2017 Islamic Solidarity Games


The 4th Islamic Solidarity Games was a multinational, multi-sport event that was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from May 12 to 22, 2017. Previously, the event was held in Saudi Arabia in 2005 and Indonesia in 2013. The second event, originally scheduled to take place in October 2009 in Iran, was later rescheduled but then cancelled.
The Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation is responsible for the direction and control of the Islamic Solidarity Games.
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Bidding

In October 2012, the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan submitted its bid for the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games during the 18th Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation meeting held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Baku was awarded the event during the General Assembly of ISSF in 2013, which was also held in Jeddah.

Participating nations

All 56 members of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation participated in the games. Due to the suspension of the Kuwait Olympic Committee, athletes from Kuwait participated in the Games as independent ISSF athletes under the flag of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation. Athletes and coaches will be accredited by the ISSF; they will wear ISSF uniforms, and any medals won will be done so under the ISSF banner and anthem. Along with the Kuwaiti athletes, athletes from Libya and Sudan were scheduled to compete under the ISSF banner but withdrew hours before the opening ceremony.
Below is a list of all the participating NOCs; the number of competitors per delegation is indicated in brackets.
Participating National Committees
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Venues

There are 17 competition venues that will be used during the Games. The main stadium, known as Baku Olympic Stadium, has an all-seater capacity of 69,870 seats.
Venue NameSportsCapacity
AZAL ArenaFootball1,370
Azerbaijan Weightlifting AcademyWeightlifting250
Baku Aquatics CentreDiving, Swimming3,000
Baku Basketball ArenaBasketball 3×31,500
Baku Crystal Hall 1Volleyball2,200
Baku Crystal Hall 2Boxing, Zurkhaneh1,088
Baku National StadiumAthletics, Para Athletics, Ceremonies65,000
Baku Shooting CentreShooting550
Baku Sports HallKarate, Taekwondo, Wushu1,050
Baku Tennis AcademyTennis1,250
Baku Water Polo ArenaWater Polo650
Bayil StadiumFootball1,200
Dalga ArenaFootball2,750
Heydar Aliyev ArenaJudo, Blind Judo, Freestyle Wrestling, Greco-Roman Wrestling5,000
National Gymnastics ArenaArtistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics2,471
Sarhadchi ArenaHandball, Table Tennis1,000
Tofiq Bahramov Republican StadiumFootball22,400

Volunteers

Registration for Volunteers Program of Baku 2017 4th Islamic Solidarity Games was available between October 17 and December 11, 2016. Within this period the Volunteers Program had 12500 registered applicants. All the registered applicants were invited for the interview at the Volunteers Centre at Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Education and Sports from November 7, 2016 to February 16, 2017.
The main goal of the program is to ensure Baku 2017 volunteers development, enable them to have a successful career in future, and support in achieving their long-term life goals.

Sports

24 disciplines from 21 sports were contested in this edition of Islamic Solidarity Games. Some sports also included disabled sport events such as athletics and judo.

Marketing

Sponsors

Partners
  • AZAL: Last March, Azerbaijan airlines signed a partnership with Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.
  • BonAqua: Bon aqua is a brand of The Coca-Cola Company made in Azerbaijani. They officially announced their partnership with the Islamic games.
  • SOCAR: On 11 April, SOCAR signed their partnership. The company committed to have a long-term partnership with the committee of the Islamic games.
  • BP: On 6 February, The organizing committee signed an agreement with BP a major oil and gas company in Azerbaijan.
  • : Italian company committed for the Data Processing and Timing of the Baku 2017 games
Supporters
  • AZ Holding Group: Milla and AZ : The Azerbaijani company Milla is the first supporter to prolong their collaboration with the organizing committee of the Islamic games.
  • Nestlé: Nestlé Azerbaijan will also be an official supplier of the 4th Islamic solidarity games.
  • Iticket AZ: Iticket.az is the official ticketing supporter of the Baku 2017 games.

Official mascots

The Azerbaijani Karabakh horses named were announced as mascots on February 13, 2017. Inje is the name of the female version and the name Jasur was selected for the male version.

Broadcasters

List of channels will be Broadcasting the game: