1997 Pan Arab Games

The 8th Pan Arab Games were held in Beirut, Lebanon between July 12 and July 27, 1997. 3253 athletes from 18 countries participated in events in 22 sports.

Over 50,000 people gathered in the Sports City in Beirut for the opening ceremony of the eighth Pan-Arab games, the first such event to be hosted by Lebanon since forty years.

Individual sports

Equestrian

Ramzy Al Duhami won the gold medal in the individual event.^[1]

Football

The football tournament was won by Jordan, defeating Syria 1–0 in the final.^[2]

Volleyball

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Egypt	93	56	38	187
2	Algeria	43	46	43	132
3	Syria	18	29	34	81
4	Morocco	18	15	16	49
5	Jordan	10	8	23	41
6	Lebanon	9	15	52	76
7	Tunisia	9	12	26	47
8	Qatar	9	6	2	17
9	Saudi Arabia	6	12	21	39
10	Kuwait	1	13	23	37
11	Oman	1	1	1	3
12	Sudan	0	1	3	4
13	Libya	0	1	2	3
14	United Arab Emirates	0	1	1	2
15	Yemen	0	1	0	1
16	Palestine	0	0	5	5
17	Bahrain	0	0	1	1
18	Mauritania	0	0	0	0

References

1. "Ramzy Al Duhami". Saudi Equestrian. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
2. Mohammed Qayed (17 May 2001). "8th Pan Arab Games, 1997 (Lebanon)". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 November 2014.