1993 Women's Islamic Games
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The first Women's Islamic Games
was held in Tehran
and Rasht
, Iran
, in 1993. Ten countries were represented at the Games, with 407 athletes, 46 teams, 190 judges, and 2 international observers in attendance.
, fencing
, handball
, judo
, swimming
and volleyball
.
Women's Islamic Games
The Women's Islamic Games is an international multi-sport event started in 1993. The event is organised by the Islamic Federation of Women's Sport ....
was held in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
and Rasht
Rasht
Rasht is a city in and the capital of Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 551,161, in 159,983 families.Rasht is the largest city on Iran's Caspian Sea coast. It is a major trade center between Caucasia, Russia and Iran using the port of Bandar-e Anzali...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, in 1993. Ten countries were represented at the Games, with 407 athletes, 46 teams, 190 judges, and 2 international observers in attendance.
Sports
The first edition of the Games featured seven different sport: athletics, badmintonBadminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, fencing
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
, handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
, judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
.
Medal table
| 1 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 44 | |
| 2 | 20 | 14 | 23 | 57 | |
| 3 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 44 | |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | |
| 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 72 | 56 | 70 | 198 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|