1997 Pan Arab Games

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1997 Pan Arab Games
Host cityBeirut
CountryLebanon
Opening ceremony12 July 1997 (1997-07-12)
Closing ceremony27 July 1997 (1997-07-27)

The 8th Pan 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.

Individual sports[]

Equestrian[]

Ramzy Al Duhami won the gold medal in the individual event.[1]

Football[]

The football tournament was won by Jordan, defeating Syria 1–0 in the final.[2]

Volleyball[]

Sports[]

Medal table[]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Egypt (EGY)935638187
2 Algeria (ALG)434643132
3 Syria (SYR)18293481
4 Morocco (MAR)18151649
5 Jordan (JOR)1082341
6 Lebanon (LBN)9155276
7 Tunisia (TUN)9122647
8 Qatar (QAT)96217
9 Saudi Arabia (SAU)6122139
10 Kuwait (KUW)1132337
11 Oman (OMN)1113
12 Sudan (SUD)0134
13 Libya (LBA)0123
14 United Arab Emirates (UAE)0112
15 Yemen (YEM)0101
16 Palestine (PLE)0055
17 Brunei (BRN)0011
18 Mauritania (MTN)0000
Totals (18 nations)217217291725


References[]

  1. ^ "Ramzy Al Duhami". Saudi Equestrian. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  2. ^ Mohammed Qayed (17 May 2001). "8th Pan Arab Games, 1997 (Lebanon)". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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