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 Group A TeamPldWLFADPts 3 3 0 9 2 +7 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 5 3 1 2 4 6 -2 4 3 0 3 1 9 -8 3
1st day Algeria 3-1 Bahrain Egypt 3-1 Qatar
2nd day Algeria 3-1 Egypt Bahrain 3-0 Qatar
3rd day Algeria 3-0 Qatar Egypt 3-0 Bahrain
Group B TeamPldWLFADPts 3 3 0 9 2 +7 6 3 2 1 6 5 +1 5 3 1 2 7 6 +1 4 3 0 3 0 9 -9 3
1st day Saudi Arabia 3-0 Kuwait Lebanon 3-0 Libya
2nd day Saudi Arabia 3-0 Libya Kuwait 3-2 Lebanon
3rd day Kuwait 3-0 Libya Saudi Arabia 3-2 Lebanon
Knock-out stage
Semifinals Algeria - Kuwait Egypt - Saudi Arabia
The Final Egypt 3-0 Algeria (Egypt disqualify because doping of players)
7th-8th Places Qatar 3-0 Libya
5th-6th Places Bahrain 3-2 Lebanon
The 3rd/4th Place Saudi Arabia 3-1 Kuwait
Women's tournament TeamPldWLFADPts 3 3 0 9 1 +8 6 3 2 1 7 3 +4 5 3 1 2 3 6 -3 4 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 Pan Arab Games 1997 - Volleyball