West Asian Games
The West Asian Games Federation logo and flag.
AbbreviationWAG
First event1997 West Asian Games in Tehran, Iran
Occur every4 years
Last event2005 West Asian Games in Doha, Qatar
Websitewww.westasiangames.com

The West Asian Games (also known as the WAG) is a multi-sport event held among the athletes from West Asia.

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. At present, the WAGF comprises 12 member countries, namely Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.[1]

The West Asian Games is one of the five subregional Games of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The others are the Central Asian Games, the East Asian Youth Games, the South Asian Games, and the Southeast Asian Games (or SEA Games).[2]

The fourth edition of the West Asian Games was scheduled to take place in Iran in 2014,[3] but was then postponed to 2016.[4] It was eventually cancelled after Iran moved its athletics region from West Asia to Central Asia in September 2015.[5]

List of West Asian Games

Edition Year Host City Host Nation Start Date End Date Nations Athletes Sports Events Top Placed Team
I 1997 Tehran  Iran 19 November 28 November 10 850 11 134  Iran (IRI)
II 2002 Kuwait City  Kuwait 3 April 12 April 12 970 9 70  Kuwait (KUW)
III 2005 Doha  Qatar 1 December 10 December 13 1,200 11 118  Qatar (QAT)

All-time West Asian Games medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Iran (IRI)927388253
2 Kuwait (KUW)715956186
3 Syria (SYR)444649139
4 Qatar (QAT)373334104
5 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)26151657
6 Saudi Arabia (KSA)15162152
7 Jordan (JOR)7172044
8 United Arab Emirates (UAE)7101027
9 Lebanon (LBN)791026
10 Turkmenistan (TKM)5133048
11 Tajikistan (TJK)3111933
12 Bahrain (BRN)3249
13 Yemen (YEM)3137
14 Iraq (IRQ)21710
15 Oman (OMA)05611
Totals (15 entries)3223113731006

Sports

Basketball

Year Hosts Final Standing
Winners Runners-up 3rd Place 4th Place
1997 Iran
Tehran
Iran
Turkmenistan
Fath Club
Iran U18
2002 Kuwait
Kuwait City
Kuwait
Qatar
Syria
United Arab Emirates
2005 Qatar
Doha
Qatar
Syria
Jordan
Kuwait

Football

Year Hosts Final Standing
Winners Runners-up 3rd Place 4th Place
1997
Details		 Iran
Tehran
Iran
Syria
Kuwait
Tajikistan
2002
Details		 Kuwait
Kuwait City
Kuwait
Iran
Syria
Palestine
2005
Details		 Qatar
Doha
Iraq
Syria
Iran
Saudi Arabia

Handball

Year Hosts Final Standing
Winners Runners-up 3rd Place 4th Place
2002
Details		 Kuwait
Kuwait City
Kuwait
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Iran
2005
Details		 Qatar
Doha
Kuwait
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Syria

Volleyball

Year Hosts Final Standing
Winners Runners-up 3rd Place 4th Place
2005 Qatar
Doha
Qatar
Iran
Bahrain
Kuwait

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The West Asian Games". Topend Sports. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Games page of the website of the Olympic Council of Asia; retrieved 9 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "West Asian Games in Iran postponed". Tehran Times. 16 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Iran to Host 2016 West Asian Games". Financial Tribune. 22 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "OCA agrees with Iran's changing region". IRNA English. 15 September 2015.
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