West Asian Athletics Championships

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West Asian Athletics Championships are an athletics event organised by the West Asian Athletics Association (WAAA) and contested by 13 nations of Western Asia. The inaugural event took place in 2010 in Aleppo, Syria.[1] The competition was organized after the discontinuation of the West Asian Games.

In 2024, some of the West Asian Championships events were held during the 2024 Doha Diamond League.[2]

Editions

Seniors

Edition Year City Country Date Events Nations Top of the
medal table
1 2010 Aleppo  Syria 18–20 September 46 12  Bahrain
2 2012 Dubai  United Arab Emirates 12–15 December 45 12  Iran
3 2018 Amman  Jordan 8–11 July 44 10  Bahrain
4 2023 Doha  Qatar 26–29 April 42 12  Qatar
5 2024 Basra  Iraq 29 May – 1 June 45 10  Iran

U20

  1. 2022 West Asian U20 Athletics Championships

U18

  1. 2013 West Asian U18 Athletics Championships

Participating nations

Medals (2010-2024)

Source:[3]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Iran (IRI)464019105
2 Bahrain (BHR)40201676
3 Qatar (QAT)28161559
4 Iraq (IRQ)25283790
5 Kuwait (KUW)20212364
6 Oman (OMA)13111438
7 Lebanon (LBN)11221548
8 Jordan (JOR)1171331
9 United Arab Emirates (UAE)10161440
10 Syria (SYR)10141337
11 Saudi Arabia (KSA)712726
12 Yemen (YEM)1102
13 Palestine (PLE)0022
Totals (13 entries)222208188618

Medals by Editions

Number Events Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 - 2010 46 46 46 48 140
2 - 2012 45 45 40 32 117
3 - 2018 44 44 34 27 105
4 - 2023 42 42 42 41 125
5 - 2024 45 45 46 40 131
Total 222 222 208 188 618

Championships records

Men

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
100 m 9.97 (+1.7 m/s) Barakat Al-Harthi  Oman 9 July 2018 2018 Championships Amman, Jordan [4]
200 m 20.62 (0.0 m/s) Abdulaziz Abdou Atafi  Saudi Arabia 1 June 2024 2024 Championships Basra, Iraq [5]
400 m 45.40 Ammar Ismail Yahiya Ibrahim  Qatar 30 May 2024 2024 Championships Basra, Iraq [6]
800 m
1500 m
5000 m
10000 m
110 m hurdles 13.67 (+1.5 m/s) Yacoub Mohamed Al-Yohal  Kuwait 26 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [7]
400 m hurdles 49.94 Ismail Daoudi Abakar  Qatar 28 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [8]
High jump
Pole vault 5.21 m Ameer Subeih Sehioud  Iraq 31 May 2024 2024 Championships Basra, Iraq [9]
Shot put 20.65 m Abdelrahman Mahmoud  Bahrain 27 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [10]
Javelin throw 75.10 m Ali Essa Abdulghani  Saudi Arabia 29 May 2024 2024 Championships Basra, Iraq [11]
10000m walk (track) 46:55.00 Hamid Reza Zouravand  Iran 29 May 2024 2024 Championships Basra, Iraq [12]
4 × 100 m relay 39.43 B .M. Al-Harthi
A. A. Al-Baloushi
R. H. Al-Asimi
M. O. Al-Saadi
 Oman 29 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [13]
4 × 400 m relay

Women

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
100 m
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
5000 m 16:01.80 Bontu Edao Rebitu  Bahrain 28 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [14]
10000 m
High jump 1.77 m Mariyam Abd.Abdulhameed  Iraq 31 May 2024 2024 Championships Basra, Iraq [15]
Pole vault 3.80 m Mahsa Mirzatabibi  Iran 29 May 2024 2024 Championships Basra, Iraq [16]
Long jump 6.22 m NWI Reyhaneh Mobini Arani  Iran 30 May 2024 2024 Championships Basra, Iraq [17]
Triple jump 12.82 m NWI Maryam Kazemi  Iran 1 June 2024 2024 Championships Basra, Iraq [18]
Discus throw 49.42 m Mahla Mahrooghi  Iran 1 June 2024 2024 Championships Basra, Iraq [19]
Hammer throw 56.52 m Melika Norouzi Ashgar  Iran 30 May 2024 2024 Championships Basra, Iraq [20]
Javelin throw 50.57 m Mana Hosseini  Iran 31 May 2024 2024 Championships Basra, Iraq [21]
Heptathlon 5249 pts Fatemeh Mohitizadeh  Iran 31 May–1 June 2024 2024 Championships Basra, Iraq [22]
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
14.13 (+0.2 m/s) 1.71 m 11.04 m 25.89 (0.0 m/s) 5.48 NWI 35.57 m 2:26.27
5000 metres race walk (track) 27:39.00 Fatemeh Zahra Ghalenoui  Iran 30 May 2024 2024 Championships Basra, Iraq [23]
4 × 100 m relay
4 × 400 m relay

Mixed

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
4 × 400 m relay 3:27.12 M. A. Chunchun
S. F. Abboud
T. H. Yaseen
B. M. Mahmoud
 Iraq 29 May 2024 2024 Championships Basra, Iraq [24]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "2024 Doha Diamond League Results". World Athletics.
  3. ^ https://www.athleticspodium.com/champs/west-asian-champs
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