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| Abbreviation | WAG |
|---|---|
| First event | 1997 West Asian Games inTehran,Iran |
| Occur every | 4 years |
| Last event | 2005 West Asian Games inDoha,Qatar |
TheWest Asian Games (abbreviated as theWAG) is amulti-sport event held among the athletes fromWest Asia.
The West Asian Games was first organised inTehran,Iran and was considered as the first of its kind. The success of the Games led to the creation of theWest Asian Games Federation (WAGF) and the intention of hosting the Games every four years. At present, the WAGF comprises 12 member countries, namelyBahrain,Iraq,Jordan,Kuwait,Lebanon,Oman,Palestine,Qatar,Saudi Arabia,Syria, theUnited Arab Emirates andYemen.[1]
The West Asian Games is one of the five subregional Games of theOlympic Council of Asia (OCA). The others are theCentral Asian Games, theEast Asian Youth Games, theSouth Asian Games, and theSoutheast Asian Games.[2]
The fourth edition of the West Asian Games was scheduled to take place in Iran in 2014,[3] but was then postponed to 2016.[4] It was eventually cancelled after Iran moved its athletics region from West Asia toCentral Asia in September 2015.[5]
| Edition | Year | Host city | Host nation | Start Date | End Date | Nations | Athletes | Sports | Events | Top Placed Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1997 | Tehran |  Iran | 19 November | 28 November | 10 | 850 | 11 | 134 | Iran (IRI) |
| II | 2002 | Kuwait City |  Kuwait | 3 April | 12 April | 12 | 970 | 9 | 70 | Kuwait (KUW) |
| III | 2005 | Doha |  Qatar | 1 December | 10 December | 13 | 1,200 | 11 | 118 | Qatar (QAT) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran (IRI) | 92 | 73 | 88 | 253 |
| 2 | Kuwait (KUW) | 71 | 59 | 56 | 186 |
| 3 |  Syria (SYR) | 44 | 46 | 49 | 139 |
| 4 | Qatar (QAT) | 37 | 33 | 34 | 104 |
| 5 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 26 | 15 | 16 | 57 |
| 6 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 15 | 16 | 21 | 52 |
| 7 |  Jordan (JOR) | 7 | 17 | 20 | 44 |
| 8 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| 9 |  Lebanon (LBN) | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 |
| 10 |  Turkmenistan (TKM) | 5 | 13 | 30 | 48 |
| 11 |  Tajikistan (TJK) | 3 | 11 | 19 | 33 |
| 12 |  Bahrain (BRN) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 |  Yemen (YEM) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 15 |  Oman (OMA) | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 322 | 311 | 373 | 1,006 | |
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Weightlifting (details)| Year | Hosts | Final Standing | ||||
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| Winners | Runners-up | 3rd Place | 4th Place | |||
| 1997 | Tehran | Iran |  Turkmenistan |  Fath Club | Iran U18 | |
| 2002 | Kuwait City | Kuwait | Qatar |  Syria | United Arab Emirates | |
| 2005 | Doha | Qatar | Syria | Jordan | Kuwait | |
| Year | Hosts | Final Standing | ||||
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| Winners | Runners-up | 3rd Place | 4th Place | |||
| 1997 Details | Tehran | Iran | Syria | Kuwait | Tajikistan | |
| 2002 Details | Kuwait City | Kuwait | Iran | Syria |  Palestine | |
| 2005 Details | Doha |  Iraq | Syria | Iran | Saudi Arabia | |
| Year | Hosts | Final Standing | ||||
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| Winners | Runners-up | 3rd Place | 4th Place | |||
| 2002 Details | Kuwait City | Kuwait | Syria | United Arab Emirates | Iran | |
| 2005 Details | Doha | Kuwait | Iran | Saudi Arabia | Syria | |
| Year | Hosts | Final Standing | ||||
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| Winners | Runners-up | 3rd Place | 4th Place | |||
| 2005 | Doha | Qatar | Iran | Bahrain | Kuwait | |
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