West Asian Athletics Championships are an athletics event organised by the West Asian Athletics Association (WAAA) and contested by 13 nations of Western Asia. The inaugural event took place in 2010 in Aleppo, Syria. [1] The competition was organized after the discontinuation of the West Asian Games.
In 2024, some of the West Asian Championships events were held during the 2024 Doha Diamond League. [2]
| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | Events | Nations | Top of the medal table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 | Aleppo |  Syria | 18–20 September | 46 |  Bahrain | ||
| 2 | 2012 | Dubai |  United Arab Emirates | 12–15 December | 45 |  Iran | ||
| 3 | 2018 | Amman |  Jordan | 8–11 July | 44 | Bahrain | ||
| 4 | 2023 | Doha |  Qatar | 26–29 April | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium | 42 | 12 | Qatar |
| 5 | 2024 | Basra |  Iraq | 29 May – 2 June | [[]] | 12? |  |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain (BHR) | 40 | 20 | 16 | 76 |
| 2 | Iran (IRI) | 25 | 24 | 16 | 65 |
| 3 | Qatar (QAT) | 22 | 14 | 11 | 47 |
| 4 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 18 | 19 | 18 | 55 |
| 5 | Iraq (IRQ) | 16 | 15 | 20 | 51 |
| 6 |  Lebanon (LBN) | 11 | 21 | 13 | 45 |
| 7 | Jordan (JOR) | 11 | 7 | 13 | 31 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 10 | 16 | 14 | 40 |
| 9 | Syria (SYR) | 10 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| 10 |  Oman (OMA) | 10 | 8 | 10 | 28 |
| 11 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 12 |  Yemen (YEM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Palestine (PLE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 177 | 162 | 148 | 487 | |
| Number | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - 2010 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 140 |
| 2 - 2012 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 32 | 117 |
| 3 - 2018 | 44 | 44 | 34 | 27 | 105 |
| 4 - 2023 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 125 |
| 5 - 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 177 | 162 | 148 | 487 | |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 9.97 (+1.7 m/s) | Barakat Al-Harthi | Oman | 9 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Amman, Jordan | [3] |
| 200 m | |||||||
| 400 m | |||||||
| 800 m | |||||||
| 1500 m | |||||||
| 5000 m | |||||||
| 10000 m | |||||||
| 110 m hurdles | 13.67 (+1.5 m/s) | Yacoub Mohamed Al-Yohal | Kuwait | 26 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [4] |
| 400 m hurdles | 49.94 | Ismail Daoudi Abakar | Qatar | 28 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [5] |
| High jump | |||||||
| Pole vault | 5.20 m | Seifeldin Abdelsalam Hemeida | Qatar | 28 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [6] |
| Shot put | 20.65 m | Abdelrahman Mahmoud | Bahrain | 27 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [7] |
| Javelin throw | |||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | 39.43 | B .M. Al-Harthi A. A. Al-Baloushi R. H. Al-Asimi M. O. Al-Saadi | Oman | 29 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [8] |
| 4 × 400 m relay |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | |||||||
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| 5000 m | 16:01.80 | Bontu Edao Rebitu | Bahrain | 28 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [9] |
| 10000 m | |||||||
| High jump | |||||||
| Pole vault | |||||||
| Long jump | 5.89 m (+0.9 m/s) | Fatima Mubarak | Bahrain | 27 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [10] |
| Discus throw | |||||||
| Hammer throw | 47.95 m | Marwa Qais Marhoun | Iraq | 27 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [11] |
| Javelin throw | |||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.44 | J. W. Al-Mas M. F. Jaber A. Al-Roumi Mudhawi Al-Shammari | Kuwait | 26 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [12] |
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