Islamic Games
islamic game arabic الألعاب الإسلامية turkish islam ülkeleri spor oyunlari multisport event athlete muslim country held september october i̇zmir turkey although nation invited compete competition ultimately ten nation took part athlete present among nation competing tournament algeria libya sent delegation summer olympics moscow rest observed boycott idea game initiated following agreement foreign minister regional meeting islamabad izmir chosen host well equipped task given preexisting facility stemming hosting mediterranean game i̇zmir atatürk stadium main venue anwar chowdhry pakistani sport official praised coming together muslimmajority nation stating country competing relatively level performance provides athlete encouragement put even better performance libya fiveteam association football tournament going undefeated game proposed held quadrennial basis scheduled one year summer olympics allow muslim nation prepare larger competition saudi arabia chosen host second islamic game ultimately event held womens islamic game started islamic solidarity game inaugurated saudi arabia continuing legacy international game muslimmajority country host nation turkey islamic solidarity game womens islamic game