2011 Arab Games

International multi-sport event XII Arab Games Arab Games 2011-logo.jpg 175 Doha, Qatar 21 8,000 (est.) 318 in 27 sports December 9 December 23 Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Khalifa International Stadium 2007 Cairo 2023 Algeria Qatar Doha Green_pog.svg 25.286667 51.533333 230 right thumb A map of Qatar with Doha marked in the east of the country. 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.General Schedule http://rs.arabgames2011.qa/ENG/ZZ/ZZS100A_@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG.htm 2011 Arab Games Doha 8 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120107134020/http://rs.arabgames2011.qa/ENG/ZZ/ZZS100A_%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40ENG.htm 7 January 2012 This was the first time that the country had hosted the multi-sport event. Khalifa International Stadium was the main venue for the competition. Preparation Host selection Qatar was awarded rights to organise the games beating Lebanon in the bidding process.National Committee for co-ordinating Conferences and Events. Retrieved on 2010-07-13.Qatar awarded rights to host 12th Arab Games in 2011 published by the Qatar Olympic Committee on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2011-03-10.https://archive.today/20120913082420/http://www.sports-city.org/news_details.php?news_id=5801&idCategory=34 Qatar to host Arab Games in 2011 published by Sports City on 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2011-03-10. October 2011 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."Doha first in the Persian Gulf region to host Pan-Arab Games https://web.archive.org/web/20110607200717/http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=246347&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56 June 7, 2011 . Gulf Times (2008-10-07). Retrieved on 2010-07-13. 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 white Arabian horse was designed as the mascot for the Games. An prominent animal in Arabian culture, the horse is a symbol of great strength and agility.Qtel 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.2011 Pan-Arab Games in Doha Venues VenuesSports VenueEventsCapacityRef. Reference(s)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 course Cycling (Road) Lusail Shooting Complex Archery, Shooting Al-Gharafa Sports Club Football (Stadium) 25,000Beach volleyball (BV Arena) Basketball (Indoor hall)Al-Dana Club Bodybuilding, Weightlifting Qatar Equestrian Federation Equestrian (Dressage, Jumping) Al-Sadd Sports Club Football (Stadium) 15,000Goalball (demonstration) (Indoor hall) Al-Rayyan Sports Club Football (Stadium) 21,282Volleyball (Indoor hall) Mesaieed Endurance Course Equestrian (Endurance) Doha Golf Club Golf Doha Sailing Club Sailing Qatar Bowling Centre Bowling Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation Cue Sports Qatar Sports Club Judo, Karate, Taekwondo (Indoor hall) Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex Squash, Tennis Sports 22em Archery 19 Athletics 45 Basketball 2 Bodybuilding 7 Bowling 6 Boxing 10 Chess 6 Cue sports 5 Cycling 7 Equestrian 6 Fencing 12 Football 1 Golf 4 Gymnastics 15 Handball 2 Judo 16 Karate 16 Sailing 6 Shooting 36 Squash 2 Swimming 38 Table tennis 6 Taekwondo 16 Tennis 6 Volleyball 3 Weightlifting 12 Wrestling 14 Demonstration sports Athletics 30 Goalball 1 Participating National Olympic Committees Initially, all twenty-two nations of the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees were scheduled to compete at the games.ar Participating countries. Doha 2011. Retrieved on 2010-07-13. July 2020 medicmedic However, Syria withdrew its team in November 2011 in protest of the Arab League's suspension of the country's membership.Syria boycotts the Arab games in Qatar https://web.archive.org/web/20120311200030/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-11/14/c_131246213.htm 2012-03-11 . Xinhua (2011-11-14). Retrieved on 2011-12-11. 22em Algeria (223) Bahrain (171) Comoros (21) Djibouti (38) Egypt (349) Iraq (436) (Top Nation) Jordan (240) Kuwait (260) Lebanon (99) Libya (148) Mauritania 1959 (43) Morocco (253) Oman (94) Palestine (109) Qatar (370) (Host) Saudi Arabia (232) Somalia (22) Sudan (191) Syria 1980 (withdrew) Tunisia (218) United Arab Emirates (144) Yemen (46) BRN (38) CHA (37) SSD (32) ERI (29) Medal table QAT 90 76 67 54 45 39 37 22 54 30 38 40 yes 16 31 41 15 12 19 14 18 31 12 12 14 11 14 23 11 13 34 10 9 16 8 5 16 4 7 10 2 2 3 1 2 5 1 1 7 1 1 1 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 MTN 1959 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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. QAT 9 8 3 4 6 2 4 4 0 5 3 6 3 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 4 1 3 1 1 0 3 2 0 6 0 0 2 yes See also 2006 Asian Games 2019 World Beach Games 2022 FIFA World Cup References External links Official website Official Results website Opening ceremony video Category:2011 in multi-sport events 2011 Category:2011 in Qatari sport Arab Games, 2011 Category:Multi-sport events in Qatar Category:2010s in Doha Category:December 2011 sports events in Asia