1953 Arab Games

1953 Arab Games
Host city	Alexandria
Country	Egypt
Opening	26 July 1953
Closing	10 August 1953
	Beirut 1957 →

The 1st Arab Games were held in Alexandria, Egypt, between 26 July and 10 August 1953. A total number of 650 athletes from 9 countries, 8 Arab countries and Indonesia (invited) participated in events in 10 sports.

Sports

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Egypt (EGY)	75	36	25	136
2	Lebanon (LBN)	3	16	15	34
3	Palestine (PSE)	1	5	6	12
4	Syria (SYR)	0	15	16	31
5	Iraq (IRQ)	0	5	6	11
6	Indonesia (IDN)	0	2	0	2
7	Jordan (JOR)	0	0	2	2
8	Libya (LBA)	0	0	1	1
9	Kuwait (KWT)	0	0	0	0
Totals (9 entries)		79	79	71	229

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References

↑ Silva, Luis; Gerber, Hans-Dieter (December 2011). "The Arab Games: Establishment and Role (1953–1965)". Journal of Olympic History. 19 (3). LA84 Foundation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

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[1] Silva, Luis; Gerber, Hans-Dieter (December 2011). "The Arab Games: Establishment and Role (1953–1965)". Journal of Olympic History. 19 (3). LA84 Foundation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

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