At the 2005 West Asian Games, the athletics events were held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar.[1] Contested over three days, from 7 to 9 December, it was the first time that women were allowed to compete in athletics events at the Games. A total of 28 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 5 by female athletes. The event was seen as a test event for the Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games, which Doha hosted the following year.[2][3]
| Athletics at the 2005 West Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Khalifa International Stadium |
| Date | 7–9 December 2005 |
The competition featured some high level performances by a handful of elite athletes: former World Youth champions Belal Mansoor Ali and Yahya Al-Ghahes won the 1500 metres and 100 metres, respectively, while world silver medallist Mubarak Hassan Shami claimed the half marathon title. On the women's side, 2004 Olympian Ruqaya Al-Ghasra won the women's 100 m. In spite of this, many events featured only a small number of athletes and the overall standard of competition was relatively low.[4][5]
Host nation Qatar topped the medal table with eleven gold medals, ten silver medals and six bronze medal. Their tally was greatly buoyed by the performances of former Kenya distance runners, including event winners Gamal Belal Salem, Majed Saeed Sultan and Musa Amer Obaid. Kuwait had the second highest number of golds with five, while Iran had the second greatest overall haul (13 medals; four golds). Of the nations competing at the games, only Lebanon and Yemen did not win medals in the athletics.
It was later revealed that 3000 metres steeplechase bronze medalist Mohammed Khassaf of Iraq and 200 metres and women's relay gold medallist Munira Saleh failed drugs test at the event and were banned.[6]
Medalists edit
Men edit
Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Ruqaya Al-Ghasra Bahrain |
12.28 | Ghofrane Mohammad Syria |
12.33 | Dana Hussein Iraq |
12.34 |
| 200 m | Ghofrane Mohammad Syria |
24.66 GR |
Basma Al-Eshosh Jordan |
25.25 | Dana Hussein Iraq |
25.26 |
| 4×100 m relay |  IranPadideh Bolourizadeh Melani Artoun Zahra Nabizadeh Nafiseh Mataei |
50.97 GR |
 OmanHuda Al-Kharusi Abeer Al-Jabri Umaima Al-Hinai Hanan Al-Harrasi |
52.76 |  KuwaitHanan Al-Khamis Reem Al-Awadhi Danah Haidar Danah Al-Nasrallah |
1:00:78 |
| High jump | Zahra Nabizadeh Iran |
1.70 GR |
Shifa Anabtawi Jordan |
1.35 | Rima Taha Jordan |
1.30 |
| Long jump | Rima Taha Jordan |
5.82 GR |
Fadwa Al-Bouza Syria |
5.76 | Padideh Bolourizadeh Iran |
5.70 |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Qatar (QAT) | 11 | 10 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 | Kuwait (KUW) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Iran (IRI) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 |  Syria (SYR) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 |  Bahrain (BRN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Jordan (JOR) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Oman (OMA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 28 | 28 | 27 | 83 | |
Notes edit
- ^ held as West Asian Athletics Championships
References edit
- ^ 3rd West Asian Games Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine. Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved on 2011-03-13.
- ^ Turner, Chris (2005-12-07). A dress rehearsal for 2006 – 3rd West Asian Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-13.
- ^ Athletics. WAG 2005. Retrieved on 2011-03-13.
- ^ Turner, Chris (2005-12-08). Former World Youth winner dashes to third sprint crown of year – West Asian Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-13.
- ^ Turner, Chris (2005-12-09). Shami takes Half Marathon title – West Asian Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-13.
- ^ Doping spoils West Asian games
- Results
- West Asian Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-03-13.
- Full results[permanent dead link]
External links edit
- Official website (archived)