As part of this agreement only athletes and coaches will be accredited by the ISSF and will wear ISSF uniforms. Any medals won, will be done so under the ISSF banner. In order to provide them with the necessary level of support, the ISSF has appointed an independent Chef de Mission, who will coordinate the participation of these athletes.
Speaking about this announcement H.E. Faisal Abdulaziz Al-Nassar, Secretary General of the ISSF said: “The Islamic Solidarity Games is a multi-national, multi-cultural, multi-sport event inspired by a spirit of unity and solidarity. We believe that bringing together athletes from across the Islamic world will foster friendship and understanding amongst the young people of our diverse community.”
“We are therefore delighted that athletes from all 57 ISSF member nations will be competing at these Games and would like to place on record our gratitude to all parties for helping make this happen.”
It is expected that up to 5,000 athletes and officials, from across four continents, will travel to Baku to be part of the Games. The athletes will be competing in 270 medal events, across 20 sports, which include two para sports – athletics and judo.
The Games will take place in 16 state-of-the-art venues, located across the city, including the Baku Olympic Stadium, which will host both the Opening and Closing ceremonies on the 12 and 22 May respectively.
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