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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

British athletes could be allowed to compete in future Islamic Solidarity Games

Muminjon Abdullaev of Uzbekistan and Sabah Shariati of Azerbaijan in the men’s Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku
Muminjon Abdullaev of Uzbekistan and Sabah Shariati of Azerbaijan in the men’s Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku. Photograph: François Nel/Getty Images

Organisers of the Islamic Solidarity Games, a quadrennial event with 57 nations competing in multiple sports, have left the door open for British athletes to take part in future, saying such a prospect would be “interesting to see”.

The latest edition of the Games is to take place in Riyadh in November and – under the Saudi sports minister as president of the governing body, the Islamic Solidarity Sports Association – there is a desire to grow its international audience, which could involve inviting new countries to take part.

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