2017 Islamic Solidarity Games

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Islamic Solidarity Games
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games logo.svg
Host city Baku
CountryFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
MottoGücümüz həmrəylikdədir (Solidarity is our strength!)
Nations54
Athletes6000
Opening12 May 2017 (2017-05-12)
Closing22 May 2017 (2017-05-22)
Opened by Ilham Aliyev
President of Azerbaijan
Main venue Baku Olympic Stadium
Website www.baku2017.com

The 4th Islamic Solidarity Games was a multinational, multi-sport event that was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from May 12 to 22, 2017. Previously, the event was held in Saudi Arabia in 2005 and Indonesia in 2013. The second event, originally scheduled to take place in October 2009 in Iran, was later rescheduled but then cancelled.

Contents

The Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) is responsible for the direction and control of the Islamic Solidarity Games. [1]

Bidding

In October 2012, the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan submitted its bid for the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games during the 18th Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation meeting held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. [2] Baku was awarded the event during the General Assembly of ISSF in 2013, which was also held in Jeddah. [3]

Participating nations

All 56 members of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation participated in the games. Due to the suspension of the Kuwait Olympic Committee, athletes from Kuwait participated in the Games as independent ISSF athletes under the flag of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation. Athletes and coaches will be accredited by the ISSF; they will wear ISSF uniforms, and any medals won will be done so under the ISSF banner and anthem. Along with the Kuwaiti athletes, athletes from Libya and Sudan were scheduled to compete under the ISSF banner but withdrew hours before the opening ceremony. [4]

Below is a list of all the participating NOCs; the number of competitors per delegation is indicated in brackets.

Participating National Committees

Venues

There are 17 competition venues that will be used during the Games. The main stadium, known as Baku Olympic Stadium, has an all-seater capacity of 69,870 seats.

Venue NameSportsCapacity
AZAL Arena Football1,370
Azerbaijan Weightlifting AcademyWeightlifting250
Baku Aquatics Centre Diving, Swimming3,000
Baku Basketball ArenaBasketball 3×31,500
Baku Crystal Hall 1 Volleyball2,200
Baku Crystal Hall 2 Boxing, Zurkhaneh1,088
Baku National Stadium Athletics, Para Athletics, Ceremonies65,000
Baku Shooting CentreShooting550
Baku Sports HallKarate, Taekwondo, Wushu1,050
Baku Tennis Academy Tennis1,250
Baku Water Polo ArenaWater Polo650
Bayil Stadium Football1,200
Dalga Arena Football2,750
Heydar Aliyev Arena Judo, Blind Judo, Freestyle Wrestling, Greco-Roman Wrestling5,000
National Gymnastics Arena Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics2,471
Sarhadchi ArenaHandball, Table Tennis1,000
Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Football22,400

Calendar

Volunteers

Registration for Volunteers Program of Baku 2017 4th Islamic Solidarity Games was available between October 17 and December 11, 2016. Within this period the Volunteers Program had 12500 registered applicants. All the registered applicants were invited for the interview at the Volunteers Centre at Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Education and Sports from November 7, 2016 to February 16, 2017.

The main goal of the program is to ensure Baku 2017 volunteers development, enable them to have a successful career in future, and support in achieving their long-term life goals.

Sports

24 disciplines from 21 sports [5] were contested in this edition of Islamic Solidarity Games. Some sports also included disabled sport events such as athletics and judo. [6]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Azerbaijan)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan  (AZE)*755037162
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)716757195
3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)39263398
4Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan  (UZB)15173163
5Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)125421
6Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)7122140
7Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)751527
8Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)6292358
9Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)65718
10Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan  (KGZ)45817
11Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)41611
12Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan  (JOR)311216
13Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq  (IRQ)27514
14Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)251219
15Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan  (TKM)24713
16Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)23712
17Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)2316
18Flag of Syria.svg  Syria  (SYR)22610
19Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)13812
20Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon  (CMR)1269
21Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh  (BAN)1113
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal  (SEN)1113
23Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia  (GAM)1102
24Flag of Benin.svg  Benin  (BEN)1012
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau  (GBS)1012
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique  (MOZ)1012
27Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan  (PAK)03912
28Flag of Oman.svg  Oman  (OMA)0347
29Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates  (UAE)0134
30Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana  (GUY)0123
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname  (SUR)0123
32Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti  (DJI)0112
33Flag of Mali.svg  Mali  (MLI)0101
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)0101
35Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan  (AFG)0066
36Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)0044
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan  (TJK)0044
38Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)0022
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen  (YEM)0022
40Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon  (LBN)0011
Totals (40 entries)269267351887

Marketing

Sponsors

Partners

Supporters

Official mascots

The Azerbaijani Karabakh horses named were announced as mascots on February 13, 2017. [15] Inje is the name of the female version and the name Jasur was selected for the male version. [16]

Broadcasters

List of channels will be Broadcasting the game:

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