1st Islamic Solidarity Games



The first Islamic Games held in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia from 8-20 April, 2005 with an Olympic-style tournament aimed at showing Muslim sports prowess and featuring 6,000 athletes, none of them women.

The 55-nation participated in the said Islamic Olympic Games and hosted by the Saudi cities of Mecca , Medina , Jiddah and Taif.

Prince Abdel Majid Bin Abdel Aziz, the prince of Mecca , opened the games in a ceremony in which more than 2,600 students participated at King Abdul Aziz Stadium.

A 140-member Pakistani contingent including 96 athletes participated in 10 events including basketball, volleyball, tennis, table tennis, swimming, athletics, karate, taekwondo, football and handball.

Participating Nations

55

Participants

6000

Sports/Events

The Islamic competitions included athletics, swimming, diving, water ball, swordplay, tennis, table tennis, weightlifting, indoor football for the mentally-handicapped, basketball, volleyball, handball, taekwondo, karate, and horsemanship.


Medal Tally of 1st Islamic Solidarity Games
 

S.No.

Country

Medals

     Gold

      Silver

       Bronze

     Total

1

Saudi Arabia

23

17

19

59

2

Egypt

14

15

13

42

3

Kazakhstan

13

8

6

27

4

Iran

10

9

10

29

5

Iraq

9

9

7

25

6

Morocco

8

5

4

17

7

Malaysia

5

5

6

16

8

Azerbaijan

4

4

7

15

9

Algeria

3

10

13

26

10

Syria

3

2

5

10

11

Pakistan

3

0

1

4

12

Kyrgyzstan

2

2

4

8

13

Jordan

2

0

3

5

14

Kuwait

1

4

5

10

15

Turkey

1

3

3

7

16

Sudan

1

3

2

6

17

Turkmenistan

1

1

4

6

18

Indonesia

1

1

2

4

19

Tajikistan

1

1

0

2

20

Tunisian Republic

1

0

8

9

21

Qatar

1

0

0

1

22

Senegal

0

2

6

8

23

UAE

0

2

3

5

24

Yemen

0

1

1

2

25

Burkina Faso

0

1

1

2

26

Oman

0

1

0

1

27

Cameroon

0

1

0

1

28

Afghanistan

0

0

1

1

29

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

0

0

1

1

30

Cote d'Ivooire

0

0

1

1

31

Uganda

0

0

1

1

32

Guyana

0

0

1

1

Total

107

107

138

352


   Pakistan Medal Tally in 1st Islamic Solidarity Games
 

S.No.

Discipline

Medals

     Gold

      Silver

       Bronze

     Total

1.

Tennis

3

-

1

4

Total

3

-

1

4

 

S.No.

Player

Name of Event

Medal

   Tennis

1.

Mr. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi

Men Singles

Gold

2.

Mr. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Mr. Aqeel Khan

Men Doubles

Gold

3.

Mr. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Mr. Aqeel Khan
Mr. Asim Shafik
Mr. Nomi Qamar
Mr. Wasif Cheema

Team Event

Gold

4.

Mr. Aqeel Khan

Men Singles

Bronze