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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.
Some of the sports competed at the 1997 Games include: athletics, badminton, fencing, handball, judo, swimming and volleyball.
* Host nation (Iran)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran (IRN)* | 58 | 55 | 37 | 150 |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 35 | 5 | 9 | 49 |
| 3 |  Indonesia (INA) | 19 | 13 | 0 | 32 |
| 4 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 13 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 5 |  Syria (SYR) | 10 | 29 | 25 | 64 |
| 6 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 7 | 13 | 32 | 52 |
| 7 |  Turkmenistan (TKM) | 6 | 11 | 41 | 58 |
| 8 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 3 | 14 | 9 | 26 |
| 9 |  Sudan (SUD) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jordan (JOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Bangladesh (BAN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 155 | 152 | 159 | 466 | |
