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Host city | Beirut |
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Country | Lebanon |
Opening | 12 July 1997 |
Closing | 27 July 1997 |
The 8th Arab Games were held in Beirut, Lebanon between July 12 and July 27, 1997. 3253 athletes from 18 countries participated in events in 22 sports.
Over 50,000 people gathered in the Sports City in Beirut for the opening ceremony of the eighth Pan-Arab games, the first such event to be hosted by Lebanon since forty years.
Ramzy Al Duhami won the gold medal in the individual event. [1]
The football tournament was won by Jordan, defeating Syria 1–0 in the final. [2]
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Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Egypt (EGY) | 93 | 56 | 38 | 187 |
2 | Algeria (ALG) | 43 | 46 | 43 | 132 |
3 | Syria (SYR) | 18 | 29 | 34 | 81 |
4 | Morocco (MAR) | 18 | 15 | 16 | 49 |
5 | Jordan (JOR) | 10 | 8 | 23 | 41 |
6 | Lebanon (LBN) | 9 | 15 | 52 | 76 |
7 | Tunisia (TUN) | 9 | 12 | 26 | 47 |
8 | Qatar (QAT) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
9 | Saudi Arabia (SAU) | 6 | 12 | 21 | 39 |
10 | Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 13 | 23 | 37 |
11 | Oman (OMN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
12 | Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
13 | Libya (LBA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
14 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
15 | Yemen (YEM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
16 | Palestine (PLE) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
17 | Brunei (BRN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
18 | Mauritania (MTN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals (18 entries) | 217 | 217 | 291 | 725 |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (November 2014) |
Host city | Beirut |
---|---|
Country | Lebanon |
Opening | 12 July 1997 |
Closing | 27 July 1997 |
The 8th Arab Games were held in Beirut, Lebanon between July 12 and July 27, 1997. 3253 athletes from 18 countries participated in events in 22 sports.
Over 50,000 people gathered in the Sports City in Beirut for the opening ceremony of the eighth Pan-Arab games, the first such event to be hosted by Lebanon since forty years.
Ramzy Al Duhami won the gold medal in the individual event. [1]
The football tournament was won by Jordan, defeating Syria 1–0 in the final. [2]
|
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Egypt (EGY) | 93 | 56 | 38 | 187 |
2 | Algeria (ALG) | 43 | 46 | 43 | 132 |
3 | Syria (SYR) | 18 | 29 | 34 | 81 |
4 | Morocco (MAR) | 18 | 15 | 16 | 49 |
5 | Jordan (JOR) | 10 | 8 | 23 | 41 |
6 | Lebanon (LBN) | 9 | 15 | 52 | 76 |
7 | Tunisia (TUN) | 9 | 12 | 26 | 47 |
8 | Qatar (QAT) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
9 | Saudi Arabia (SAU) | 6 | 12 | 21 | 39 |
10 | Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 13 | 23 | 37 |
11 | Oman (OMN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
12 | Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
13 | Libya (LBA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
14 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
15 | Yemen (YEM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
16 | Palestine (PLE) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
17 | Brunei (BRN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
18 | Mauritania (MTN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals (18 entries) | 217 | 217 | 291 | 725 |