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1997 Arab Games

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1997 Arab Games
Host cityBeirut
CountryLebanon
Opening12 July 1997 (1997-07-12)
Closing27 July 1997 (1997-07-27)

The 8th Arab Games were held in Beirut, Lebanon between July 12 and 27, 1997. 3,253 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 for 40 years.

Individual sports

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Equestrian

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

Football

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

Volleyball

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Sports

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Medal table

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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 Bahrain (BHR)0011
18 Mauritania (MTN)0000
Totals (18 entries)217217291725

References

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  1. ^ "Ramzy Al Duhami". Saudi Equestrian. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  2. ^ Mohammed Qayed (17 May 2001). "8th Arab Games, 1997 (Lebanon)". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 November 2014.