Between 12 and 22 May 2017 Baku hosted the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games. Our photographer Eldar Farzaliyev spent several days running from venue to venue in search of scenes expressing colour and emotion. For our multimedia review of the Games, follow this link.
COLOUR AND EMOTION: SCENES FROM THE 4TH ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY GAMES
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The Games began on 12 May with a glamorous opening ceremony. Here the Azerbaijani flag is paraded around the stadium. Photo: Eldar Farzaliyev
The story unfolded through the story of a young girl called Mina who travels the world in a quest for knowledge and enlightenment. Photo: Eldar Farzaliyev
Bronze medallist in the women’s trap shooting, Kholoud Hassan al Khalaf of Qatar, 13 May. Photo: Eldar Farzaliyev
Turkey’s Hakan Dogan (blue) defeats Joel Williamson (red) of Guyana in the men’s lightweight boxing on 12 May. Photo: Eldar Farzaliyev
Azerbaijani tennis player 17-year-old Rasul Gojayev celebrates a point in the men’s doubles on 13 May. Photo: Eldar Farzaliyev
Turkish judoka Nazlican Ozerler defeats Kyrgyzstan’s Ksenia Beldiagina on 13 May. Photo: Eldar Farzaliyev
Syria’s Dina Alshikh Ali competes in the women’s individual rhythmic gymnastics on 14 May. Photo: Eldar Farzaliyev
Volunteers photographed on 13 May. Photo: Eldar Farzaliyev
Iran beat Saudi Arabia 11-6 in the round-robin stages of the men’s water polo on 14 May. Photo: Eldar Farzaliyev
Baku 2017 Mascots, the Karabakh horses Inje and Jasur. Photo: Eldar Farzaliyev
Malaysia’s Celine Lee in action in the women’s kata on 14 May. Photo: Eldar Farzaliyev
Cameroonian athlete Arcangeline Fouodji Sonkdou attempts 77kg in the women’s weightlifting (+90kg category) on 15 May. Photo: Eldar Farzaliyev
Azerbaijani gymnast Benje Talas competing in the artistic gymnastics on 15 May. Photo: Eldar Farzaliyev
The Azerbaijani U23 football team emerge victorious against Oman in the final of the football on 21 May
Pezhman Sokoonati competes for Iran in the zorkhana meel bazi final on 21 May. Photo: Eldar Farzaliyev
Volunteers take a selfie with zorkhana silver medallist Khayyam Orujov of Azerbaijan, 21 May. Photo: Eldar Farzaliyev
Abdul Razaq Ayam (Afghanistan, red) versus Mehmet Demirci (Turkey, blue) in the semifinal of wushu on 21 May. Demirci went on to win silver and Ayam – bronze. Photo: Eldar Farzaliyev
Marshall Obrian Moses of Azerbaijan takes on Turkey’s Recai Ozturk during a men’s basketball 3x3 match on 21 May. Photo: Eldar Farzaliyev
Azerbaijan’s Xingtai Chen keeps her eye on the ball during the women’s team table tennis, 22 May. Photo: Eldar Farzaliyev
The Games finished on 22 May with a closing ceremony focusing on Azerbaijani heritage and the character of the host city. Here, flag-bearers walk past the “tree of life.” Photo: Eldar Farzaliyev
