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West Asian Games#Handball

{{Short description|Multi-sport event held every four years}}

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|name = West Asian Games

|image = Wag_logo.jpg

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|abbreviation = WAG

|motto =

|formation = 1997 West Asian Games in Tehran, Iran

|recurrence = 4 years

|next =

|last = 2005 West Asian Games in Doha, Qatar

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The West Asian Games (abbreviated 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.topendsports.com/events/games/asian-games/west-asian/index.htm | title=The West Asian Games | publisher=Topend Sports | access-date=13 August 2015}}

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.[http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GamesL1.aspx?GPCode=4 Games page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101211194136/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GamesL1.aspx?GPCode=4 |date=2010-12-11 }} of the website of the Olympic Council of Asia; retrieved 9 July 2010.

The fourth edition of the West Asian Games was scheduled to take place in Iran in 2014,{{cite web|url=http://tehrantimes.com/sports/114111-west-asian-games-in-iran-postponed|title=West Asian Games in Iran postponed|publisher=Tehran Times|date=16 February 2014|access-date=22 March 2023|archive-date=8 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308061922/http://tehrantimes.com/sports/114111-west-asian-games-in-iran-postponed|url-status=bot: unknown}} but was then postponed to 2016.{{cite web|url=https://financialtribune.com/articles/art-and-culture/17314/iran-to-host-2016-west-asian-games|title=Iran to Host 2016 West Asian Games|publisher=Financial Tribune|date=22 May 2015}} It was eventually cancelled after Iran moved its athletics region from West Asia to Central Asia in September 2015.{{cite web|url=https://en.irna.ir/news/81761191/OCA-agrees-with-Iran-s-changing-region|title=OCA agrees with Iran's changing region|publisher=IRNA English|date=15 September 2015}}

Editions

class="wikitable"
Edition

!Year

!Host City

!Host Nation

!{{nowrap|Start Date}}

!{{nowrap|End Date}}

!Nations

!Athletes

!Sports

!Events

!{{nowrap|Top Placed Team}}

I

|1997

|align=left|Tehran

|align=left|{{flag|Iran}}

|align=left| 19 November

|align=left| 28 November

|10

|850

|11

|134

|align=left|{{flagIOC2team|IRI|1997 West Asian Games}}

II

|2002

|align=left|Kuwait City

|align=left|{{flag|Kuwait}}

|align=left| 3 April

|align=left| 12 April

|12

|970

|9

|70

|align=left|{{flagIOC2team|KUW|2002 West Asian Games}}

III

|2005

|align=left|Doha

|align=left|{{flag|Qatar}}

|align=left| 1 December

|align=left| 10 December

|13

|1,200

|11

|118

|align=left|{{flagIOC2team|QAT|2005 West Asian Games}}

Medal table

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host =

| flag_template = flagIOC2team

| event = Asian Games

| team =

| gold_IRI = 92 | silver_IRI = 73 | bronze_IRI = 88

| gold_KUW = 71 | silver_KUW = 59 | bronze_KUW = 56

| gold_SYR = 44 | silver_SYR = 46 | bronze_SYR = 49

| gold_QAT = 37 | silver_QAT = 33 | bronze_QAT = 34

| gold_KGZ = 26 | silver_KGZ = 15 | bronze_KGZ = 16

| gold_KSA = 15 | silver_KSA = 16 | bronze_KSA = 21

| gold_JOR = 7 | silver_JOR = 17 | bronze_JOR = 20

| gold_UAE = 7 | silver_UAE = 10 | bronze_UAE = 10

| gold_LBN = 7 | silver_LBN = 9 | bronze_LBN = 10

| gold_TKM = 5 | silver_TKM = 13 | bronze_TKM = 30

| gold_TJK = 3 | silver_TJK = 11 | bronze_TJK = 19

| gold_BRN = 3 | silver_BRN = 2 | bronze_BRN = 4

| gold_YEM = 3 | silver_YEM = 1 | bronze_YEM = 3

| gold_IRQ = 2 | silver_IRQ = 1 | bronze_IRQ = 7

| gold_OMA = 0 | silver_OMA = 5 | bronze_OMA = 6

}}

Sports

  • Aquatics
  • {{GamesSport|Diving}}
  • {{GamesSport|Swimming}}
  • {{GamesSport|Athletics|}}
  • {{GamesSport|Badminton}}
  • {{GamesSport|Basketball}}
  • {{GamesSport|Bowling}}
  • {{GamesSport|Fencing}}
  • {{GamesSport|Football}}
  • {{GamesSport|Gymnastics}}
  • {{GamesSport|Handball}}
  • {{GamesSport|Judo}}
  • {{GamesSport|Karate}}
  • {{GamesSport|Shooting}}
  • {{GamesSport|Taekwondo}}
  • {{GamesSport|Volleyball}}
  • {{GamesSport|Wrestling}}
  • {{GamesSport|Weightlifting}}

