2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
‌the islamic solidarity game turkish i̇slami dayanışma oyunları th edition event held august konya turkey aegis islamic solidarity sport federation issf first time history event organised turkish olympic committee formerly scheduled take place august event postponed held september july issf original date coinciding summer olympics postponed due covid pandemic may issf postponed event august citing covid pandemic situation participating country december turkish olympic committee submitted bid islamic solidarity game coordination meeting islamic solidarity sport federation held country april istanbul awarded event th issf executive board meeting held baku azerbaijan december turkey requested change host city istanbul konya subsequently approved issf host city contract signed meeting december ankara turkey october organizing committee cooperation islamic solidarity sport federation issf announced following discipline sport contested edition islamic solidarity game sport also included paralympic counterpart athletics judo swimming weightlifting march final program announced discipline sport including para sport relation program year early organizer choose remove sport water polo diving field hockey tennis wushu zurkhaneh place choose add archery boccia fencing kickboxing paralympic event parapowerlifiting blind judo dropped place added para table tennis para archery along event archery included extra event traditional turkish archery discipline game originally scheduled take place august konya turkey may islamic solidarity sport federation issf responsible direction control islamic solidarity game postponed game summer olympics postponed july august due global covid pandemic source expected member islamic solidarity sport federation present game may egypt announced send athlete july iraq withdrew participation list participating noc number competitor per delegation indicated bracket host nation turkey