2011 Arab Games


The 2011 Arab Games also known as the 12th Arab Games took place in Doha, Qatar from 6 to 23 December 2011. This was the first time that the country had hosted the multi-sport event. 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. 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."
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.

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 who also managed the event transport operationally with TMS

Mascot and medals

, 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. 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.

Venues

VenueEventsCapacity
ASPIRE Academy for Sports ExcellenceAthletics, opening and closing ceremonies 50, 000
ASPIRE Academy for Sports ExcellenceSwimming 2,000
ASPIRE Academy for Sports ExcellenceChess
ASPIRE Academy for Sports ExcellenceHandball
ASPIRE Academy for Sports ExcellenceGymnastics
ASPIRE Academy for Sports ExcellenceFencing, Table tennis
ASPIRE Academy for Sports ExcellenceWrestling
ASPIRE Academy for Sports ExcellenceBoxing
Lusail Cycling courseCycling
Lusail Shooting ComplexArchery, Shooting
Al-Gharafa Sports ClubFootball 25,000
Al-Gharafa Sports ClubBeach volleyball
Al-Gharafa Sports ClubBasketball
Al-Dana ClubBodybuilding, Weightlifting
Qatar Equestrian FederationEquestrian
Al-Sadd Sports ClubFootball 15,000
Al-Sadd Sports ClubGoalball
Al-Rayyan Sports ClubFootball 21,282
Al-Rayyan Sports ClubVolleyball
Mesaieed Endurance CourseEquestrian
Doha Golf ClubGolf
Doha Sailing ClubSailing
Qatar Bowling CentreBowling
Qatar Billiards and Snooker FederationCue Sports
Qatar Sports ClubJudo, Karate, Taekwondo
Khalifa International Tennis and Squash ComplexSquash, Tennis

Sports

Initially, all twenty-two nations of the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees were scheduled to compete at the games. However, Syria withdrew its team in November 2011 in protest of the Arab League's suspension of the country's membership.

  • Medal table

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.