# 2011 Arab Games > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2011_Arab_Games > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2011_Arab_Games.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Arab_Games > Source revision: 1331500438 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) International multi-sport event XII Arab Games Host city Doha, Qatar Nations 21 Athletes 8,000 (est.) Events 318 in 27 sports Opening December 9 Closing December 23 Opened by Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Main venue Khalifa International Stadium ← 2007 Cairo 2023 Algeria → Doha Location of the host city of the games in Qatar. The **2011 Arab Games** also known as the 12th [Arab Games](/source/Arab_Games) took place in [Doha](/source/Doha), Qatar from 6 to 23 December 2011.[1] This was the first time that the country had hosted the multi-sport event. [Khalifa International Stadium](/source/Khalifa_International_Stadium) was the main venue for the competition. ## Preparation ### Host selection Qatar was awarded rights to organise the games beating Lebanon in the bidding process.[2][3][4] Arab Federation for Sports secretary-general Othman Al-Saad said that Qatar's hosting of the Pan-Arab Games would give the event "more momentum and significance in light of the huge capabilities and world-class sports facilities which Qatar owns."[5] [Khalifa International Stadium](/source/Khalifa_International_Stadium) was chosen to be the focal point of the games, hosting the opening ceremonies, while the closing ceremonies were held on [Jassim bin Hamad Stadium](/source/Jassim_bin_Hamad_Stadium). ### Transport Public Transport for the event was provided by Mowasalat in the form of Buses, Taxis and Limousines. The opening and closing ceremonies were allocated 100 buses for the respective days. There were on average approximately 230 buses dedicated to the games to transport Athletes, Games Staff, Coaching Staff, Media, and Sports Officials to and from The Airport, Hotels, Athlete's Village, Sports Venues, Practice Venues, and the Media Centre. The services were planned & scheduled by Mowasalat’s Mass Transit Planning Manager Mr Sheldon Cowie (Now - The Roster Shed) who also managed the event transport operationally with TMS (Transport Management Services) ### Mascot and medals [Wathnan](/source/Wathnan_Racing), a graceful yet fun-spirited white Arabian horse was designed as the mascot for the Games. An important animal in Arabian culture, the horse is a symbol of great strength and agility.[6] Pearl and emerald studded Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals were awarded to winning athletes, accompanied by mascot stuffed toy. The medals were measured 70 mm in diameter and 6 mm in thickness with base made out of pewter.[7] ## Venues [8][9] Venue Events Capacity Ref. ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence Athletics, opening and closing ceremonies (Khalifa International Stadium) 50, 000 Swimming (Hamad Aquatic Centre) 2,000 Chess (Ladies zone) Handball (Women's Indoor hall) Gymnastics (Dome C2) Fencing, Table tennis (Dome C3) Wrestling (Dome C4) Boxing (Dome C5) Lusail Cycling course Cycling (Road) Lusail Shooting Complex Archery, Shooting Al-Gharafa Sports Club Football (Stadium) 25,000 Beach volleyball (BV Arena) Basketball (Indoor hall) Al-Dana Club Bodybuilding, Weightlifting Qatar Equestrian Federation Equestrian (Dressage, Jumping) Al-Sadd Sports Club Football (Stadium) 15,000 Goalball (demonstration) (Indoor hall) Al-Rayyan Sports Club Football (Stadium) 21,282 Volleyball (Indoor hall) Mesaieed Endurance Course Equestrian (Endurance) Doha Golf Club Golf Doha Sailing Club Sailing Qatar Bowling Centre Bowling Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation Cue Sports Qatar Sports Club Judo, Karate, Taekwondo (Indoor hall) Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex Squash, Tennis ## Sports - [Archery](/source/Archery) (19) ([details](/source/Archery_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics) (45) ([details](/source/Athletics_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Basketball](/source/Basketball) (2) ([details](/source/Basketball_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Bodybuilding](/source/Bodybuilding) (7) ([details](/source/Bodybuilding_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Bowling](/source/Bowling) (6) ([details](/source/Bowling_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Boxing](/source/Boxing) (10) ([details](/source/Boxing_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Chess](/source/Chess) (6) ([details](/source/Chess_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Cue