= Basketball =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 95%; text-align: center;"
rowspan=2 width=5%|Year

!rowspan=2 width=10%|Hosts

|width=1% rowspan=5|

!colspan=4|Final Standing

width=15%|Winners

!width=15%|Runners-up

!width=15%|3rd Place

!width=15%|4th Place

style="background: #D0E6FF;"

|1997

|{{Flagicon|Iran}}
Tehran

|{{bk-big|Iran}}

|{{bk-big|TKM|1997}}

|30px
Fath Club

|{{bku-big|19|IRI|name=Iran U18}}

2002

|{{Flagicon|Kuwait}}
Kuwait City

|{{bk-big|Kuwait}}

|{{bk-big|QAT}}

|{{bk-big|Syria|1980}}

|{{bk-big|UAE}}

style="background: #D0E6FF;"

|2005

|{{Flagicon|Qatar}}
Doha

|{{bk-big|QAT}}

|{{bk-big|Syria|1980}}

|{{bk-big|JOR}}

|{{bk-big|KUW}}

= Football =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 95%; text-align: center;"
rowspan=2 width=5%|Year

!rowspan=2 width=10%|Hosts

|width=1% rowspan=5|

!colspan=4|Final Standing

width=15%|Winners

!width=15%|Runners-up

!width=15%|3rd Place

!width=15%|4th Place

style="background: #D0E6FF;"

|1997
Details

|{{Flagicon|Iran}}
Tehran

|{{fb-big|Iran}}

|{{fb-big|Syria|1980}}

|{{fb-big|Kuwait}}

|{{fb-big|TJK}}

2002
Details

|{{Flagicon|Kuwait}}
Kuwait City

|{{fb-big|Kuwait}}

|{{fb-big|Iran}}

|{{fb-big|Syria|1980}}

|{{fb-big|Palestine}}

style="background: #D0E6FF;"

|2005
Details

|{{Flagicon|Qatar}}
Doha

|{{fb-big|Iraq|2004}}

|{{fb-big|Syria|1980}}

|{{fb-big|Iran}}

|{{fb-big|Saudi Arabia}}

= Handball =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 95%; text-align: center;"
rowspan=2 width=5%|Year

!rowspan=2 width=10%|Hosts

|width=1% rowspan=4|

!colspan=4|Final Standing

width=15%|Winners

!width=15%|Runners-up

!width=15%|3rd Place

!width=15%|4th Place

style="background: #D0E6FF;"

|2002
Details

|{{Flagicon|Kuwait}}
Kuwait City

|{{hb-big|Kuwait}}

|{{hb-big|SYR|1980}}

|{{hb-big|UAE}}

|{{hb-big|IRI}}

2005
Details

|{{Flagicon|Qatar}}
Doha

|{{hb-big|Kuwait}}

|{{hb-big|IRI}}

|{{hb-big|KSA}}

|{{hb-big|SYR|1980}}

= Volleyball =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 95%; text-align: center;"
rowspan=2 width=5%|Year

!rowspan=2 width=10%|Hosts

|width=1% rowspan=3|

!colspan=4|Final Standing

width=15%|Winners

!width=15%|Runners-up

!width=15%|3rd Place

!width=15%|4th Place

style="background: #D0E6FF;"

|2005

|{{Flagicon|Qatar}}
Doha

|{{vb-big|QAT}}

|{{vb-big|IRI}}

|{{vb-big|BHR}}

|{{vb-big|KUW}}

See also

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.westasiangames.com/ West Asian Games Federation official website]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090915175231/http://www.westasiangames.com/second_wagf.asp 2nd West Asian Games medalists]
  • [http://www.wag2005.com/ 3rd West Asian Games Doha 2005] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060419192437/http://www.wag2005.com/ |date=2006-04-19 }}

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Category:Multi-sport events in Asia