West Asian Athletics Championships

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

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Seniors

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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
  1. 2022 West Asian U20 Athletics Championships
  1. 2013 West Asian U18 Athletics Championships

Participating nations

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Medals (2010-2024)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Bahrain capture West Asian title". West Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  2. ^ "2024 Doha Diamond League Results". World Athletics.
  3. ^ https://www.athleticspodium.com/champs/west-asian-champs
  4. ^ Ashok Purohit (11 July 2018). "Al Harthi Becomes First Omani to Break Ten-Second Barrier". albawaba.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
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