Sport policies of the Arab League

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The Arab States have tried to form unions in several non-political organizations. Sport was one of the Main Categories to Unify Arabs. Several Tournament and Games were created to let Arab Participate in Sports, to bring the Arab World closer to each other.

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[edit] Pan Arab Games

The Pan Arab Games were created in 1953 with a grand opening in Alexandria which held the first Games there; the games were suppose to take place each four years, like the Olympics. Several political problems had made this difficult, the Games included most Olympic Athletic Games, Egypt with 985 medals over the years is the most medal winner, followed by Syria with 692 medals then Algeria with 624 medals, Mauritania and Comoros are the only two Arab States that never won a medal in the games.

[edit] Arab Champions League

Originally Arab Cup Winners' Cup then merged into the Arab Champions League, similar to the European UEFA.

[edit] Others

[edit] Hosted Tournaments

[edit] Future Hosting Events

[edit] Possible Candidate Hosts

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