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
|
|