For the past 10 days in Baku, Azerbaijan, 6,000 athletes from 54 nations competed in 21 sports during the fourth iteration of the Islamic Solidarity Games. Sports include track and field, gymnastics, aquatics, and traditional ritual sports such as Zurkhaneh. Gathered below are images from the now-completed competition, and its opening and closing ceremonies.
Baku 2017: The Islamic Solidarity Games
- Alan Taylor
- May 23, 2017
- 35 Photos
- In Focus
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Anastasiya Serdyukova of Uzbekistan competes in the Women's Ribbon Qualification during Day 2 of Baku 2017. #
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Fireworks are set off as the Azerabaijan flag is raised during the opening ceremony on May 12, 2017. #
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Another view of the opening ceremony of Baku 2017 on May 12, 2017 #
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A girl rides on a giant phoenix during the opening ceremony. #
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Swimmers dive during the Men's Swimming 100-meter breaststroke event at the Baku Aquatic Center on May 15, 2017. #
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A shooter competes during the mixed team's 10-meter air 50 pistol event at Baku Shooting Center on May 17, 2017. #
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Mali's Aminata Diakate looks on before the women's three-on-three basketball match between Mali and Azerbaijan at the basketball arena on May 19, 2017. #
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Derya Bayhan of Turkey (red) competes against Alyona Kolesnik of Azerbaijan in the Women's Freestyle Wrestling 58 kilogram preliminary bout during Day 10 of Baku 2017 on May 21, 2017. #
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View of the Crystal Hall Arena during Baku 2017 on May 18, 2017 #
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Athletes compete during the Men's 10,000-meter event at the Olympic Stadium on May 20, 2017. #
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Marouane Aissaoui of Morroco competes in the Men's Triple Jump during Day 6 of Baku 2017 on May 17, 2017. #
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Toryalai Mirzazada of Afghanistan competes in the Men's Zurkhaneh Meel Sangin during Day 10 of Baku 2017. #
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Team Bahrain poses on the podium for the Women's 4 x 400-meter relay event on May 20, 2017. #
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Hamza Yahia of Jordan (red) competes against Annageldi Agamyradov of Turkmenistan in the Men's Wushu 56 kilogram quarter final during Day 9 of Baku 2017. #
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A swimmer takes part in training sessions at Baku 2017 on May 16, 2017. #
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Ilaha Gasimova of Azerbaijan and Yassmin Attia of Egypt compete in the Women's Karate Kumite -55 kilogram gold-medal match during Day 2 of Baku 2017. #
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Afghanistan's Mohammad Bila Mirbat Zai competes during the Men's Discus Throw F57 at the Olympic Stadium in Baku on May 17, 2017. #
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Wrestlers compete in the wrestling event at the Heydar Aliyev Arena on May 17, 2017. #
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A diver enters the water during a training session at the Baku Aquatics Center on May 18, 2017. #
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Iran's Yazdan Mirzaei reacts after beating Egypt's Ayman Mohamed during the men's 75 kilogram Wushu event at Baku 2017 on May 22, 2017. #
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Ferhat Arican of Turkey chalks his hands prior to competing in the Men's Pommel Horse qualification during Day 3 of Baku 2017. #
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Iran's Arash Khosravi competes with his guide Javad Marghashi (right) during the Men's 100 meter T11 at the Olympic Stadium in Baku on May 18, 2017. #
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Azerbaijan's Rufat Gulaliyev competes in the Zurkhaneh event Sang at Heydar Aliyev Arena on May 21, 2017. #
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A diver takes part in a training session at the Aquatics Olympic Center on May 15, 2017. #
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Team Azerbaijan celebrates after winning gold in their football match against Oman at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in Baku on May 21, 2017. #
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Azerbaijan's Vugar Karamov reacts after losing the Men's 70 kilogram Wushu event at the Baku Sports Hall on May 22, 2017. #
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Azerbaijan's Bence Talas competes in the Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus finals at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku on May 15, 2017. #
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Egypt's Shaimaa Haridy competes in the women's weightlifting -90 kilogram and +90 kilogram event on May 17, 2017. #
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A diver takes part in training sessions at the Baku Aquatics Center on May 16, 2017. #
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Bahrain's Sadik Mikhou reacts after the Men's 1,500 meter at the Olympic Stadium in Baku on May 20, 2017. #
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Iran's Foroud Zafari attends the Wushu men's 65 kilogram medal ceremony on May 22, 2017. #
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An artist performs in the closing ceremony for the Islamic Solidarity Games at Olympic Stadium on May 22, 2017, in Baku, Azerbaijan. #
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Dancers perform during the closing ceremony of Baku 2017 on May 22, 2017. #
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Dancers perform in the closing ceremony of Baku 2017 on May 22, 2017. #
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View of the closing ceremony of the Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, on May 22, 2017 #
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