1997 Women's Islamic Games
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
Azerbaijan
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fiji
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Indonesia
Iran
Maldives
Niger
Oman
Pakistan
Sudan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Yemen
Sports
Some of the sports competed at the 1997 Games include: athletics, badminton, fencing, handball, judo, swimming and volleyball.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 58 | 55 | 37 | 150 |
2 | ![]() | 35 | 5 | 9 | 49 |
3 | ![]() | 19 | 13 | 0 | 32 |
4 | ![]() | 13 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
5 | ![]() | 10 | 29 | 25 | 64 |
6 | ![]() | 7 | 13 | 32 | 52 |
7 | ![]() | 6 | 11 | 41 | 58 |
8 | ![]() | 3 | 14 | 9 | 26 |
9 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Totals (12 entries) | 155 | 152 | 159 | 466 |
References
- ^ "Iran set to revive Women's Islamic Games: sports minister". Tehrantimes.com.