Athletics was one of the sports at the West Asian Games, and featured on the programme at all three editions of the competition, in 1997, 2002, and 2005. The programme had only men's competitions in the first two editions before introducing women's events in 2005.[1]
Editions edit
| Games | Year | Host city | Host country |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1997 () | Tehran | Iran |
| II | 2002 () | Kuwait City | Kuwait |
| III | 2005 () | Doha | Qatar |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Qatar (QAT) | 18 | 16 | 9 | 43 |
| 2 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 17 | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| 3 |  Iran (IRI) | 15 | 18 | 22 | 55 |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
| 5 |  Syria (SYR) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 |  Jordan (JOR) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 |  Bahrain (BHR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Lebanon (LIB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Oman (OMN) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 |  Turkmenistan (TKM) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 13 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 |  Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 67 | 67 | 67 | 201 | |
References edit
- ^ West Asian Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-12.