West Asian Games

The West Asian Games (also known as the WAG) is a multi-sport event held among the athletes from West Asia.

The West Asian Games was first organised in Tehran, Iran and was considered as the first of its kind. The success of the Games led to the creation of the West Asian Games Federation (WAGF) and the intention of hosting the Games every four years. At present, the WAGF comprises 12 member countries, namely Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

The West Asian Games is one of the five subregional Games of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The others are the Central Asian Games, the East Asian Youth Games, the South Asian Games, and the Southeast Asian Games (or SEA Games).

The fourth edition of the West Asian Games was scheduled to take place in Iran in 2014, but was then postponed to 2016. It was eventually cancelled after Iran moved its athletics region from West Asia to Central Asia in September 2015.

List of West Asian Games

All-time West Asian Games medal table

Sports

Basketball

Football

Handball

Volleyball

See also

References

External links

• West Asian Games Federation official website
• 2nd West Asian Games medalists
• 3rd West Asian Games Doha 2005

1. South Asian Games
2. West Asia
3. SEA Games
4. East Asian Games
5. Football at the Asian Games
6. Asian Games
7. Iran men's national volleyball team
8. Iran national under-23 football team
9. West Asian Athletics Championships
10. Basketball at the West Asian Games
11. 2022 Asian Games
12. Football at the SEA Games
13. 2006 Asian Games
14. 2026 Asian Games
15. Asian Beach Games
16. India national football team at the Asian Games
17. Central Asian Games
18. FIBA Asia
19. AFC Asian Cup
20. 2005 West Asian Games