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| Host city | Alexandria |
|---|---|
| Country | Egypt |
| Opening | 26 July 1953 |
| Closing | 10 August 1953 |
The 1st Arab Games were held in Alexandria, Egypt, between 26 July and 10 August 1953. A total number of 650 athletes from 9 countries, 8 Arab countries and Indonesia (invited) participated in events in 10 sports.
Archery () Artistic gymnastics () Athletics () Basketball () Boxing () Fencing () Football () Swimming () Weightlifting () Wrestling () | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egypt (EGY) | 75 | 36 | 25 | 136 |
| 2 |  Lebanon (LBN) | 3 | 16 | 15 | 34 |
| 3 |  Palestine (PSE) | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 |  Syria (SYR) | 0 | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| 5 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 |  Indonesia (IDN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  Libya (LBA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 |  Kuwait (KWT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 79 | 79 | 71 | 229 | |
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