The volleyball competition at the 1997 Pan Arab Games was held in November in Beirut. Egypt beat Algeria in the final to win the gold medal but Egypt was disqualified because doping of some players. The Saudi Arabia team won the second place and Kuwait third place.
Men's tournament
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | F | A | D | Pts |
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 Algeria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 |
 Egypt |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
 Bahrain |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
 Qatar |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 3 |
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Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | F | A | D | Pts |
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 Saudi Arabia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 |
 Kuwait |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 |
 Lebanon |
3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
 Libya |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 3 |
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Knock-out stage
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Semifinals
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The Final
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7th-8th Places
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5th-6th Places
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The 3rd/4th Place
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Women's tournament
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | F | A | D | Pts |
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| Egypt |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
| Algeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
 Morocco |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| Lebanon |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 3 |
- 1st day
- Algeria 3-0 Lebanon
- Egypt 3-0 Morocco
- 2nd day
- Morocco 3-0 Lebanon
- Egypt 3-1 Algeria
- 3rd day
- Egypt 3-0 Lebanon
- Algeria 3-0 Morocco
References
edit- (in Arabic) Pan Arab Games 1997 - Volleyball