1961 Arab Games

The 3rd Arab Games were held in Casablanca, Morocco between 24 August and 8 September 1961.^[1] 1,127 athletes from 9 countries participated in events across 11 sports.

1961 Arab Games

Host city	Casablanca
Country	Morocco
Opening	24 August 1961 (1961-08-24)
Closing	8 September 1961 (1961-09-08)
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Sports

• Athletics
• Basketball
• Boxing
• Football
• Gymnastics (artistic)
• Handball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Water polo
• Weightlifting
• Wrestling

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United Arab Republic (UAR)	52	37	19	108
2	Morocco (MAR)	33	21	29	83
3	Lebanon (LIB)	7	19	17	43
4	Libya (LBA)	2	4	6	12
5	Palestine (PLE)	1	0	7	8
6	Jordan (JOR)	0	1	3	4
	Sudan (SUD)	0	1	3	4
8	Kuwait (KWT)	0	0	0	0
	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	0	0	0	0
Totals (9 entries)		95	83	84	262