| ألعاب التضامن الإسلامي | |
|---|---|
 Opening ceremony of the2021 Islamic Solidarity Games inKonya, Turkey | |
| First event | 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games inMecca, Saudi Arabia |
| Occur every | Four years |
| Last event | 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games inRiyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Next event | 2029 Islamic Solidarity Games inSelangor, Malaysia |
| Purpose | Multi-sport event for member countries of theOrganisation of Islamic Cooperation |
| Headquarters | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Organization | Islamic Solidarity Sports Association |
| Website | issf |
TheIslamic Solidarity Games (Arabic:ألعاب التضامن الإسلامي,romanized: Alʿāb at-Taḍāmun al-Islāmī) is a multinational,multi-sport event that has been held since 2005. Managed jointly by theOrganisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) andIslamic Solidarity Sports Association (ISSA),[1] the Games involve elite athletes from the OIC members competing in a variety of sports. Themost recent edition (2025) took place inRiyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Solidarity Games were established to strengthen Islamic camaraderie and reinforce the values of Islam, primarily to the youth.[2] The ISSF strives to improve Islamic solidarity, promote Islamic identity in sports and help reduce discrimination toward Muslims.[2]
There are currently 57 members of the OIC.[3] Non-Muslim citizens from member countries are also allowed to take part in the Games.[4] With the level of political fragmentation, the deficiencies in economic development in many Muslim countries, and the financial cost of the Islamic Solidarity games, the longevity of the games is an on-going challenge.[2]
The idea for the Solidarity Games came fromPrince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, during the ThirdIslamic Summit inMecca in 1981, one year after a similar event called theIslamic Games had been held inTurkey.[2] Thefirst Solidarity Games were held inSaudi Arabia in 2005. In that edition, the games were male-only with 7,000 athletes from fifty-four countries competing in thirteen sports.[5]
Thesecond Games were originally scheduled to take place in October 2009 in Iran, later rescheduled for April 2010, and ultimately canceled after a dispute arose between Iran and theArab world over the use of the term "Persian Gulf" in logos for the Games, as some countries in the Arab world use the term "Arabian Gulf" instead.Dispute over the name has been a recurring source of disharmony between Arab states and Iran.[6]
The3rd Islamic Solidarity Games was held inPalembang, Indonesia in 2013 and thefourth edition took place inBaku on 12–22 May 2017.[7][8]
The2021 Islamic Solidarity Games were the fifth edition of the event. It was the first time that the event was organised by theTurkish Olympic Committee. Scheduled to take place in 2021, the event was postponed and held in 2022 inKonya, Turkey due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
Thesixth games took place inRiyadh, Saudi Arabia, the first to be held in a country for the second time.
| Edition | Year | Host | Games dates / Opened by[a] | Countries | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top-ranked team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2005 |  Mecca,Medina,Jeddah andTaif | 8–20 April 2005 GovernorAbdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | 55[5] | 7,000[5] | 15 | 108 | Saudi Arabia |
| II |  Tehran,Isfahan andMashhad | Canceled[b] | ||||||
| III | 2013 |  Palembang | 22 September – 1 October 2013 PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono | 57 | 1,769 | 13 | 183 | Indonesia |
| IV | 2017 |  Baku | 12–22 May 2017 PresidentIlham Aliyev | 54 | 6,000 | 21 | 268 | Azerbaijan |
| V | 2021 |  Konya | 9–18 August 2022[c] PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan | 55 | 4,200 | 19 | 380 | Turkey |
| VI | 2025 | Riyadh[d] | 7–21 November 2025 GovernorFaisal bin Bandar Al Saud | 57 | 3,065 | 21 | 270 | Turkey |
| VII | 2029 |  Selangor | Future event | |||||
35 sports have been presented in the Islamic Solidarity Games.
| Rank | team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey (TUR) | 311 | 250 | 239 | 800 |
| 2 | Iran (IRI) | 147 | 115 | 139 | 401 |
| 3 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 123 | 118 | 118 | 359 |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 95 | 94 | 128 | 317 |
| 5 |  Egypt (EGY) | 63 | 62 | 65 | 190 |
| 6 | Indonesia (INA) | 60 | 90 | 97 | 247 |
| 7 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 57 | 56 | 78 | 191 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 55 | 45 | 68 | 168 |
| 9 |  Morocco (MAR) | 50 | 46 | 76 | 172 |
| 10 |  Bahrain (BHR) | 39 | 24 | 22 | 85 |
| 11 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 33 | 23 | 44 | 100 |
| 12 |  Algeria (ALG) | 27 | 48 | 86 | 161 |
| 13 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 18 | 19 | 38 | 75 |
| 14 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 14 | 24 | 19 | 57 |
| 15 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 14 | 18 | 9 | 41 |
| 16 |  Qatar (QAT) | 11 | 11 | 19 | 41 |
| 17 |  Jordan (JOR) | 11 | 9 | 32 | 52 |
| 18 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 9 | 21 | 11 | 41 |
| 19 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 9 | 13 | 28 | 50 |
| 20 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 8 | 8 | 39 | 55 |
| 21 |  Turkmenistan (TKM) | 7 | 11 | 28 | 46 |
| 22 |  Syria (SYR) | 7 | 6 | 15 | 28 |
| 23 |  Oman (OMN) | 6 | 9 | 16 | 31 |
| 24 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 5 | 11 | 18 | 34 |
| 25 |  Uganda (UGA) | 5 | 10 | 9 | 24 |
| 26 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 |
| 27 |  Senegal (SEN) | 3 | 6 | 17 | 26 |
| 28 |  Gambia (GAM) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 29 |  Djibouti (DJI) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 30 |  Libya (LBA) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 31 |  Tajikistan (TJK) | 1 | 7 | 13 | 21 |
| 32 |  Sudan (SUD) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 33 |  Bangladesh (BAN) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 34 |  Burkina Faso (BUR) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 35 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
| 36 |  Afghanistan (AFG) | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 37 |  Niger (NIG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 38 |  Benin (BEN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Guinea-Bissau (GBS) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 40 |  Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 |  Palestine (PLE) | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 42 |  Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 43 |  Albania (ALB) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 44 |  Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Mali (MLI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 46 |  Lebanon (LBN) | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 47 |  Yemen (YEM) | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 48 |  Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Togo (TOG) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 50 |  Brunei (BRU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51 |  Maldives (MDV) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Sierra Leone (SLE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (52 entries) | 1,209 | 1,198 | 1,571 | 3,978 | |
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