho (summer; winter) Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Maine Massachusetts Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Texas Utah (summer; winter) Virginia Washington Wisconsin Wyoming