Saudi Arabia at the 2014 Asian Games

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Saudi Arabia at the
2014 Asian Games
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
IOC code KSA
NOC Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee
in Incheon
Flag bearer Sultan Al-Hebshi
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
7
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Saudi Arabia participated in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea from 19 September to 4 October 2014.

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Asian Games Performance

Saudi Arabia's delegation received backlash from Human Rights Watch after no woman made it to their roster of athletes. However, they were able to send 199 athletes to the Games. [1]

Yousef Masrahi won gold in the men's 400 m, at a time of 44.46, an Asian Games record. [2] Abdullah Waleed Sharbatly then won the individual jumping title as Saudi Arabia claimed their second gold medal of the Games. [3] They then won their third gold medal courtesy of Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi in the men's shot put. [4] Overall, Saudi Arabia finished 19th overall in the standings with three golds, three silvers, and one bronze. [5]

Medal summary

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Yousef Ahmed Masrahi Athletics Men's 400 metres
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Sultan Al-Hebshi Athletics Men's shot put
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdullah Al-Sharbatly Equestrian Individual jumping
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Fahhad Mohammed Al-Subaie Athletics Men's 200 metres
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Faisal Al-Shalan
Abdulrahman Al-Rajhi
Salman Al-Maqadi
Abdullah Al-Sharbatly
Equestrian Team jumping
Silver medal icon.svg SilverAbdullah Al-Harbi Karate Men's kumite 55 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ismaeel Mohammed Al-Subiani
Ahmed Yahya Al-Khayri
Mohammed Ali Al-Bishi
Yousef Ahmed Masrahi
Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

Basketball

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTie
Flag of India.svg  India 321236183+5351–1; 1.097
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 321222189+3351–1; 1.079
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3212112271651–1; 0.846
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 303180250703 
20 September
14:00
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg5989Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter:17–15, 12–20, 17–25, 13–29
Pts: M. Al-Muwallad 19
Rebs: Al-Muwallad, Alhwsawi 5
Asts: Kabe 2
Pts: Kolesnikov 18
Rebs: Kolesnikov 13
Asts: Sultanov 3
Hwaseong Sports Complex, Hwaseong
Referees: Hwang Intae (KOR), Reza Azarafza (IRI), Chen Yu Huang (TPE)
21 September
16:15
India  Flag of India.svg6773Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 14–21, 19–19, 21–14
Pts: Al. Singh, At. Singh 19
Rebs: Bhriguvanshi 11
Asts: Bhriguvanshi 8
Pts: Belal 17
Rebs: Almarwani 13
Asts: A. Al-Muwallad 6
Samsan World Gymnasium, Incheon
Referees: Liang Bin (CHN), Lei Si Man (MAC), Hsieh Wen Wei (TPE)
22 September
14:00
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg7189Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by quarter:18–17, 22–17, 21–29, 10–26
Pts: Sakakini 26
Rebs: Sakakini 16
Asts: Sakakini 2
Pts: M. Al-Muwallad, Alsager 26
Rebs: Almarwani 11
Asts:four players 1
Hwaseong Sports Complex, Hwaseong
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Fung Tat Hon Jimmy (HKG), Lee Kyounghwan (KOR)

Football

Men

Preliminary

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 330060+69
2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 320161+56
3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 31024623
4Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 30030990
Source: RSSSF
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg3–0Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Al-Ghamdi Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.)
Al-Shehri Soccerball shade.svg86'
M. Kanabah Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Report
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Kim Seung-dae Soccerball shade.svg12' Report

Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svgvFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia

Handball

Men

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 22008334+494Main round
2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 21017138+332
3Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 200226108820Classification round 9–12
Source: Results
September 21
10:00
Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svgFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Seonhak Handball Gymnasium, Incheon

September 22
12:00
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svgFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Seonhak Handball Gymnasium, Incheon

Rugby Sevens

Men

Repechage

Volleyball

Men

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3309919.0002471821.357
2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 3216732.3332242241.000
3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3123360.5001842100.876
4Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3030090.0001862250.827
Source: Results
DateTimeVenueScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
21 Sep15:30ASG Japan  Flag of Japan.svgFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia        
22 Sep14:00SOG Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svgFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia        
26 Sep17:30ASG Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svgFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan        

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