| 4th West Asian Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | 26–29 April |
| Host city |  Doha, Qatar |
| Venue | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium |
| Events | 42 |
| Participation | 12 nations |
The 2023 West Asian Athletics Championships was the fourth edition of the international athletics competition organised by the West Asian Athletics Association that took place from 26 to 29 April 2023 at Suheim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 400 metres relay |  Kuwait Jasem Walied Al-Mas M. F. Jaber Amal Al-Roumi Mudhawi Al-Shammari | 3:32.44 NR |  Lebanon Mohamad Mortada Marc Anthony Ibrahim Aziza Sbaity Maria Nohra | 3:32.60 NR |  Iraq Mohamed Abdul Ridha Chunchun Kurdistan Jamal M. B. Iyad Ruqaya Jameel Saad Al-Saeed | 3:37.40 NR |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar (QAT) | 13 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
| 2 |  Bahrain (BHR) | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Iraq (IRQ) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 4 |  Oman (OMA) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Kuwait (KUW) | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Lebanon (LIB) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 7 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 |  Yemen (YEM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 |  Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 42 | 42 | 41 | 125 | |
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