The Women's Islamic Games is an international multi-sport event

Multi-sport event

A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams of athletes from nation-states. The first major, modern, multi-sport event of international significance was the modern Olympic Games.Many...

 started in 1993. The event is organised by the Islamic Federation of Women's Sport (IFWS).

The event has been held in 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005 in Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

 and will be held in 2010 in what will be the newly built Azadiye Stadium

Azadiye Stadium

The Azadiye Stadium is a new 40,000 seat covered stadium in Tehran, Iran. It is a set to be a purpose built sports complex to be used by women only. It was completed in 2009 ahead of the Women's Islamic Games set to be held in Tehran. It is near the Azadi Stadium.-See also:*Iran women's national...

. Muslim women of all nationalities are allowed to take part in the Games.

Goals

1. In sports and international competition, Muslim women cannot compete without protective clothing and headgear in accordance with Islam.
2. Inspire Muslim women to achieve global competitiveness, on a regional, continental, world and Olympic
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    scale.
3. The Women's Islamic Games will be an international event, and records shall be kept of athletes' performances.

Editions

Year	Games	Host	Countries	Athletes	Sports	Medals
						1st place	2nd place	3rd place
1993	I 1993 Women's Islamic Games The first Women's Islamic Games was held in Tehran and Rasht, Iran, in 1993. Ten countries were represented at the Games, with 407 athletes, 46 teams, 190 judges, and 2 international observers in attendance.-Sports:...		10	407	7	(27)	(20)	(12)
1997	II 1997 Women's Islamic Games The second Women's Islamic Games took place in Tehran, Iran, in 1997. Twenty-one countries were represented at the Games with a total of 748 athletes, 95 teams, 290 judges and 8 international observers in attendance...		24	748	12	(58)	(35)	(19)
2001	III 2001 Women's Islamic Games The third edition of the Women's Islamic Games took place in Tehran and Rasht, Iran from 2 to 8 November 2001. A total of 23 countries, 84 teams, and 795 athletes competed at the Games, which featured fifteen separate sports...		23	795	15	(77)	(18)	(8)
2005	IV 2005 Women's Islamic Games The fourth edition of the Women's Islamic Games took place in Tehran and Rasht, Iran in September 2005. A total of 45 countries, 200 teams, and 1316 athletes competed at the Games, which featured fifteen separate sports. The competition was overseen by 516 referees, from twelve different countries,...		44	1316	18	(31)	(9)	(6)
2010	V

External links

• Official Web Site of Women's Islamic Games