Handball at the Islamic Solidarity Games

Handball at the Islamic Solidarity Games

First event	2005 Mecca
Occur every	Four years
Last event	2025 Riyadh
Most successful team(s)	Men Algeria Bahrain Qatar Saudi Arabia (1 title) Women Turkey (2 titles)

Handball at the Islamic Solidarity Games was introduced for men at the first edition in 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Mecca. Women's handball competition was introduced at the fourth edition of 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku.

Men

Summary

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
			Gold Medalists	Score	Silver Medalists		Bronze Medalists	Score	4th place
2005 Details	Mecca		Algeria	25–23	Saudi Arabia		Egypt	32–28	Syria
2010	Tehran		Cancelled				Cancelled
2013	Palembang		Not held				Not held
2017 Details	Baku		Saudi Arabia	26–21	Turkey		Iraq	27–22	Algeria
2021 Details	Konya		Qatar	26–23	Turkey		Iran	30–21	Saudi Arabia
2025 Details	Riyadh		Bahrain	33–31	Saudi Arabia		Qatar	36–28	United Arab Emirates

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Saudi Arabia	1	2	0	3
2	Qatar	1	0	1	2
3	Algeria	1	0	0	1
	Bahrain	1	0	0	1
5	Turkey	0	2	0	2
6	Egypt	0	0	1	1
	Iran	0	0	1	1
	Iraq	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		4	4	4	12

Participating nations

Team	2005	2017	2021	2025	Years
Algeria	1st	4th			2
Azerbaijan	GS	5th	5th		3
Bahrain	R2			1st	2
Egypt	3rd				1
Iran			3rd	GS	2
Iraq	GS	3rd		GS	3
Jordan	R2	8th			2
Kuwait				GS	1
Maldives				GS	1
Morocco	R2	6th	6th		3
Pakistan	GS	7th			2
Qatar			1st	3rd	2
Saudi Arabia	2nd	1st	4th	2nd	4
Senegal	GS				1
Sudan	GS				1
Syria	4th				1
Tunisia	R2				1
Turkey		2nd	2nd		2
United Arab Emirates				4th	1
Total	13	8	6	8

• 1st–Champions
• 2nd–Runners-up
• 3rd–Third place
• 4th–Fourth place
• R2–Second group stage
• GS–Group stage
•     — Hosts

Women

Summary

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
			Gold Medalists	Score	Silver Medalists		Bronze Medalists	Score	4th place
2017 Details	Baku		Azerbaijan	28–26	Turkey		Cameroon	35–27	Uzbekistan
2021 Details	Konya		Turkey	30–24	Azerbaijan		Cameroon	40–27	Uzbekistan
2025 Details	Riyadh		Turkey	34–31	Kazakhstan		Iran	29–25	Uzbekistan

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Turkey	2	1	0	3
2	Azerbaijan	1	1	0	2
3	Kazakhstan	0	1	0	1
4	Cameroon	0	0	2	2
5	Iran	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		3	3	3	9

Participating nations

Team	2017	2021	2025	Years
Afghanistan		8th		1
Azerbaijan	1st	2nd	GS	3
Bangladesh		7th		1
Cameroon	3rd	3rd		2
Guinea			GS	1
Iran		6th	3rd	2
Kazakhstan			2nd	1
Maldives			GS	1
Senegal		5th		1
Turkey	2nd	1st	1st	3
Uzbekistan	4th	4th	4th	3
Total	4	8	7

• 1st–Champions
• 2nd–Runners-up
• 3rd–Third place
• 4th–Fourth place
• GS–Group stage
•     — Hosts

External links

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