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

Team Pld W L F A D Pts
 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

Group B

Team Pld W L F A D Pts
 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

Knock-out stage

Women's tournament

Team Pld W L F A D Pts
 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
Algeria 3-0 Lebanon
Egypt 3-0 Morocco
Morocco 3-0 Lebanon
Egypt 3-1 Algeria
Egypt 3-0 Lebanon
Algeria 3-0 Morocco

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