sports](/source/Cue_sports) (5) ([details](/source/Cue_sports_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Cycling](/source/Cycle_sport) (7) ([details](/source/Cycling_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Equestrian](/source/Equestrianism) (6) ([details](/source/Equestrian_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Fencing](/source/Fencing) (12) ([details](/source/Fencing_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Football](/source/Association_football) (1) ([details](/source/Football_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Golf](/source/Golf) (4) ([details](/source/Golf_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Gymnastics](/source/Gymnastics) (15) ([details](/source/Gymnastics_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Handball](/source/Handball) (2) ([details](/source/Handball_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Judo](/source/Judo) (16) ([details](/source/Judo_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Karate](/source/Karate) (16) ([details](/source/Karate_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Sailing](/source/Sailing_(sport)) (6) ([details](/source/Sailing_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Shooting](/source/Shooting_sports) (36) ([details](/source/Shooting_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Squash](/source/Squash_(sport)) (2) ([details](/source/Squash_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Swimming](/source/Swimming_(sport)) (38) ([details](/source/Swimming_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Table tennis](/source/Table_tennis) (6) ([details](/source/Table_tennis_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Taekwondo](/source/Taekwondo) (16) ([details](/source/Taekwondo_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Tennis](/source/Tennis) (6) ([details](/source/Tennis_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Volleyball](/source/Volleyball) (3) ([details](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Weightlifting](/source/Olympic_weightlifting) (12) ([details](/source/Weightlifting_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Wrestling](/source/Wrestling) (14) ([details](/source/Wrestling_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) ### Demonstration sports - [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics) (30) ([details](/source/Athletics_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) - [Goalball](/source/Goalball) (1) ([details](/source/Goalball_at_the_2011_Arab_Games)) ## Participating National Olympic Committees Initially, all twenty-two nations of the [Union of Arab National Olympic Committees](/source/Union_of_Arab_National_Olympic_Committees) were scheduled to compete at the games.[10] However, Syria withdrew its team in November 2011 in protest of the [Arab League](/source/Arab_League)'s suspension of the country's membership.[11] - [Algeria](/source/Algeria) (223) - [Bahrain](/source/Bahrain) (171) - [Comoros](/source/Comoros) (21) - [Djibouti](/source/Djibouti) (38) - [Egypt](/source/Egypt) (349) - [Iraq](/source/Iraq) (436) (Top Nation) - [Jordan](/source/Jordan) (240) - [Kuwait](/source/Kuwait) (260) - [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon) (99) - [Libya](/source/Libya) (148) - [Mauritania](/source/Mauritania) (43) - [Morocco](/source/Morocco) (253) - [Oman](/source/Oman) (94) - [Palestine](/source/Palestine) (109) - [Qatar](/source/Qatar) (370) (Host) - [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia) (232) - [Somalia](/source/Somalia) (22) - [Sudan](/source/Sudan) (191) - [Syria](/source/Syria) (withdrew) - [Tunisia](/source/Tunisia) (218) - [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) (144) - [Yemen](/source/Yemen) (46) - [BRN](/source/Brunei) (38) - [CHA](/source/Chad) (37) - [SSD](/source/South_Sudan) (32) - [ERI](/source/Eritrea) (29) ## Medal table * Host nation ([Qatar](/source/Qatar)) Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Egypt (EGY) 90 76 67 233 2 Tunisia (TUN) 54 45 39 138 3 Morocco (MAR) 37 22 54 113 4 Qatar (QAT)* 30 38 40 108 5 Algeria (ALG) 16 31 41 88 6 Saudi Arabia (KSA) 15 12 19 46 7 Kuwait (KUW) 14 18 31 63 8 Bahrain (BHR) 12 12 14 38 9 Jordan (JOR) 11 14 23 48 10 Iraq (IRQ) 11 13 34 58 11 United Arab Emirates (UAE) 10 9 16 35 12 Lebanon (LIB) 8 5 16 29 13 Oman (OMA) 4 7 10 21 14 Yemen (YEM) 2 2 3 7 15 Palestine (PLE) 1 2 5 8 16 Libya (LBY) 1 1 7 9 17 Djibouti (DJI) 1 1 1 3 18 Sudan (SUD) 0 7 7 14 19 Brunei (BRN) 0 0 0 0 Chad (CHA) 0 0 0 0 Comoros (COM) 0 0 0 0 Eritrea (ERI) 0 0 0 0 Mauritania (MTN) 0 0 0 0 Somalia (SOM) 0 0 0 0 South Sudan (SSD) 0 0 0 0 Totals (25 entries) 317 315 427 1,059 ## Paralympic Medal Standings Medals in 30 Para Athletics and 1 Goalball events were awarded to athletes from respective