2013 Islamic Solidarity Games

[1] However, the Games were then relocated to Jakarta citing lack of standard at some venues combined with a corruption case involving Governor of Riau, Rusli Zainal.[2] Palembang was finally selected as the host city and the Games were delayed about three months from the original timeframe in June.*   Host nation (Indonesia)The Games faced a controversy over female athletes competing in sports bikinis.In some countries of the Muslim world, sporting suits for women called burqini, which cover the whole body except the face, the hands and the feet, are in use in accordance with Islamic culture.The organizers ruled that the use of sports bikinis is set optional so that sportswomen may wear religious-based outfits.
Tiggy the Sumatran tiger as official mascot.
PalembangSouth SumateraIndonesiasportsPresidentSusilo Bambang YudhoyonoGelora Sriwijaya Stadium2010 Tehran2017 BakuIslamic Solidarity GamesIndonesianPekanbaruJakartaJakabaring Aquatic StadiumBumi Sriwijaya StadiumAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBruneiBurkina FasoCameroonComorosDjiboutiGambiaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaIvory CoastJordanKazakhstanKuwaitKyrgyzstanLebanonMalaysiaMaldivesMauritaniaMoroccoMozambiqueNigeriaPakistanPalestineSaudi ArabiaSenegalSierra LeoneSomaliaSurinameTajikistanTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistanSwimmingdetailsArcheryAthleticsBadmintonBasketballFootballKarateTaekwondoTennisVolleyballWeightliftingAquatics-SwimmingVolleyball IndoorVolleyball BeachSumatran tigerMuslim worldsporting suits for womenburqiniIslamic culturefirst edition of the GamesRepublikaJakarta GlobeIslamic Solidarity Sports FederationMecca 2005Tehran 2010Baku 2017Konya 2021