1985 Arab Games

{{Short description|Multi-sport event}}

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| name = 1985 Arab Games

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| host_city = Rabat

| country = Morocco

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| opening = {{Start date|1985|8|8|df=y}}

| closing = {{End date|1985|8|16|df=y}}

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| previous = Damascus 1976

| next = Damascus 1992

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The 6th Arab Games were held in Casablanca, Morocco from 8 to 16 August 1985.{{cite book |last1=Bell |first1=Daniel |title=Encyclopedia of International Games |date=17 March 2016 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-1527-1 |page=46 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gjPECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA46 |language=en}} A total of 3,442 athletes from 17 countries participated in events in 18 sports.

The 1985 games were the first to allow women to compete.{{Cite web |date=2012-08-03 |title=Arab Games |url=https://inside.fei.org/fei/games/cont-regional/pan-arab |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=FEI |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Robert J. |title=Pan Arab Games |url=https://www.topendsports.com/events/games/pan-arab/index.htm |access-date=3 November 2024 |website=Topend Sports}}

Sports

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  • {{GamesSport|Artistic gymnastics}}
  • {{GamesSport|Athletics}}
  • {{GamesSport|Basketball}}
  • {{GamesSport|Boxing}}
  • {{GamesSport|Cycling}}
  • {{GamesSport|Equestrian}}

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  • {{GamesSport|Football}}
  • {{GamesSport|Golf}}
  • {{GamesSport|Handball}}
  • {{GamesSport|Judo}}
  • {{GamesSport|Sailing}}
  • {{GamesSport|Swimming}}

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  • {{GamesSport|Table tennis}}
  • {{GamesSport|Tennis}}
  • {{GamesSport|Volleyball}}
  • {{GamesSport|Water polo}}
  • {{GamesSport|Tennis}}
  • {{GamesSport|Weightlifting}}
  • {{GamesSport|Wrestling}}

Medal table

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| gold_MAR = 57 | silver_MAR = 28 | bronze_MAR = 32

| gold_TUN = 41 | silver_TUN = 25 | bronze_TUN = 25 | name_TUN = {{flagteam|TUN|1959}}

| gold_IRQ = 20 | silver_IRQ = 20 | bronze_IRQ = 16 | name_IRQ = {{flagteam|IRQ|1963}}

| gold_ALG = 15 | silver_ALG = 40 | bronze_ALG = 42

| gold_SYR = 9 | silver_SYR = 14 | bronze_SYR = 31

| gold_LBA = 6 | silver_LBA = 15 | bronze_LBA = 1 | name_LBA = {{flagteam|LBA|1977}}

| gold_BHR = 4 | silver_BHR = 1 | bronze_BHR = 0

| gold_LBN = 2 | silver_LBN = 2 | bronze_LBN = 3

| gold_QAT = 2 | silver_QAT = 2 | bronze_QAT = 2

| gold_SUD = 1 | silver_SUD = 1 | bronze_SUD = 0

| gold_SAU = 1 | silver_SAU = 0 | bronze_SAU = 8

| gold_YAR = 1 | silver_YAR = 0 | bronze_YAR = 1 | name_YAR = {{flagteam|YAR}}

| gold_JOR = 1 | silver_JOR = 0 | bronze_JOR = 0

| gold_SOM = 0 | silver_SOM = 4 | bronze_SOM = 1

| gold_KUW = 0 | silver_KUW = 3 | bronze_KUW = 16

| gold_PLE = 0 | silver_PLE = 1 | bronze_PLE = 3

| gold_DJI = 0 | silver_DJI = 1 | bronze_DJI = 0

| gold_BRN = 0 | silver_BRN = 0 | bronze_BRN = 1

| gold_ERI = 0 | silver_ERI = 0 | bronze_ERI = 0

| gold_CHA = 0 | silver_CHA = 0 | bronze_CHA = 0

| gold_SSD = 0 | silver_SSD = 0 | bronze_SSD = 0

| gold_YEM = 0 | silver_YEM = 0 | bronze_YEM = 0

| gold_EGY = 0 | silver_EGY = 0 | bronze_EGY = 0

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References

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