participating nations. However, as demonstration events, they were not counted into the official medal table. * Host nation ([Qatar](/source/Qatar)) Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Tunisia (TUN) 9 8 3 20 2 Iraq (IRQ) 5 3 6 14 3 Algeria (ALG) 4 6 2 12 4 Egypt (EGY) 4 4 0 8 5 Morocco (MAR) 3 3 1 7 6 United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2 0 6 8 7 Libya (LBY) 1 3 2 6 8 Saudi Arabia (KSA) 1 3 1 5 9 Palestine (PLE) 1 1 4 6 10 Jordan (JOR) 1 0 3 4 11 Qatar (QAT)* 0 0 2 2 Totals (11 entries) 31 31 30 92 ## See also - [2006 Asian Games](/source/2006_Asian_Games) - [2019 World Beach Games](/source/2019_World_Beach_Games) - [2022 FIFA World Cup](/source/2022_FIFA_World_Cup) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["General Schedule"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120107134020/http://rs.arabgames2011.qa/ENG/ZZ/ZZS100A_%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40ENG.htm). 2011 Arab Games Doha. Archived from [the original](http://rs.arabgames2011.qa/ENG/ZZ/ZZS100A_@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG.htm) on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** National Committee for co-ordinating Conferences and Events. Retrieved on 2010-07-13. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Qatar awarded rights to host 12th Arab Games in 2011](https://web.archive.org/web/20110930025120/http://www.qatarolympics.org/topics/index.asp?g=%7B64630E51-D812-43C7-B182-4C5E25BB0446%7D) published by the Qatar Olympic Committee on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Qatar to host Arab Games in 2011](https://archive.today/20120913082420/http://www.sports-city.org/news_details.php?news_id=5801&idCategory=34) published by Sports City on 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2011-03-10. [*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Doha first](http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=246347&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56) in the [Persian Gulf](/source/Persian_Gulf) region to host Pan-Arab Games [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110607200717/http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=246347&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56) June 7, 2011, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine). *[Gulf Times](/source/Gulf_Times)* (2008-10-07). Retrieved on 2010-07-13. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Qtel](https://www.mobilk.net/en/mobile-news-5-6753.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [2011 Pan-Arab Games in Doha](https://www.gamesbids.com/forums/topic/20730-2011-pan-arab-games-in-doha/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Venues](https://web.archive.org/web/20111209123209/http://www.arabgames2011.qa/newen/venues/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Sports](https://web.archive.org/web/20111204042620/http://www.arabgames2011.qa/newen/sports/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** (in Arabic) [Participating countries](http://www.doha2011.qa/site/topics/static.asp?cu_no=1&lng=0&template_id=361&temp_type=42&parent_id=360). Doha 2011. Retrieved on 2010-07-13. [*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [Syria boycotts the Arab games in Qatar](http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-11/14/c_131246213.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120311200030/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-11/14/c_131246213.htm) 2012-03-11 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine). Xinhua (2011-11-14). Retrieved on 2011-12-11. ## External links - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20111209085252/http://www.arabgames2011.qa/newen/) - [Official Results website](https://web.archive.org/web/20120107132701/http://rs.arabgames2011.qa/) - [Opening ceremony video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3awm_XugE0) v t e Events at the 2011 Arab Games in Doha Archery Athletics Basketball Bodybuilding Bowling Boxing Chess Cue sports Cycling Equestrian Fencing Football Goalball Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Karate Sailing Shooting Squash Swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling v t e Arab Games Union of Arab National Olympic Committees Games Alexandria 1953 Beirut 1957 Casablanca 1961 Cairo 1965 Damascus 1976 Rabat 1985 Damascus 1992 Beirut 1997 Amman 1999 Algiers 2004 Cairo 2007 Doha 2011 Algeria 2023 (5 cities) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2011 Arab Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Arab_Games) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Arab_Games?action=history)). 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