2004 Arab Games

{{Short description|International multi-sport event}}

{{Infobox games

| logo =

| size = 180

| name = 10th Arab Games

| caption = Official logo

| host_city = Algiers, Algeria

| nations = 22

| athletes = 3,240

| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20060108181854/http://www.cojsa.dz/ Archived website] {{in lang|ar}}

| events = 26 sports

| opening = 24 September 2004

| closing = 10 October 2004

| opened_by = Abdelaziz Bouteflika

| stadium = Stade 5 Juillet 1962

| previous = Amman 1999

| next = Cairo 2007

}}

The 10th Arab Games was an international multi-sport event which took place in Algiers, Algeria, from 24 September to 10 October 2004. It witnessed the participation of all Arab League members for the first time – 22 countries participated in 26 sports.

The event was originally scheduled for 2003, but was postponed for a year due to the damage caused by the 2003 Boumerdès earthquake.[http://www.jordantimes.com/index.php?news=3527&searchFor=Iran Jordan hopes to improve overall standing]. The Jordan Times. Retrieved on 2010-07-19.

Sports

The sports programme incorporated 23 sports for elite athletes and three disability sports. Further to this, cultural and scientific events were included on the schedule for the 2004 Games.

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  • {{GamesSport|Athletics}}
  • {{GamesSport|Badminton}}
  • {{GamesSport|Basketball}}
  • {{GamesSport|Beach volleyball}}
  • {{GamesSport|Boxing}}
  • {{GamesSport|Chess}}
  • {{GamesSport|Cycling}}
  • {{GamesSport|Equestrian}}
  • {{GamesSport|Fencing}}
  • {{GamesSport|Gymnastics}}
  • {{GamesSport|Judo}}
  • {{GamesSport|Karate}}
  • {{GamesSport|Kickboxing}}
  • {{GamesSport|Rowing}}
  • {{GamesSport|Sailing}}
  • {{GamesSport|Shooting}}
  • {{GamesSport|Swimming}}
  • {{GamesSport|Table tennis}}
  • {{GamesSport|Taekwondo}}
  • {{GamesSport|Tennis}}
  • {{GamesSport|Volleyball}}
  • {{GamesSport|Weightlifting}}
  • {{GamesSport|Wrestling}}

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=Disability sports=

Medal table

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host = ALG

| flag_template =

| event =

| team =

| gold_ALG = 91 | silver_ALG = 89 | bronze_ALG = 87 | host_ALG = yes

| gold_EGY = 81 | silver_EGY = 52 | bronze_EGY = 49

| gold_TUN = 46 | silver_TUN = 39 | bronze_TUN = 47

| gold_SYR = 24 | silver_SYR = 30 | bronze_SYR = 36

| gold_MAR = 21 | silver_MAR = 38 | bronze_MAR = 41

| gold_SAU = 16 | silver_SAU = 20 | bronze_SAU = 18

| gold_IRQ = 13 | silver_IRQ = 24 | bronze_IRQ = 34 | name_IRQ = {{flagteam|IRQ|2004}}

| gold_JOR = 11 | silver_JOR = 19 | bronze_JOR = 31

| gold_LBA = 5 | silver_LBA = 2 | bronze_LBA = 3 | name_LBA = {{flagteam|LBA|1977}}

| gold_UAE = 4 | silver_UAE = 5 | bronze_UAE = 10

| gold_KUW = 3 | silver_KUW = 6 | bronze_KUW = 18

| gold_QAT = 3 | silver_QAT = 5 | bronze_QAT = 18

| gold_LBN = 3 | silver_LBN = 3 | bronze_LBN = 5

| gold_YEM = 3 | silver_YEM = 1 | bronze_YEM = 4

| gold_SUD = 2 | silver_SUD = 6 | bronze_SUD = 3

| gold_BHR = 2 | silver_BHR = 1 | bronze_BHR = 3

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

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

| gold_OMN = 0 | silver_OMN = 1 | bronze_OMN = 0

}}

Participation

22 countries were represented in the competition – constituting all the members of the Arab League at the time.

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  • {{ALG}}
  • {{BHR}}
  • {{COM}}
  • {{DJI}}
  • {{EGY}}
  • {{flag|Iraq|2004}}
  • {{JOR}}
  • {{KUW}}
  • {{LIB}}
  • {{flag|Libya|1977}}
  • {{flag|Mauritania|1959}}
  • {{MAR}}
  • {{OMN}}
  • {{PLE}}
  • {{QAT}}
  • {{KSA}}
  • {{SOM}}
  • {{SUD}}
  • {{SYR}}
  • {{TUN}}
  • {{UAE}}
  • {{YEM}}

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References

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