2023 Arab Games

The 2023 Arab Sports Games was the 13th edition of the Arab Games, an international multi-sport event which took place in Algeria, between 5 and 15 July 2023. The event included 22 sports with all 22 members of the Arab League participating.^[1][2] For the first time, five cities hosted the games: Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba and Tipaza.^[3]

13th Arab Sports Games

Official logo
Host city	Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba, Tipaza
Nations	22
Athletes	3,800
Sport	22
Opening	5 July 2023
Closing	15 July 2023
Opened by	Aymen Benabderrahmane
Main venue	Stade du 5 Juillet
Website	Arab Games 2023
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Host selection

Algeria was chosen as the host on 14 March 2023 during a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.^[4]

Venues

Stade du 5 Juillet hosted opening & closing ceremonies

Five cities hosted the games, Algiers the capital, Oran the second city, Constantine, Annaba and Tipaza.^[5]

City	Venue	Capacity	Events
Algiers (10+2 events)	Stade du 5 Juillet	64,200	Opening & closing ceremonies
	ESHRA Ain Benian Hall		Badminton
	Ouagnouni Stadium		Basketball 3x3
	Ben Aknoun Military Center Hall		Boxing
	Ben Aknoun Women's Center Hall		Fencing
	La Coupole Arena	5,500	Judo
			Karate
			Wrestling
	Les Sablettes Park	–	Sailing
	Hacène Harcha Arena El Biar Multisports Hall	8,000 0	Volleyball
	Bordj El Kiffan Multisports Hall		Weightlifting
	Staouali Multisports Hall		Wheelchair Basketball
	Hydra Multisports Hall		Goalball
Oran (5+1 events)	Miloud Hadefi Stadium	40,143	Athletics
	LOFA Sports Complex	500	Boules
	Miloud Hadefi Complex Omnisport Arena	7,000	Gymnastics
			Handball
	Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace	5,000	Handball
	Miloud Hadefi Complex Aquatic Center	3,000	Swimming
	Miloud Hadefi Stadium	40,143	Para-athletics
Constantine (2 events)	Constantine Military Complex Hall		Chess
	Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium	22,986	Football
Annaba (1 event)	19 May 1956 Stadium	58,100	Football
Tipaza (2 events)	Tipaza Urban Circuit	–	Cycling
	Tipaza Multisports Hall		Table tennis

Sports

22 sports are chosen in the games.^[3]

•  Athletics (43) (details)
•  Badminton (5) (details)
•  Basketball 3x3 (2) (details)
•  Boxing (21) (details)
•  Boules (17) (details)
•  Chess (6) (details)
•  Cycling (8) (details)
•  Fencing (12) (details)
•  Football (1) (details)
•  Gymnastics (13) (details)
•  Handball (1) (details)
•  Judo (16) (details)
•  Karate (14) (details)
•  Sailing (8) (details)
•  Swimming (37) (details)
•  Table tennis (7) (details)
•  Volleyball (2) (details)
•  Weightlifting (20) (details)
•  Wrestling (20) (details)

Demonstration sports

•  Athletics (30) (details) (Para-athletics)
•  Basketball (2) (details) (Wheelchair Basketball)
•  Goalball (1) (details)

Participation

The 22 countries constituting the members of the Arab League participate in the games, with 3800 athletes.^[6]

•  Algeria (454)
•  Bahrain (103)
•  Comoros
•  Djibouti
•  Egypt (9)
•  Iraq (194)^[7]
•  Jordan
•  Kuwait
•  Lebanon
•  Libya (49)
•  Mauritania
•  Morocco (93)
•  Oman
•  Palestine (134)
•  Qatar (104)
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Somalia
•  Sudan
•  Syria (105)^[8]
•  Tunisia (195)
•  United Arab Emirates (131)
•  Yemen

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the 15th Arab Games took place on July 5th, coinciding with the country's Independence Day. It began at 9 p.m. at the Stade du 5 Juillet with the national anthem "Kassaman", followed by the parade of delegations. The Prime Minister, on behalf of the President, kicked off the event, emphasizing Algeria's efforts to bring together the Arab world. An artistic performance showcasing Algerian culture followed, and then the sporting events commenced. Distinguished guests, including representatives from the Arab League, attended the event^[9].

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Anthem

For the first time, the competition witnessed the creation of an official anthem dedicated to the event.^[10]

Calendar

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Opening ceremony

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Competitions

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Event finals

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Closing ceremony

	July														Events
Sport	2nd Sun	3rd Mon	4th Tue	5th Wed	6th Thu	7th Fri	8th Sat	9th Sun	10th Mon	11th Tue	12th Wed	13th Thu	14th Fri	15th Sat
Ceremonies				●										●
Athletics			8	14	7	14									43
Badminton					●	1	●	●	4						5
Basketball 3x3											●	●	2		2
Boules					●	●									17
Boxing						●	●	●	●	●	21				21
Chess						1	1	1		1	1	1			6
Cycling															8
Fencing															12
Football	●			●			●			●			1		1
Gymnastics						●	●								13
Handball					●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	1		1
Judo				7	7	2									16
Karate															14
Sailing							●	●	●	●	●	8			8
Swimming				7	7	6	6	5	6						37
Table tennis								●	●						7
Volleyball					●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	2		2
Weightlifting															20
Wrestling								●							20
Goalball								●	●	●	●	1			1
Para-athletics															30
Wheelchair Basketball					●	●	●	●	●		●	●	2		2
Total															286
Cumulative Total
	July														Total events
Sport	2nd Sun	3rd Mon	4th Tue	5th Wed	6th Thu	7th Fri	8th Sat	9th Sun	10th Mon	11th Tue	12th Wed	13th Thu	14th Fri	15th Sat

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Algeria)

2023 Arab Games medal table^[11]

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Algeria (ALG)*	105	76	72	253
2	Tunisia (TUN)	23	47	51	121
3	Morocco (MAR)	21	38	25	84
4	Bahrain (BHR)	19	11	12	42
5	Jordan (JOR)	17	16	29	62
6	Syria (SYR)	14	15	24	53
7	Egypt (EGY)	12	1	0	13
8	Qatar (QAT)	9	2	11	22
9	Iraq (IRQ)	7	18	21	46
10	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	7	9	28	44
11	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	5	5	12	22
12	Oman (OMA)	5	3	5	13
13	Palestine (PLE)	4	4	8	16
14	Libya (LBA)	3	3	6	12
15	Kuwait (KUW)	2	4	5	11
16	Mauritania (MTN)	0	1	0	1
17	Yemen (YEM)	0	0	2	2
18	Sudan (SUD)	0	0	1	1
19	Chad (CHA)	0	0	0	0
	Comoros (COM)	0	0	0	0
	Djibouti (DJI)	0	0	0	0
	Eritrea (ERI)	0	0	0	0
	Lebanon (LBN)	0	0	0	0
	Somalia (SOM)	0	0	0	0
	South Sudan (SSD)	0	0	0	0
Totals (25 entries)		253	253	312	818