GCC Games

The GCC Games is a regional multi-sport event which involves participants from the Gulf Cooperation Council region.[1][2][3][4][5] The GCC Games, a quadrennial multi-sport event, was established by the union and first held in 2011.[6] There are numerous long-running GCC Championships for individual sports, including: the Gulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championships (first held in 1986; youth section from 2000)[7] football, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, sailing,[8] basketball,[9] Swimming, Marathon Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Artistic Swimming,[10] tennis,[11] gymnastics (senior and youth levels),[12][13] weightlifting,[14] futsal,[15] snooker,[16] Cycling (BMX Freestyle, BMX Racing, Road Cycling, Track Cycling), Chess and table tennis.[17] The 3rd edition of the game had to be organized in June 2019, but held in 2022 due to the internal issues between the GCC state countries. The 4th edition has been announced and will happen as per the announced dates. For the first time the games will be organized by the new, young and talented faces of GCC team.

GCC Games
AbbreviationGCC
First event2011
Occur every4
OrganizationGulf Cooperation Council

GCC Games
Edition Year Host city Country Sports Competitors Dates
1st 2011 Manama  Bahrain 11–22 October
2nd 2015 Dammam  Saudi Arabia 12–26 October
3rd 2022 Kuwait City  Kuwait 16–21 June
4th 2023 Dubai Abu Dhabi Riyadh Dammam  Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates 2271 17-29 July 2023

GCC Beach Games
  • Main Article : GCC Beach Games
Edition Year Host city Country Sports Competitors Dates
1 2010 Manama  Bahrain
2 2015 Doha  Qatar
3 2023 Ras Al Khaimah Dubai Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates 09 457 17-29 July 2023

GCC Women’s Games
  • Main Article : GCC Women’s Games

6th was held in 2019. Bahrain finished with 77 medals, UAE (54), Kuwait (50) Qatar (32), KSA (11) and Oman.[18][19][20][21][22][23]

Edition Year Host city Country Sports Competitors Dates
1 2008 Kuwait City  Kuwait 6
2 2011 Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates 6 March
3 2013 Manama  Bahrain 8 3-13 March
4 2015 Muscat  Oman
5 2017 Doha  Qatar 7-17 March
6 2019 Kuwait City  Kuwait 11 600
7 2023 Riyadh  Saudi Arabia 23 1209 17-29 July 2023

GCC Youth Games
  • Main Article : GCC Youth Games
Edition Year Host city Country Sports Competitors Dates
1 2023 Riyadh  Saudi Arabia 17 1391 02 - 07 Aug

See also

References
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  8. 6th GCC Sailing Championships 2014, Qatar Archived 2016-05-23 at the Wayback Machine. Icarus Sailing Media. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
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  14. Oman’s Suhail al Kulaibi walks and lifts his way to glory. International Weightlifting Federation (2012-02-26). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
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  21. "GCC Women's Games scraps football tournament - Official Website of the Chinese Olympic Committee". en.olympic.cn.
  22. "UAE National Women's Team Win 27 Medals at GCC Women's Games 2017". eyeofdubai.ae.
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