Pan Arab Games 3747037 219841047 2008-06-17T02:46:36Z 72.141.209.205 The '''Pan Arab Games''' are a regional [[multi-sport event]] held between nations from the [[Arab World]]. The first Games were held in 1953 in [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]]. Intended to be held every four years since, political turmoil as well as financial difficulties has made the event an unstable one. Women were first allowed to compete in [[1985]]. == History == The table below gives an overview of all host cities of the Pan Arab Games. {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;" !No. !Year !Location |- | [[1st Pan Arab Games]] || [[1953]] || {{flagicon|Egypt|1952}} [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]] |- | [[2nd Pan Arab Games]] || [[1957]] || {{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]] |- | [[3rd Pan Arab Games]] || [[1961]] || {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]] |- | [[4th Pan Arab Games]] || [[1965]] || {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Cairo]], [[UAR]] |- | [[5th Pan Arab Games]] || [[1976]] || {{flagicon|Syria|1972}} [[Damascus]], [[Syria]] |- | [[6th Pan Arab Games]] || [[1985]] || {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Rabat]], [[Morocco]] |- | [[7th Pan Arab Games]] || [[1992]] || {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Damascus]], [[Syria]] |- | [[8th Pan Arab Games]] || [[1997]] || {{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]] |- | [[9th Pan Arab Games]] || [[1999]] || {{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Amman]], [[Jordan]] |- | [[10th Pan Arab Games]] || [[2004]] || {{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]] |- | [[11th Pan Arab Games]] || [[2007]] || {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] |- | ''[[12th Pan Arab Games]]'' || ''[[2011]]'' || {{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]] |} == All-time medal table == {| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;" !N !Flag !Country !Gold !Silver !Bronze !Total |- | 1 || [[Image:Flag of Egypt.svg|20px]] || [[Egypt]] || 504 || 319 || 162 || 985 |- | 2 || [[Image:Flag of Morocco.svg|20px]] || [[Morocco]] || 222 || 181 || 186 || 589 |- | 3 || [[Image:Flag of Syria.svg|20px]] || [[Syria]] || 213 || 216 || 263 || 692 |- | 4 || [[Image:Flag of Algeria.svg|20px]] || [[Algeria]] || 192 || 215 || 219 || 624 |- | 5 || [[Image:Flag of Tunisia.svg|20px]] || [[Tunisia]] || 162 || 150 || 201 || 513 |- | 6 || [[Image:Flag of Lebanon.svg|20px]] || [[Lebanon]] || 68 || 116 || 158 || 342 |- | 7 || [[Image:Flag of Iraq.svg|20px]] || [[Iraq]] || 63 || 85 || 114 || 262 |- | 8 || [[Image:Flag of Jordan.svg|20px]] || [[Jordan]] || 53 || 93 || 146 || 292 |- | 9 || [[Image:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg|20px]] || [[Saudi Arabia]] || 46 || 76 || 87 || 209 |- | 10 || [[Image:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] || [[Qatar]] || 34 || 26 || 49 || 64 |- | 11 || [[Image:Flag of Kuwait.svg|20px]] || [[Kuwait]] || 16 || 33 || 86 || 135 |- | 12 || [[Image:Flag of Sudan.svg|20px]] || [[Sudan]] || 16 || 26 || 20 || 62 |- | 13 || [[Image:Flag of Libya.svg|20px]] || [[Libya]] || 13 || 17 || 36 || 66 |- | 14 || [[Image:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg|20px]] || [[UAE]] || 12 || 18 || 27 || 57 |- | 15 || [[Image:Flag of Bahrain.svg|20px]] || [[Bahrain]] || 7 || 4 || 22 || 33 |- | 16 || [[Image:Flag of Oman.svg|20px]] || [[Oman]] || 5 || 7 || 10 || 22 |- | 17 || [[Image:Flag of Yemen.svg|20px]] || [[Yemen]] || 5 || 4 || 10 || 19 |- | 18 || [[Image:Flag of Palestine.svg|20px]] || [[Palestinian National Authority]] || 3 || 17 || 53 || 73 |- | 19 || [[Image:Flag of Somalia.svg|20px]] || [[Somalia]] || 0 || 4 || 1 || 5 |- | 20 || [[Image:Flag of Djibouti.svg|20px]] || [[Djibouti]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | rowspan="2"|21 || [[Image:Flag of the Comoros.svg|20px]] || [[Comoros]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | [[Image:Flag of Mauritania.svg|20px]] || [[Mauritania]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |} == See also == *[[Soccer at the Pan Arab Games]] *[[Egypt at the Pan Arab Games]] ==External links== *[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/arg.htm Athletics medalists] {{Pan Arab Games}} [[Category:Pan Arab Games|*]] [[Category:Athletics competitions]] [[ar:دورة الألعاب العربية]] [[fr:Jeux panarabes]] [[zh:泛阿拉伯运动会]]