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West Asian Athletics Championships

West Asian Athletics Championships are an athletics event organised by the West Asian Athletics Association (WAAA) and contested by 13 nations of Western Asia. The inaugural event took place in 2010 in Aleppo, Syria.[1] The competition was organized after the discontinuation of the West Asian Games.

In 2024, some of the West Asian Championships events were held during the 2024 Doha Diamond League.[2]

Editions edit

Seniors edit

Edition Year City Country Date Events Nations Top of the
medal table
1 2010 Aleppo   Syria 18–20 September 46 12   Bahrain
2 2012 Dubai   United Arab Emirates 12–15 December 45 12   Iran
3 2018 Amman   Jordan 8–11 July 44 10   Bahrain
4 2023 Doha   Qatar 26–29 April 42 12   Qatar
5 2024 Basra   Iraq 29 May – 1 June 12   

U20 edit

  1. 2022

U18 edit

  1. 2013

Participating nations edit

Medals (2010-2023) edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Bahrain (BHR)40201676
2  Iran (IRI)25241665
3  Qatar (QAT)22141147
4  Kuwait (KUW)18191855
5  Iraq (IRQ)16152051
6  Lebanon (LBN)11211345
7  Jordan (JOR)1171331
8  United Arab Emirates (UAE)10161440
9  Syria (SYR)10131235
10  Oman (OMA)1081028
11  Saudi Arabia (KSA)35412
12  Yemen (YEM)1001
13  Palestine (PLE)0011
Totals (13 entries)177162148487

Medals by Editions edit

Number Events Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 - 2010 46 46 46 48 140
2 - 2012 45 45 40 32 117
3 - 2018 44 44 34 27 105
4 - 2023 42 42 42 41 125
5 - 2024 0 0 0 0 0
Total 177 162 148 487

Championships records edit

Men edit

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
100 m 9.97 (+1.7 m/s) Barakat Al-Harthi   Oman 9 July 2018 2018 Championships Amman, Jordan [3]
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
5000 m
10000 m
110 m hurdles 13.67 (+1.5 m/s) Yacoub Mohamed Al-Yohal   Kuwait 26 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [4]
400 m hurdles 49.94 Ismail Daoudi Abakar   Qatar 28 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [5]
High jump
Pole vault 5.20 m Seifeldin Abdelsalam Hemeida   Qatar 28 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [6]
Shot put 20.65 m Abdelrahman Mahmoud   Bahrain 27 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [7]
Javelin throw
4 × 100 m relay 39.43 B .M. Al-Harthi
A. A. Al-Baloushi
R. H. Al-Asimi
M. O. Al-Saadi 		  Oman 29 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [8]
4 × 400 m relay

Women edit

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
100 m
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
5000 m 16:01.80 Bontu Edao Rebitu   Bahrain 28 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [9]
10000 m
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump 5.89 m (+0.9 m/s) Fatima Mubarak   Bahrain 27 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [10]
Discus throw
Hammer throw 47.95 m Marwa Qais Marhoun   Iraq 27 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [11]
Javelin throw
4 × 100 m relay

Mixed edit

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
4 × 400 m relay 3:32.44 J. W. Al-Mas
M. F. Jaber
A. Al-Roumi
Mudhawi Al-Shammari 		  Kuwait 26 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [12]

See also edit

Links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Bahrain capture West Asian title". West Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  2. ^ "2024 Doha Diamond League Results". World Athletics.
  3. ^ Ashok Purohit (11 July 2018). "Al Harthi Becomes First Omani to Break Ten-Second Barrier". albawaba.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Results from ASIA 2023 – 11". AAA. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Results from ASIA 2023 – 11". AAA. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Results from ASIA 2023 – 11". AAA. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Results from ASIA 2023 – 11". AAA. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Results from ASIA 2023 – 11". AAA. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Results from ASIA 2023 – 11". AAA. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Results from ASIA 2023 – 11". AAA. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Results from ASIA 2023 – 11". AAA. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Results from ASIA 2023 – 11". AAA. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
 

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