2005 West Asian Games

Last updated
3rd West Asian Games
Host city Doha, Qatar
Nations13
Athletes1200
Events117 in 11 sports
Opening1 December
Closing10 December
Opened by Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Main venue Suheim bin Hamad Stadium
  2002
2025  

The 3rd West Asian Games were to be held from 7 to 17 April 2003 in Damascus, Syria. However, they were postponed and then cancelled. On 4 April 2002 the West Asian Games Federation decided that the Games would be held every four years, instead of two, namely one year before the Asian Games.

Contents

The Third West Asian Games was held from the 1 to 10 December 2005 in Doha, Qatar as test event for the 2006 Asian Games and involved over 1,200 athletes from 13 nations participating in 11 sports. [1] Women participated in the West Asian Games for the first time.

Venues

[2]

Sports

Participating nations

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Qatar)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)*28192067
2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait  (KUW)25151858
3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)20251661
4Flag of Syria.svg  Syria  (SYR)20131750
5Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates  (UAE)79622
6Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)491326
7Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon  (LIB)44311
8Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan  (JOR)3121025
9Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BRN)3227
10Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq  (IRQ)21710
11Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen  (YEM)2103
12Flag of Oman.svg  Oman  (OMA)05510
Totals (12 entries)118115117350

Changes in medal standings

Four players who took part in the third West Asian Games have tested positive for taking steroids. [3]

SportEventNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechaseFlag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq –1–1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia +1+1
Athletics Women's 200 mFlag of Syria.svg  Syria –1–1
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan +1–10
Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq +1+1
Athletics Women's 4×100 m relayFlag of Syria.svg  Syria –1–1
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran +1–10
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman +1–10
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait +1+1
Swimming Men's 100 m butterflyFlag of Iran.svg  Iran –1–1
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait +1+1
Swimming Men's 200 m butterflyFlag of Iran.svg  Iran –1–1
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria +1+1

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References

  1. "15th Asian Games Doha 2006". Archived from the original on 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  2. Venues
  3. Doping spoils West Asian games