West Asian Games

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West Asian Games
File:Wag logo.jpg
The West Asian Games Federation logo and flag.
Abbreviation WAG Games
First event 19-28 November, 1997 Tehran, Iran
Occur every 4 years
Last event 7-17 April, 2005 Doha, Qatar
Website West Asian Games

West Asian Games (also known as WAG & formerly known as West Asian Games Federation (WAGF)) is a multi-sport event held every 4 years among the athletes from West Asia. At present, WAG is joined by thirteen members namely Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.[1]

The West Asian Games was first organised in Tehran, Iran and was considered as the first of its kind. The success of the Games led to the creation of the West Asian Games Federation (WAGF) and the intention of hosting the Games every four years.

The West Asian Games is the newest of the 5 Regional Games of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The others are the Central Asian Games, the East Asian Games, the South Asian Games, and the Southeast Asian Games (or SEA Games).[2]

The next West Asian Games are to be held in 2016 in Iran.[3]

Editions

Year Games Host 1st place (Gold) 2nd place (Gold) 3rd place (Gold)
1997
I
Iran Tehran  Iran (63)  Kyrgyzstan (26)  Syria (16)
2002
II
Kuwait Kuwait City  Kuwait (31)  Saudi Arabia (11)  Iran (9)
2005
III
Qatar Doha  Qatar (28)  Kuwait (25)  Iran (20)
2016
IV
Iran Kish Island

Overall medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Iran (IRI) 92 73 88 253
2  Kuwait (KUW) 71 59 57 187
3  Syria (SYR) 44 46 49 139
4  Qatar (QAT) 37 33 33 103
5  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) 26 15 16 57
6  Saudi Arabia (KSA) 15 16 21 52
7  Jordan (JOR) 7 17 20 44
8  United Arab Emirates (UAE) 7 10 11 28
9  Lebanon (LIB) 7 9 10 26
10  Turkmenistan (TKM) 5 13 30 48
11  Tajikistan (TJK) 3 11 19 33
12  Bahrain (BRN) 3 2 4 9
13  Yemen (YEM) 3 1 3 7
14  Iraq (IRQ) 2 1 7 10
15  Oman (OMA) 0 5 6 11
Total 322 311 374 1007

Sports

Basketball

Year Host Final Standing
Winner Runner-up 3rd Place 4th Place
1997 Tehran, Iran
Iran

Turkmenistan
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Fath Club

Iran U18
2002 Kuwait City, Kuwait
Kuwait

Qatar

Syria

United Arab Emirates
2005 Doha, Qatar
Qatar

Syria

Jordan

Kuwait

Football

Year Host Final Standing
Winner Runner-up 3rd Place 4th Place
1997
Details
Tehran, Iran
Iran

Syria

Kuwait

Tajikistan
2002
Details
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Kuwait

Iran

Syria

Palestine
2005
Details
Doha, Qatar
Iraq

Syria

Iran

Saudi Arabia

Handball

Year Host Final Standing
Winner Runner-up 3rd Place 4th Place
2002 Kuwait City, Kuwait
Kuwait

Syria

United Arab Emirates

Iran
2005 Doha, Qatar
Kuwait

Iran

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Volleyball

Year Host Final Standing
Winner Runner-up 3rd Place 4th Place
2005 Doha, Qatar
Qatar

Iran

Bahrain

Kuwait

References

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  2. Games page of the website of the Olympic Council of Asia; retrieved 2010-07-09.
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