2002 West Asian Games

2nd West Asian Games
Host city Kuwait City, Kuwait
Nations participating 12
Events 69
Officially opened by Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

The 2002 West Asian Games was the second edition of the multi-sport event for countries in West Asia and was held in Kuwait City from 3 to 12 April 2002.

The competition was initially expected to be organised in Qatar in 1999, but due to unforeseen circumstances, the Games were not held. The Games were then expected to be held in Lebanon in 2001, but were then cancelled and relocated to Kuwait. The 2nd West Asian Games were expected to be held from 20 to 30 October 2001, but due to armed conflicts in the region, they had to be postponed. Finally, the 2nd West Asian Games were held the following year in Kuwait City.[1]

The athletes from twelve nations participated ten sports. Iraq did not participate and no competitions were held for women.

Sports

Participating nations

  • Bahrain
  • Iran
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Oman

  • Palestine
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Yemen

Medal table

      Host nation

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Kuwait31221972
2 Saudi Arabia117826
3 Iran9111636
4Syria Syria8111938
5 Qatar89724
6 Jordan2169
7 Lebanon1113
8 United Arab Emirates0156
9 Yemen0033
10 Bahrain0022
11 Oman0011
Total706387220

References

  1. Second West Asian Games. West Asian Games Federation. Retrieved on 2013-04-07.

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