2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
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The 4th Islamic Solidarity Games (Azerbaijani: 2017 IV İslam Həmrəyliyi Oyunları) was a multinational, multi-sport event that was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from May 12 to 22, 2017. Previously, the event was 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.
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Host city | Baku |
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Country | Azerbaijan |
Motto | Gücümüz həmrəylikdədir (Solidarity is our strength!) |
Nations | 54 |
Athletes | 6000 |
Opening | 12 May 2017 (2017-05-12) |
Closing | 22 May 2017 (2017-05-22) |
Opened by | Ilham Aliyev President of Azerbaijan |
Main venue | Baku Olympic Stadium |
Website | www |
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The Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) is responsible for the direction and control of the Islamic Solidarity Games.[1]