Iraq at the 2018 Asian Games

Iraq participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. Iraq first competed at the Asian Games in 1974 Tehran, and the best achievement was in 1982 Delhi, when the country was ranked 11th with a total 9 medals, 2 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze medals.[1][2] At the last edition in Incheon, Iraq had collected 4 medals, and was ranked 25th in medals tally.[3]

Iraq at the
2018 Asian Games
IOC codeIRQ
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Iraq
Websitewww.nociraq.iq
in Jakarta and Palembang
August 18 (18-08) – September 2 (2-09)
Competitors54 in 12 sports
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
3
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Medalists edit

The following Iraq competitors won medals at the Games.

Competitors edit

The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Iraq that participated at the Games:[4]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 1 1 2
Athletics 10 3 13
Basketball 4 0 4
Boxing 4 0 4
Canoeing 1 0 1
Handball 16 0 16
Ju-jitsu 2 0 2
Judo 3 0 3
Kurash 2 0 2
Rowing 1 0 1
Sambo 1 0 1
Weightlifting 4 1 5
Total 49 5 54

Archery edit

Compound
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Rank
Eshaq Al-Daghman
Fatimah Al-Mashhadani
Mixed team 1352 15 Bye   India
L 147–156
Did not advance

Athletics edit

Iraq entered thirteen athletes (10 men's and 3 women's) to participate in the athletics competition at the Games.[5]

Basketball edit

Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinals / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Rank Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Rank
Iraq men's Men's 3x3 tournament   Turkmenistan
W 16−14
  Malaysia
W 19−16
  Iran
L 16−19
  Afghanistan
W 21−12
  Kazakhstan
L 18−21
3 Did not advance

3x3 basketball edit

Iraq national 3x3 team participated in the Games, the men's team placed in pool D based on the FIBA 3x3 federation ranking.

Men's tournament edit

Roster

The following is the Iraq roster in the men's 3x3 basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.[6]

  • Ihab Hasan Ibadi Al-Zuhairi
  • Abbas Hikmat Abdulimam Alqarnawi
  • Jasim Al-Saadi
  • Abdullah Majeed Abdullah
Pool D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1   Iran 5 5 0 99 56 +43 Quarterfinals
2   Kazakhstan 5 3[a] 2 91 82 +9
3   Iraq 5 3[a] 2 90 82 +8
4   Malaysia 5 2[b] 3 82 80 +2
5   Turkmenistan 5 2[b] 3 73 76 −3
6   Afghanistan 5 0 5 47 106 −59
Source: OCA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: KAZ 21–18 IRQ.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: MAS 17–13 TKM.
22 August
17:30
Turkmenistan   14–16   Iraq
Pts: Mämmetmyradow 6 Pts: Hasan 10
Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Liu (MAS), Lim (MAS)

22 August
20:30
Iraq   19–16   Malaysia
Pts: Hasan 11 Pts: Ting C.H. 8
Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Tan (SGP), Ito (JPN)

25 August
15:00
Iran   19–16   Iraq
Pts: Allahverdi 7 Pts: Mohammed 6
Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Ho (HKG), Shi (CHN)

25 August
16:20
Afghanistan   12–21   Iraq
Pts: Khairi 9 Pts: Hasan 10
Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Ito (JPN), Quinn (INA)

25 August
17:30
Iraq   18–21   Kazakhstan
Pts: Hasan 9 Pts: Aitkali 13
Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Shi (CHN), Quinn (INA)

Boxing edit

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Hasan Ali Naser –49 kg Bye   MT Uulu (KGZ)
L RSC
Did not advance
Jaafar Al-Sudani –56 kg   Mario Fernandez (PHI)
W KO
  A Vokhidov (TJK)
W 3–2
  SA Amoragam (INA)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Ammar Karbalai –60 kg Bye   E Tsendbaatar (MGL)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Karrar Aal Ezirej –64 kg   M Berdibayev (TKM)
W 5–0
  Nguyễn VC (VIE)
W 5–0
  D Narimatsu (JPN)
L 0–4
Did not advance

Canoeing edit

Sprint edit

Athlete Event Heats Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ahmed Sameer Jumaah Faris Men's K-1 200 m 38.865 4 QS 36.740 1 QF 37.380 8

Qualification legend: QF=Final; QS=Semifinal

Handball edit

Iraq competed in the group D at the men's team event.[7]

Summary

Key:

  • ET – After extra time
  • P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team Event Preliminary Standing Main / Class. Rank /
standing
Semifinals / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Rank
Iraq men's Men's tournament Group D
  Bahrain: L 24–30
  Chinese Taipei: W 37–30
  India: W 40–29
2 Q Group I
  Qatar: L 20–26
  Japan: W 24–27
  Saudi Arabia: D 20–20
4 Did not advance   Hong Kong
W 31–24
7

