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

Medal table

      Host nation

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kuwait	31	22	19	72
2	Saudi Arabia	11	7	8	26
3	Iran	9	11	16	36
4	Syria	8	11	19	38
5	Qatar	8	9	7	24
6	Jordan	2	1	6	9
7	Lebanon	1	1	1	3
8	United Arab Emirates	0	1	5	6
9	Yemen	0	0	3	3
10	Bahrain	0	0	2	2
11	Oman	0	0	1	1
Total		70	63	87	220

References

External links

• Olympic Council of Asia - 2002 West Asian Games

Events of the Olympic Council of Asia Sports NOCs Mascots Continental Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games Regional Central Asian Games East Asian Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games Defunct Afro-Asian Games2 Asian Indoor Games1 Asian Martial Arts Games1 1 Merged to form Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.2 Inter-continental event involving Asia and Africa.