West Asian Games
 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]
Editions
| Year | Games | Host Country | Host City | Opened by | 1st place (Gold) | 2nd place (Gold) | 3rd place (Gold) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iran
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Tehran | Ali Khamenei |  Iran (63)
|
 Kyrgyzstan (26)
|
 Syria (16)
| ||
 Kuwait
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Kuwait City | Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |  Kuwait (31)
|
 Saudi Arabia (11)
|
Iran (9)
| ||
 Qatar
|
Doha | Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani |  Qatar (28)
|
Kuwait (25)
|
Iran (20)
|
Overall medal table
| 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 |
 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 | |
See also
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References
- ^ "The West Asian Games". Topend Sports. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ Games page of the website of the Olympic Council of Asia; retrieved 2010-07-09.
