| 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 | 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games inKonya, Turkey |
| Next event | 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games inRiyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 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) is a multinational,multi-sport event. Managed jointly by theOrganisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) andIslamic Solidarity Sports Association (ISSA),[1] the Games involve elite athletes of the OIC competing in a variety of sports. The most recent edition was held inKonya, Turkey, in2022. The next edition will take place in2025 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 original idea for the Solidarity Games came fromPrince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, during the Third Islamic Summit in 1981.[2] The first Solidarity Games were held in 2005 inSaudi Arabia. In 2005, the games were male-only with 7,000 athletes from fifty-four countries competing in thirteen different sports.[5] Since 2010 women are[when?] allowed to participate in the games, but compete on different days than men.[6]
The second Games were originally scheduled to take place in October 2009 inIran, 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.[7]
The fourth edition took place inBaku on 12–22 May 2017.[8][9]
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 to be held in 2022 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
The2025 Islamic Solidarity Games will be the first to be held in a country for the second time. The elected host city,Riyadh, is the capital ofSaudi Arabia.
| Games | Year | Host | Dates | Opened by | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2005 |  Mecca | 8–20 April | Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | 55[5] | 7,000[5] | 15 | 108 | Saudi Arabia |
| II | 2010 |  Tehran | Canceled[a] | ||||||
| III | 2013 |  Palembang | 22 September – 1 October | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | 57 | 1,769 | 13 | 183 | Indonesia |
| IV | 2017 |  Baku | 12–22 May | Ilham Aliyev | 54 | 6,000 | 21 | 268 | Azerbaijan |
| V | 2021[b] |  Konya | 9–18 August 2022 | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | 55 | 4,200 | 19 | 380 | Turkey |
| VI | 2025 | Riyadh[c] | 7–21 November | Future event | |||||
35 sports have been presented in the Islamic Solidarity Games.
| Rank | team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey (TUR) | 239 | 206 | 200 | 645 |
| 2 | Iran (IRI) | 118 | 96 | 106 | 320 |
| 3 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 114 | 99 | 87 | 300 |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 66 | 59 | 96 | 221 |
| 5 | Indonesia (INA) | 56 | 78 | 88 | 222 |
| 6 |  Egypt (EGY) | 46 | 51 | 48 | 145 |
| 7 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 42 | 36 | 57 | 135 |
| 8 |  Morocco (MAR) | 40 | 39 | 67 | 146 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 37 | 33 | 41 | 111 |
| 10 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 33 | 23 | 41 | 97 |
| 11 |  Bahrain (BHR) | 23 | 13 | 15 | 51 |
| 12 |  Algeria (ALG) | 22 | 40 | 65 | 127 |
| 13 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 14 | 15 | 27 | 56 |
| 14 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 13 | 17 | 13 | 43 |
| 15 |  Qatar (QAT) | 8 | 8 | 14 | 30 |
| 16 |  Jordan (JOR) | 8 | 6 | 22 | 36 |
| 17 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 7 | 17 | 10 | 34 |
| 18 |  Turkmenistan (TKM) | 7 | 11 | 28 | 46 |
| 19 |  Syria (SYR) | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 |
| 20 |  Oman (OMN) | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 |
| 21 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 4 | 4 | 29 | 37 |
| 22 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 |
| 23 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 |
| 24 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
| 25 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 26 |  Gambia (GAM) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 |  Uganda (UGA) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 28 |  Senegal (SEN) | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 |
| 29 |  Sudan (SUD) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 30 |  Tajikistan (TJK) | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| 31 |  Bangladesh (BAN) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 32 |  Djibouti (DJI) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 33 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 34 |  Libya (LBA) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 35 |  Burkina Faso (BUR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 36 |  Benin (BEN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Guinea-Bissau (GBS) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 38 |  Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Niger (NIG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 40 |  Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 41 |  Palestine (PLE) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 42 |  Mali (MLI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 |  Yemen (YEM) | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 44 |  Lebanon (LBN) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 45 |  Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 46 |  Albania (ALB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Brunei (BRU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Togo (TOG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 50 |  Afghanistan (AFG) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 51 |  Sierra Leone (SLE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 52 |  Maldives (MDV) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (52 entries) | 939 | 930 | 1,207 | 3,076 | |
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