2011 Arab Games

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XII Arab Games
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Host cityDoha, Qatar
Nations21
Athletes8,000 (est.)
Events318 in 27 sports
OpeningDecember 9
ClosingDecember 23
Opened by Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Main venue Khalifa International Stadium
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Doha
Location of the host city of the games in Qatar.

The 2011 Arab Games also known as the 12th Arab Games took place in Doha, Qatar from 6 to 23 December 2011. [1] This was the first time that the country had hosted the multi-sport event. Khalifa International Stadium was the main venue for the competition.

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Preparation

Host selection

Qatar was awarded rights to organise the games beating Lebanon in the bidding process. [2] [3] [4] Arab Federation for Sports secretary-general Othman Al-Saad said that Qatar's hosting of the Pan-Arab Games would give the event "more momentum and significance in light of the huge capabilities and world-class sports facilities which Qatar owns." [5]

Khalifa International Stadium was chosen to be the focal point of the games, hosting the opening ceremonies, while the closing ceremonies were held on Jassim bin Hamad Stadium.

Transport

Public Transport for the event was provided by Mowasalat in the form of Buses, Taxis and Limousines. The opening and closing ceremonies were allocated 100 buses for the respective days. There were on average approximately 230 buses dedicated to the games to transport Athletes, Games Staff, Coaching Staff, Media, and Sports Officials to and from The Airport, Hotels, Athlete's Village, Sports Venues, Practice Venues, and the Media Centre. The services were planned & scheduled by Mowasalat’s Mass Transit Planning Manager Mr Sheldon Cowie (Now - The Roster Shed) who also managed the event transport operationally with TMS (Transport Management Services)

Mascot and medals

Wathnan, a graceful yet fun-spirited white Arabian horse was designed as the mascot for the Games. An important animal in Arabian culture, the horse is a symbol of great strength and agility. [6] Pearl and emerald studded Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals were awarded to winning athletes, accompanied by mascot stuffed toy. The medals were measured 70 mm in diameter and 6 mm in thickness with base made out of pewter. [7]

Venues

[8] [9]

VenueEventsCapacityRef.
ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence Athletics, opening and closing ceremonies (Khalifa International Stadium)50, 000
Swimming (Hamad Aquatic Centre)2,000
Chess (Ladies zone)
Handball (Women's Indoor hall)
Gymnastics (Dome C2)
Fencing, Table tennis (Dome C3)
Wrestling (Dome C4)
Boxing (Dome C5)
Lusail Cycling courseCycling (Road)
Lusail Shooting ComplexArchery, Shooting
Al-Gharafa Sports Club Football (Stadium)25,000
Beach volleyball (BV Arena)
Basketball (Indoor hall)
Al-Dana ClubBodybuilding, Weightlifting
Qatar Equestrian FederationEquestrian (Dressage, Jumping)
Al-Sadd Sports Club Football (Stadium)15,000
Goalball (demonstration) (Indoor hall)
Al-Rayyan Sports Club Football (Stadium)21,282
Volleyball (Indoor hall)
Mesaieed Endurance CourseEquestrian (Endurance)
Doha Golf ClubGolf
Doha Sailing ClubSailing
Qatar Bowling CentreBowling
Qatar Billiards and Snooker FederationCue Sports
Qatar Sports Club Judo, Karate, Taekwondo (Indoor hall)
Khalifa International Tennis and Squash ComplexSquash, Tennis

Sports

Demonstration sports

Participating National Olympic Committees

Initially, all twenty-two nations of the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees were scheduled to compete at the games. [10] However, Syria withdrew its team in November 2011 in protest of the Arab League's suspension of the country's membership. [11]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Qatar)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)907667233
2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)544539138
3Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)372254113
4Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)*303840108
5Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)16314188
6Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)15121946
7Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait  (KUW)14183163
8Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)12121438
9Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan  (JOR)11142348
10Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq  (IRQ)11133458
11Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates  (UAE)1091635
12Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon  (LIB)851629
13Flag of Oman.svg  Oman  (OMA)471021
14Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen  (YEM)2237
15Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine  (PLE)1258
16Flag of Libya.svg  Libya  (LBY)1179
17Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti  (DJI)1113
18Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan  (SUD)07714
19Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei  (BRN)0000
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad  (CHA)0000
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros  (COM)0000
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI)0000
Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania  (MTN)0000
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia  (SOM)0000
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan  (SSD)0000
Totals (25 entries)3173154271,059

Paralympic Medal Standings

Medals in 30 Para Athletics and 1 Goalball events were awarded to athletes from respective participating nations. However, as demonstration events, they were not counted into the official medal table.

  *   Host nation (Qatar)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)98320
2Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq  (IRQ)53614
3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)46212
4Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)4408
5Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3317
6Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates  (UAE)2068
7Flag of Libya.svg  Libya  (LBY)1326
8Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)1315
9Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine  (PLE)1146
10Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan  (JOR)1034
11Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)*0022
Totals (11 entries)31313092

See also

References

  1. "General Schedule". 2011 Arab Games Doha. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  2. National Committee for co-ordinating Conferences and Events. Retrieved on 2010-07-13.
  3. Qatar awarded rights to host 12th Arab Games in 2011 [ usurped ] published by the Qatar Olympic Committee on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
  4. Qatar to host Arab Games in 2011 published by Sports City on 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2011-03-10. [ dead link ]
  5. Doha first in the Persian Gulf region to host Pan-Arab Games Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . Gulf Times (2008-10-07). Retrieved on 2010-07-13.
  6. Qtel
  7. 2011 Pan-Arab Games in Doha
  8. Venues
  9. Sports
  10. (in Arabic) Participating countries. Doha 2011. Retrieved on 2010-07-13. [ dead link ]
  11. Syria boycotts the Arab games in Qatar Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine . Xinhua (2011-11-14). Retrieved on 2011-12-11.