Men's tournament edit

Roster
  • Bilal Al-Sabbagh
  • Raed Al Baghdadi
  • Hussein Ibadi
  • Jasim Mohammed
  • Mintadher Ali
  • Ahmed Al Azzawi
  • Mohanad Al Behadili
  • Ali Al Akayshee
  • Majid Al-Akayshi
  • Mohammed Rashid
  • Karrar Al-Battat
  • Maytham Al Behadili
  • Mustafa Al Azzawi
  • Ali Abdlkan
  • Baderaldeen Naser
  • Mohammed Al Azzawi
Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bahrain 3 3 0 0 99 70 +29 6 Main round / Group 1–2
2   Iraq 3 2 0 1 101 89 +12 4
3   Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 89 102 −13 2 Main round / Group 3
4   India 3 0 0 3 82 110 −28 0
Source: AHF
13 August
14:00
Iraq   24–30   Bahrain POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Hammoudi 5 (16–12) Al-Samahiji, Al-Sayyad 5
  3×    4× 

15 August
18:00
Iraq   37–30   Chinese Taipei POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR)
Adnan 10 (17–14) Chao H.C. 8
  6×    5×  1× 

17 August
18:00
India   29–40   Iraq POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Ahlawat 8 (13–18) Adil 9
  5×    1× 
Main round (Group I)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Qatar 3 3 0 0 78 60 +18 6 Semifinals
2   Japan 3 1 1 1 70 74 −4 3
3   Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 69 74 −5 2 Classification 5th–6th
4   Iraq 3 0 1 2 64 73 −9 1 Classification 7th–8th
Source: AHF
20 August
16:00
Iraq   20–26   Qatar POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI)
Ghassab 5 (9–15) Heiba, Zouaoui 5
  2×    4× 

22 August
16:00
Japan   27–24   Iraq POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI)
Motoki 9 (12–15) Adnan 5
  2×    8×  1× 

24 August
16:00
Iraq   20–20   Saudi Arabia POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI)
Adnan 9 (11–12) Al-Abbas, Al-Abdulali 5
  4×    3×  2× 
Seventh place game
26 August
16:00
Iraq   31–24   Hong Kong POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
M. Abdul-Ridha 7 (15–12) Ip S.Y. 5
  3×    2× 

Ju-jitsu edit

Iraq entered the ju-jitsu competition with 2 men's athletes.[8]

Key:

  • ADV – Won by advantages.
  • RDC – Won by referee decision.
  • SUB – Won by submission.
Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Mohammed Al-Mashahedi –56 kg   A Amirov (UZB)
L 2–6
Did not advance
Ali Al-Alabd –69 kg   A Nabas (JOR)
W 2ADV–2
  A Bozorov (UZB)
W 2–0
  B Lertthaisong (THA)
L 0–0ADV
Did not advance   J Hojamyradow (TKM)
L 0–2
Did not advance

Judo edit

Iraq put up 3 athletes for Judo:[9]

Key:

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Mohammed Al-Saedi –66 kg   Phan VN (VIE)
W 01–00s1
  A Te (KGZ)
L 00–01
Did not advance
Sajjad Sehen –73 kg   Kim C-g (PRK)
L 00s1–10
Did not advance
Hadi Hadi –81 kg   S Azar (LBN)
WO
Did not advance

Kurash edit

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mugtaba Ahmed –81 kg   Z Sultan (KAZ)
L 011−112
Did not advance
Mahmood Ridha +90 kg   AB Rahmani (AFG)
L 000−101
Did not advance

Rowing edit

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mohammed Riyadh Lightweight single sculls 7:44.80 4 R 8:16.14 2 FA 7:31.40 6

Sambo edit

Key:

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage final Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jasim Qaddoori Men's 90 kg Bye   RA Bahari (INA)
L 2–3
Did not advance

Weightlifting edit

Safaa Rashed Al-Jumaili secured Iraq's first medal at the Games, by winning the gold in the 85 kg with a total 361 kg lifts.[10]

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Ali Mohammed Ridha Ali −69 kg 140 9 161 12 301 11
Ahmed Al-Hussein −77 kg 146 6 189
Safaa Al-Jumaili −85 kg 159 2 202 1 361  
Salwan Jassim −105 kg 181 3 224 2 405  
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Huda Salim Al-Saedi −75 kg 95 6 112 7 207 7

References edit

  1. ^ "Participants: Iraq". Asian Games 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. ^ "IX Asian Games, New Delhi 1982" (PDF). yas.nic.in. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Medals tally: 2014 Asian Games". Rediff.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. ^ "18th Asian Games: Participants". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Official Result Book Athletics" (PDF). Olympic Council of Asia. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  6. ^ "18th Asian Games 2018: Iraq". FIBA. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  7. ^ "18th Asian Games (Men & Women)" (PDF). Asian Handball Federation. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Official Result Book Ju-jitsu" (PDF). Olympic Council of Asia. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  9. ^ "18th Asian Games Jakarta 2018". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Iraq's Safa Rashid Wins The Gold medal In Asia Olympics, Indonesia". Iraq News Agency. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.