1997 Women's Islamic Games

April 2024 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.Iran set to revive Women's Islamic Games: sports minister https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/422912/Iran-set-to-revive-Women-s-Islamic-Games-sports-minister Tehrantimes.com 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. Participants 22em Azerbaijan Afghanistan 1992 Bahrain Bangladesh Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992 Fiji Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Indonesia Iran (host) Maldives Niger Oman Pakistan Sudan Syria 1980 Tajikistan Turkmenistan Yemen Sports Some of the sports competed at the 1997 Games include: athletics, badminton, fencing, handball, judo, swimming and volleyball. Medal table IRN 58 55 37 yes 35 5 9 19 13 0 13 10 5 10 29 25 SYR 1980 7 13 32 6 11 41 3 14 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992 (BIH) 1 0 0 0 2 1 References Women's Islamic Games, 1997 Category:Women's Islamic Games Wom Category:Multi-sport events in Iran Category:International sports competitions hosted by Iran Category:Sports competitions in Tehran Women's Islamic Games Category:1990s in Tehran Category:1997 in women's sport