2005 West Asian Games

The 3rd West Asian Games were to be held from 7 to 17 April 2003 in Damascus, Syria. However, they were postponed and then cancelled. On 4 April 2002 the West Asian Games Federation decided that the Games would be held every four years, instead of two, namely one year before the Asian Games.

The Third West Asian Games was held from the 1st to 10 December 2005 in Doha, Qatar and involved over 1,200 athletes from 13 nations participating in 11 sports. Women participated in the West Asian Games for the first time.

Sports

Participating nations

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Qatar (QAT)	28	19	20	67
2	Kuwait (KUW)	25	15	18	58
3	Iran (IRI)	20	25	16	61
4	Syria (SYR)	20	13	17	50
5	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	7	9	6	22
6	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	4	9	13	26
7	Lebanon (LIB)	4	4	3	11
8	Jordan (JOR)	3	12	10	25
9	Bahrain (BRN)	3	2	2	7
10	Iraq (IRQ)	2	1	7	10
11	Yemen (YEM)	2	1	0	3
12	Oman (OMA)	0	5	5	10
Total		118	115	117	350

Changes in medal standings

Four players who took part in the third West Asian Games have tested positive for taking steroids.^[1]

Sport	Event	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase	Iraq			–1	–1
		Saudi Arabia			+1	+1
Athletics	Women's 200 m	Syria		–1		–1
		Jordan		+1	–1	0
		Iraq			+1	+1
Athletics	Women's 4×100 m relay	Syria	–1			–1
		Iran	+1	–1		0
		Oman		+1	–1	0
		Kuwait			+1	+1
Swimming	Men's 100 m butterfly	Iran			–1	–1
		Kuwait			+1	+1
Swimming	Men's 200 m butterfly	Iran			–1	–1
		Syria			+1	+1

References

• Olympic Council of Asia - 2005 West Asian Games
• Medal table

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.