1992 Arab Games
| Host city | Damascus |
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| Country | Syria |
| Opening | 4 September 1992 |
| Closing | 18 September 1992 |
The 1992 Arab Games were the seventh edition of the quadrennial multi-sport event for Arab nations. They were held in Damascus, Syria between September 4 and 18, 1992. A total of 2611 athletes from 18 countries participated in events in 14 sports.
The event was greatly affected by the 1991 Gulf War, and several athletes refused to participate in the games. Iraq and Libya did not take part in the games.
The football tournament was also considered a part of the Arab Nations Cup.
Sports
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Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Syria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Syria (SYR)* | 48 | 30 | 36 | 114 |
| 2 |  Egypt (EGY) | 36 | 30 | 30 | 96 |
| 3 |  Algeria (ALG) | 27 | 21 | 24 | 72 |
| 4 |  Morocco (MAR) | 15 | 7 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 8 | 6 | 16 | 30 |
| 6 |  Qatar (QAT) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia (SAU) | 5 | 12 | 5 | 22 |
| 8 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 22 | 26 | 51 |
| 9 |  Jordan (JOR) | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 10 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 |  Palestine (PLE) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 |  Lebanon (LBN) | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 |
| 13 |  Bahrain (BHR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 |  Yemen (YEM) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Oman (OMN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 |  Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Mauritania (MTN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (18 entries) | 155 | 145 | 175 | 475 | |
References
[edit]- Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
