2007 Arab Games

International multi-sport event 11th Arab Games Cairo, Egypt 22 6,000 http://www.egypt2007.com.eg/ar/Pages/default.aspx 32 sports 11 November 2007 26 November 2007 Hosni Mubarak Cairo International Stadium Algiers 2004 Doha 2011 Uniting Arab Brotherhood The 11th Arab Games took place in Cairo, Egypt from 11 – 26 November 2007. A total of 22 countries participated in 32 events. These games were the largest in the games' history; seven new events were introduced and 2000 more athletes participated than in previous years, making them 8000 Arab athletes. It was also the first time that some of the Arab football federations participated with their first teams. Games Opening ceremony The opening ceremony started with the Egyptian singer Tamer Hosny singing a new song for Arab unity, and then the entrance of several Arab leaders with Hosni Mubarak, including Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, and the Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz. This was followed by the entrance of the 22 participating teams. The opening word was given to several Arab Sport Federation Chiefs, and the Secretary general of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, and ended with Egyptian President Mubarak's opening words. The ceremony was divided into eight parts; it started with the Narration of the Abraham's Trip in the desert, and the founding of the Kaaba, thus Mecca, and Arab Unity under Islam, and stressed on the power of Words in the Quran, and then it showed several dances showing the Arab Literature and Arts, then showed performances explaining the Arab's leadership in philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, medicine, gardening and music. Throughout the performance, several Arab scientists, poets, philosophers, mathematicians and travellers were mentioned as well as several verses of the Quran, and how it helped Arabs to achieve such glorious achievements. The ceremony was wrapped up with the Egyptian national anthem then an Arab song called "Amgad Ya Arab" (Glories o Arabs). Sports 22em Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Bowling Boxing Camel riding No Chess Cycling Equestrian Fencing Football Gymnastics Handball Judo Karate Modern pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Squash Swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling Disability sports Athletics Table tennis Volleyball Weightlifting Medal table August 2026 EGY 148 100 89 yes 63 33 49 30 43 51 21 32 36 15 23 45 SYR 1980 14 13 13 8 19 18 8 10 21 8 9 8 6 14 29 6 10 14 LBA 1977 6 9 8 6 5 10 6 5 9 5 1 2 4 23 33 IRQ 2004 1 4 7 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MRT 1959 0 0 0 Participation By Alphabetical Order CountryPlayersGames44323236146391531,26832Iraq 200448228383284122615320Libya 197733819Mauritania 195917423027538Palestine564406264722513314214198027319329182931714014 Mascot The official mascot of Games is Bastet, whose name was derived from the ancient Egyptian goddess Bast. The mascot Bastet is a black cat, with a headscarf in the ancient Egyptian style, striped with Egypt's flag. References External links Official website en 2007 Category:2007 in multi-sport events Arab Games Arab Games Arab Games, 2007 Arab Games, 2007 Category:Multi-sport events in Egypt Category:2000s in Cairo Category:November 2007 sports events in Africa