2004 Arab Games
International multi-sport event
Host city | Algiers, Algeria |
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Nations | 22 |
Athletes | 3,240 |
Events | 26 sports |
Opening | 24 September 2004 |
Closing | 10 October 2004 |
Opened by | Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
Main venue | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 |
Website | Archived website (in Arabic) |
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The 10th Arab Games was an international multi-sport event which took place in Algiers, Algeria, between 24 September and 10 October 2004. It witnessed the participation of all Arab League members for the first time – 22 countries participated in 26 sports.
The event was originally scheduled for 2003, but was postponed for a year due to the damage caused by the 2003 Boumerdès earthquake.[1]
Sports
The sports programme incorporated 23 sports for elite athletes and three disability sports. Further to this, cultural and scientific events were included on the schedule for the 2004 Games.
- Athletics (details)
- Badminton (details)
- Basketball (details)
- Beach volleyball (details)
- Boxing (details)
- Chess (details)
- Cycling (details)
- Equestrian (details)
- Fencing (details)
- Gymnastics (details)
- Judo (details)
- Karate (details)
- Kickboxing (details)
- Rowing (details)
- Sailing (details)
- Shooting (details)
- Swimming (details)
- Table tennis (details)
- Taekwondo (details)
- Tennis (details)
- Volleyball (details)
- Weightlifting (details)
- Wrestling (details)
Disability sports
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Goalball
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Algeria (ALG)* | 91 | 89 | 87 | 267 |
2 | Egypt (EGY) | 81 | 52 | 49 | 182 |
3 | Tunisia (TUN) | 46 | 39 | 47 | 132 |
4 | Syria (SYR) | 24 | 30 | 36 | 90 |
5 | Morocco (MAR) | 21 | 38 | 41 | 100 |
6 | Saudi Arabia (SAU) | 16 | 20 | 18 | 54 |
7 | Iraq (IRQ) | 13 | 24 | 34 | 71 |
8 | Jordan (JOR) | 11 | 19 | 31 | 61 |
9 | Libya (LBA) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
10 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
11 | Kuwait (KUW) | 3 | 6 | 18 | 27 |
12 | Qatar (QAT) | 3 | 5 | 18 | 26 |
13 | Lebanon (LBN) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
14 | Yemen (YEM) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
15 | Sudan (SUD) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
16 | Bahrain (BHR) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
17 | Brunei (BRN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
18 | Palestine (PLE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
19 | Oman (OMN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (19 entries) | 329 | 342 | 409 | 1,080 |
Participation
22 countries were represented in the competition – constituting all the members of the Arab League at the time.
References
- ^ Jordan hopes to improve overall standing. The Jordan Times. Retrieved on 2010-07-19.
External links
- Archived official website (in Arabic)