GCC Games

GCC Games
AbbreviationGCC
First event2011
Occur every4
OrganizationGulf Cooperation Council

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.

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  7. ^ Gulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  8. ^ 6th GCC Sailing Championships 2014, Qatar Archived 2016-05-23 at the Wayback Machine. Icarus Sailing Media. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  9. ^ GCC 3x3 Basketball championship to conclude on Saturday Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Qatar Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  10. ^ Swimmers sparkle in GCC Championships Archived 16 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Qatar Olympic Committee (2013-04-14). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  11. ^ Preparations on for GCC championships Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Gulf Daily News (2014-10-29). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  12. ^ Arab Gymnastic officials applaud GCC Men's Gymnastics Championship. Kuwait News Agency (2012-02-24). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  13. ^ Qatar top ’em all at GCC Championships Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Doha Stadium Plus Qatar (2014-02-26). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  14. ^ Oman’s Suhail al Kulaibi walks and lifts his way to glory. International Weightlifting Federation (2012-02-26). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  15. ^ Kuwait wins GCC Futsal Championship Title Archived 23 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Qatar Olympic Committee (2015-03-18). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  16. ^ UAE extend lease over GCC title. UAE Interact (2005-01-03). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
  17. ^ Kuwait Passes Tests with Honours as Bahrain Sets Tests for Global Gathering Archived 17 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine. International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.