Women's Islamic Games

Women's Islamic Games
بازی‌های اسلامی بانوان
First event	1993 Tehran / Rasht
Occur every	Four years
Last event	2005 Tehran
Purpose	Multi-sport event for Muslim women
Organization	IFWS

The Women's Islamic Games were an international multi-sport event started in 1993. The event was organised by the Islamic Federation of Women's Sport (IFWS). Muslim women of all nationalities were allowed to take part in the Games.

The event has been held in 1993, 1997, 2001, and 2005 in Iran.^[1]

Goals

In sports and international competition, Muslim women cannot compete without protective clothing and headgear in accordance with Islam.
Inspire Muslim women to achieve global competitiveness, on a regional, continental, world and Olympic scale.
The Women's Islamic Games will be an international event, and records shall be kept of athletes' performances.

Editions

Year	Games	Host	Countries	Athletes	Sports	Medals
Year	Games	Host	Countries	Athletes	Sports	1st place	2nd place	3rd place
1993	I	Tehran / Rasht	10	407	7	Kyrgyzstan (27)	Iran (20)	Azerbaijan (12)
1997	II	Tehran	24	748	12	Iran (58)	Kazakhstan (35)	Indonesia (19)
2001	III	Tehran / Rasht	23	795	15	Iran (77)	Syria (18)	Azerbaijan (8)
2005	IV	Tehran	44	1316	18	Iran (31)	Senegal (9)	Kazakhstan (6)

Medal count

25 nations have won at least a single medal in the Women's Islamic Games. 23 nations have won at least a single gold medal. Iran became till now the leadership of the most winning medals.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Iran	186	173	135	494
2	Kazakhstan	45	12	15	72
3	Kyrgyzstan	40	20	12	72
4	Syria	32	51	63	146
5	Azerbaijan	30	41	63	134
6	Indonesia	24	20	6	50
7	Pakistan	18	49	50	117
8	Turkmenistan	12	14	52	78
9	Senegal	9	5	8	22
10	Malaysia	5	7	7	19
11	Tajikistan	4	8	13	25
12	Sudan	4	2	4	10
13	Armenia	4	2	2	8
14	South Korea	4	2	1	7
15	Jordan	3	2	3	8
16	Russia	3	1	0	4
17	Bangladesh	2	4	5	11
18	Iraq	2	3	9	14
19	Kuwait	2	3	3	8
20	Uganda	2	1	0	3
21	Lebanon	1	2	1	4
22	Brunei	1	1	2	4
23	Georgia	1	0	2	3
24	Afghanistan	0	2	3	5
25	Qatar	0	1	5	6
Totals		438	428	469	1335

References

↑ "The Women's Islamic Games". Middlesex: Muslim Women's Sport Foundation. Retrieved 2005. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

External links

Official Web Site of Women's Islamic Games

Women's Islamic Games

1993 1997 2001 2005

See also: Overall medal count

Multi-sport events

Global

Olympics	Olympic Games Summer Winter Youth Olympic Games

Disabled sports	Deaflympics Défi sportif Invictus Games IWAS World Games Paralympic Games Summer Winter Special Olympics Summer Winter Transplant Games

Professions	Lumberjack World Championship Military World Games World Police and Fire Games European Championship in Forestry Skills Southern Forestry Conclave Stihl Timbersports Series World Logging Championship

Youth and students	Gymnasiade International Children's Games SELL Student Games Universiade World Interuniversity Games

Other types	Arafura Games Dew Tour Mind Sports Olympiad SportAccord World Mind Games World Combat Games World Games World Masters Games X Games

Regional

Africa	African Youth Games African Games All-Africa University Games

Americas	ALBA Games Bolivarian Games CANUSA Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games North American Indigenous Games North American Outgames Pan American Games Parapan American Games South American Beach Games South American Games

Asia	Pan-Asian Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Para Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games Southeast Southeast Asian Games ASEAN Civil Service Games ASEAN School Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN ParaGames Central Asian Games South Asian Games West Asian Games

Europe	Black Sea Games EuroGames European Games European Masters Games European Sports Championships European Youth Olympic Festival Games of the Small States of Europe

Oceania	Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games Australian Youth Olympic Festival Micronesian Games Pacific Games

Intercontinental	Arctic Winter Games AsiaPacific Outgames Asia Pacific Deaf Games Indian Ocean Island Games Island Games Mediterranean Games Pan Arab Games

Intercommunity	Commonwealth Games youth CPLP Games Croatian World Games Gay Games Invictus Games Islamic Solidarity Games Jeux de la Francophonie Lusophony Games Maccabiah Games Pan Arab Games Pan-Armenian Games Transplant Games World Eskimo Indian Olympics World Indigenous Games World Nomad Games World Outgames

National

Africa

South African Games¹

Americas

Canada Quebec Western Colombia United States amateur juniors seniors Warrior Games

NCSG, United States³	Alabama California Florida Massachusetts Missouri Montana Nebraska New York North Carolina North Dakota¹ Texas Wisconsin

Asia

Europe

Netherlands
Poland (youth)
All-Union Spartakiad¹
Spartakiad of Albania¹
Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR¹
- youth¹

Oceania

Western Australia (high school)²

Historical¹

Pre-Modern Olympics (in order, from 1900BC to 1859AD)	Tailteann Games Panhellenic Games Ancient Olympic Games Pythian Games Nemean Games Isthmian Games Heraean Games Panathenaic Games Roman Games Cotswold Olimpick Games Gog Magog Games Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games Zappas Olympics

Alternatives to the Modern Olympics	Aryan Games Friendship Games Goodwill Games Inter-Allied Games Islamic Games Liberty Bell Classic People's Olympiad Workers' Olympiads

Defunct regional or community events	Afro-Asian Games Asian Indoor Games Asian Martial Arts Games Central African Games Children of Asia International Sports Games East Asian Games Far Eastern Asian Games FESPIC Games Games of the New Emerging Forces Nordic Games Pacific Ocean Games Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR Women's Islamic Games World Youth Games

Winter games

International	Olympics Paralympics Winter Universiade Commonwealth¹ World Scout Arctic Winter Games Kennedy Memorial¹ New Zealand Winter Games

Regional	National Winter Games of China Asian Winter Games European Youth Olympic Festival Winter X Games Europe

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