GCC Games

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GCC Games
AbbreviationGCC
First event2011
Occur every4
OrganizationGulf Cooperation Council

The GCC Games is a regional multi-sport event which involves participants from the Gulf Cooperation Council region.[1][2][3][4][5] The GCC Games, a quadrennial multi-sport event, was established by the union and first held in 2011.[6] There are numerous long-running GCC Championships for individual sports, including: the Gulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championships (first held in 1986; youth section from 2000)[7] sailing,[8] basketball,[9] swimming,[10] tennis,[11] gymnastics (senior and youth levels),[12][13] weightlifting,[14] futsal,[15] snooker,[16] and table tennis.[17]

GCC Games[]

Edition Year Host city Country Sports Competitors Dates
1 2011 Manama  Bahrain 11-22 October
2015 Dammam  Saudi Arabia 12-26 October
2021 Kuwait City  Kuwait

GCC Beach Games[]

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Edition Year Host city Country Sports Competitors Dates
2010 Manama  Bahrain
2015 Doha  Qatar

GCC Women’s Games[]

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6th was held in 2019. Bahrain finished with 77 medals, UAE (54), Kuwait (50) Qatar (32), KSA (11) and Oman.[18][19][20][21][22][23]

Edition Year Host city Country Sports Competitors Dates
2008 Kuwait City  Kuwait 6
2011 Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates 6 March
2013 Manama  Bahrain 8 3-13 March
2015 Muscat  Oman
2017 Doha  Qatar 7-17 March
2019 Kuwait City  Kuwait 11 600

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References[]

  1. ^ "GCC Games in Kuwait postponed until December due to coronavirus". www.insidethegames.biz. March 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "2015 2nd Gulf Cooperation Council Games IO Report". World Anti-Doping Agency.
  3. ^ "World Rowing - 2015 GCC Beach Games Event Information". World Rowing.
  4. ^ "Asia – GCC Games Handball Livescore | 2015". www.scorespro.com.
  5. ^ "Second GCC Beach Games 2015 - A success story". www.sail-world.com.
  6. ^ Sambridge, Andy (2011-04-07). Bahrain to host first GCC Games in October. Arabian Business. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  7. ^ Gulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  8. ^ 6th GCC Sailing Championships 2014, Qatar. Icarus Sailing Media. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  9. ^ GCC 3x3 Basketball championship to conclude on Saturday Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Qatar Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  10. ^ Swimmers sparkle in GCC Championships Archived 16 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Qatar Olympic Committee (2013-04-14). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  11. ^ Preparations on for GCC championships . Gulf Daily News (2014-10-29). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  12. ^ Arab Gymnastic officials applaud GCC Men's Gymnastics Championship. Kuwait News Agency (2012-02-24). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  13. ^ Qatar top ’em all at GCC Championships Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Doha Stadium Plus Qatar (2014-02-26). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  14. ^ Oman’s Suhail al Kulaibi walks and lifts his way to glory. International Weightlifting Federation (2012-02-26). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  15. ^ Kuwait wins GCC Futsal Championship Title Archived 23 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Qatar Olympic Committee (2015-03-18). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  16. ^ UAE extend lease over GCC title. UAE Interact (2005-01-03). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  17. ^ Kuwait Passes Tests with Honours as Bahrain Sets Tests for Global Gathering Archived 17 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine. International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  18. ^ "Saudi women make history at sixth GCC Women's Games". Arab News. November 4, 2019.
  19. ^ Al-Khalifa, Hussa K; Al-Khalifa, Dwa (March 12, 2021). "'We're all in this together': Perspectives from within the Gulf Cooperation Council Women's Games". International Review for the Sociology of Sport: 1012690221999803. doi:10.1177/1012690221999803 – via SAGE Journals.
  20. ^ Dahle, Stephanie. "GCC Women's Games". Forbes.
  21. ^ "GCC Women's Games scraps football tournament - Official Website of the Chinese Olympic Committee". en.olympic.cn.
  22. ^ "UAE National Women's Team Win 27 Medals at GCC Women's Games 2017". eyeofdubai.ae.
  23. ^ "UAE to host GCC Women's Games". The National. April 16, 2009.
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