Saudi Arabia at the 2014 Asian Games

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

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

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Yousef Ahmed Masrahi	Athletics	Men's 400 metres
Gold	Sultan Al-Hebshi	Athletics	Men's shot put
Gold	Abdullah Al-Sharbatly	Equestrian	Individual jumping
Silver	Fahhad Mohammed Al-Subaie	Athletics	Men's 200 metres
Silver	Faisal Al-Shalan Abdulrahman Al-Rajhi Salman Al-Maqadi Abdullah Al-Sharbatly	Equestrian	Team jumping
Silver	Abdullah Al-Harbi	Karate	Men's kumite 55 kg
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

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
India	3	2	1	236	183	+53	5	1–1; 1.097
Kazakhstan	3	2	1	222	189	+33	5	1–1; 1.079
Saudi Arabia	3	2	1	211	227	−16	5	1–1; 0.846
Palestine	3	0	3	180	250	−70	3

20 September 14:00

Boxscore [usurped]

Saudi Arabia	59–89	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

Boxscore [usurped]

India	67–73	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

Boxscore [usurped]

Palestine	71–89	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

Main article: Football at the 2014 Asian Games

Men

Preliminary

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South Korea	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9
2	Saudi Arabia	3	2	0	1	6	1	+5	6
3	Malaysia	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3
4	Laos	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0

Source: RSSSF

September 14, 2014

14:00

Saudi Arabia	3–0	Laos
Al-Ghamdi 75' (pen.) Al-Shehri 86' M. Kanabah 90+1'	Report [usurped]

Incheon Munhak Stadium

Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

September 17, 2014

20:00

South Korea	1–0	Saudi Arabia
Kim Seung-dae 12'	Report [usurped]

Ansan Wa~ Stadium

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

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September 21, 2014

17:00

Malaysia	v	Saudi Arabia

Goyang Stadium

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2014 Asian Games

Men

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bahrain	2	2	0	0	83	34	+49	4	Main round
2	Saudi Arabia	2	1	0	1	71	38	+33	2
3	Mongolia	2	0	0	2	26	108	−82	0	Classification round 9–12

Source: Results

September 21 10:00	Mongolia	–	Saudi Arabia	Seonhak Handball Gymnasium, Incheon

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September 22 12:00	Saudi Arabia	–	Bahrain	Seonhak Handball Gymnasium, Incheon

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Rugby Sevens

Men

Repechage

•   Pakistan
•   Lebanon
•   Saudi Arabia

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2014 Asian Games

Men

Main article: Volleyball at the 2014 Asian Games – Men

Pool B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
1	Japan	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	247	182	1.357
2	Kuwait	3	2	1	6	7	3	2.333	224	224	1.000
3	Saudi Arabia	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	184	210	0.876
4	Pakistan	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	186	225	0.827

Source: Results

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
21 Sep	15:30	ASG	Japan	–	Saudi Arabia
22 Sep	14:00	SOG	Kuwait	–	Saudi Arabia
26 Sep	17:30	ASG	Saudi Arabia	–	Pakistan

References

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3. "Asian Games: Japanese Teen Wins Tennis Gold, Koreans Set Up Explosive Football Final | Other Sports News". NDTVSports.com. September 30, 2014. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
4. "Al-Hebshi hands KSA another gold". Saudigazette. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
5. Newman, Stuart (October 4, 2014). "Asian Games 2014: Day 15 Results, Updated Medal Table and Incheon Schedule". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2024-02-11.