2017 Islamic Solidarity Games


The 4th Islamic Solidarity Games 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 Saudi Arabia in 2005 and Indonesia in 2013. The second event, originally scheduled to take place in October 2009 in Iran, was later rescheduled but then cancelled.
The Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation is responsible for the direction and control of the Islamic Solidarity Games.

Bidding

In October 2012, the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan submitted its bid for 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games during the 18th Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation meeting held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 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 Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation participated in the Games. Due to the suspension of the Kuwait Olympic Committee, athletes from Kuwait participated in the Games as Independent ISSF Athletes, under the flag of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation. 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 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 National Stadium, has an all-seater capacity of 69,870 seats.
Venue NameSports
AZAL ArenaFootball
Azerbaijan Weightlifting AcademyWeightlifting
Baku Aquatics CentreDiving, Swimming
Baku Basketball ArenaBasketball 3×3
Baku Crystal Hall 1Volleyball
Baku Crystal Hall 2Boxing, Zurkhaneh
Baku National StadiumAthletics, Para Athletics, Ceremonies
Baku Shooting CentreShooting
Baku Sports HallKarate, Taekwondo, Wushu
Baku Tennis AcademyTennis
Baku Water Polo ArenaWater Polo
Bayil StadiumFootball
Dalga ArenaFootball
Heydar Aliyev ArenaJudo, Blind Judo, Freestyle Wrestling, Greco-Roman Wrestling
National Gymnastics ArenaArtistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics
Sarhadchi ArenaHandball, Table Tennis
Tofiq Bahramov Republican StadiumFootball

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

Sponsors

Partners
Supporters
The Azerbaijani Karabakh horses named were announced as mascots 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: