The 4th

Islamic Solidarity Games The Islamic Solidarity Games ( ar, ألعاب التضامن الإسلامي) is a multinational, multi-sport event. The Games involve the elite athletes of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation who compete in a variety of sports. The Solidari ...

was a multinational, multi-sport event that was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 12 to 22 May 2017. Previously the event has been held in

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in 2005 and

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. The second event, originally scheduled to take place in October 2009 in

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, was later rescheduled but then cancelled. The

Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation The Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF; Arabic: الاتحاد الرياضي للتضامن الاسلامي) is the supreme authority governing the Islamic Solidarity Games. It is an international, non-profit, non-governmental organizati ...

(ISSF) is responsible for the direction and control of the Islamic Solidarity Games.

Bidding

In October 2012, the

National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan ( az, Azərbaycan Respublikası Milli Olimpiya Komitəsi), also known as AZMOC, is an independent public organization, with a status of a legal entity, which passed registration in the ...

submitted its bid for 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games during the 18th Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation meeting held in Jeddah,

. Baku was awarded the event during the General Assembly of ISSF in 2013, which was also held in Jeddah.

Participating nations

All 56 members of the

participated in the Games. Due to the suspension of the

Kuwait Olympic Committee Kuwait Olympic Committee ( ar, اللجنة الأولمبية الكويتية, IOC code: KUW) is the National Olympic Committee representing Kuwait and organising the Kuwait Olympic team. 2010–2012 suspension The International Olympic Com ...

, athletes from

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

participated in the Games as Independent ISSF Athletes, under the flag of the

. Athletes and coaches will be accredited by the ISSF, they will wear ISSF uniforms and any medals won, will be done so under the ISSF banner and anthem. Along the Kuwait athletes, athletes of

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...

and Sudan, were scheduled to compete under ISSF banner, but withdrew hours before the opening ceremony. Below is a list of all the participating NOCs; the number of competitors per delegation is indicated in brackets.

Venues

There are 17 competition venues that will be used during the Games. The main stadium, known as Baku Olympic Stadium, has an all-seater capacity of 69,870 seats.

Calendar

Volunteers

Registration for Volunteers Program of Baku 2017 4th Islamic Solidarity Games was available between October 17 and December 11, 2016. Within this period the Volunteers Program had 12500 registered applicants. All the registered applicants were invited for the interview at the Volunteers Centre at Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Education and Sports from November 7, 2016 to February 16, 2017. The main goal of the program is to ensure Baku 2017 volunteers development, enable them to have a successful career in future, and support in achieving their long-term life goals.

Sports

24 disciplines from 21 sports were contested in this edition of Islamic Solidarity Games. Some sports also included disabled sport events such as athletics and judo.

Medal table

Marketing

Official mascots

The Azerbaijani

Karabakh horse The Karabakh horse ( az, Qarabağ atı) is a mountain-steppe racing and riding horse breed. It is named after the Karabakh region, from which the breed originates. The breed is noted for its good temperament and speed; in 2004, a Karabakh horse n ...

s named were announced as

mascot A mascot is any human, animal, or object thought to bring luck, or anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name. Mascots are also used as fi ...

s on February 13, 2017. Inje is the name of the female version and the name Jasur was selected for the male version.

Broadcasters

List of channels will be Broadcasting the game: * —

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RTSH Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (; en, "Albanian Radio and Television"; mostly called RTSH ) is an Albanian public broadcasting radio and television company. Founded in 1938, it operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmi ...

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AzTV AzTV or Azerbaijan Television ( az, Azərbaycan Televiziyası) is a state-controlled national television channel in Azerbaijan. It is the oldest television channel in the country, having first broadcast from Baku on 14 February 1956 in what wa ...

and Idman TV * — BTV * — ORTB * — RTB * — RTB * — CRTV * — ONRTV * — RTNC * —

ERTU The Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU; ar, إتحاد الإذاعة والتلفزيون المصري ''Itteh'ad Al-Edhaa'a wa at-Televezyon al-Mis'ri'') is the public broadcaster of Egypt, operated by the Egyptian government. It is a me ...

* — Gabon TV * —

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* — RTG Conarky * — Guinea Bisau TV * — NCNTV11 * —

TVRI TVRI (, Television of the Republic of Indonesia), legally ( Public Broadcasting Institution Television of the Republic of Indonesia) is a public television network and the oldest television network in Indonesia. Its national headquarters is i ...

RCTI RCTI (''Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia'') is a West Jakarta-based Indonesian free-to-air television network. It is best known for its soap operas, celebrity bulletins, news, and sports programmes. It was first launched in 1989, origina ...

And

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IRIB Varzesh IRIB Varzesh ( fa, شبکه ورزش en, Sports channel, ''Shibkâh-e Vârzesh'') is a national sports TV channel in Iran which was launched on July 18, 2012 and is the fifth Iranian television channel to broadcast in digital mode and the second ...

* — RTI * — KBC * — RTM * — PSM * — ORTM * — MBC * — TVM * — ORTN * — NTA * — PTV * — Al-Kass * — SBC * —

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* — SLBC * — ATV * — AZAMTV * — TVT * —

TRT Avaz TRT Avaz is a channel broadcast by the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation with focusing on Turkey and Balkans. It was launched in Turkey on March 21, 2009 and broadcasts throughout the Balkans, Turkic Central Asia, the Middle East, and the C ...

and

TRT Spor TRT 3 is a Turkish television channel. It mostly broadcasts sport events. History TRT 3 started test transmissions on October 2, 1989 as "3. Kanal", and is now TRT's third most watched TV station. TRT 3’s transmissions are realized through a ...

. * —

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External links

Official website

National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan

References

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