2002 West Asian Games

2nd West Asian Games 2nd West Asian Games logo.jpg 200px Kuwait City, Kuwait 12 69 3 April 2002 12 April 2002 Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah 1997 2005 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. Second West Asian Games https://web.archive.org/web/20131127101533/http://www.westasiangames.com/second_wagf.asp November 27, 2013 . West Asian Games Federation. Retrieved on 2013-04-07. Athletes from twelve nations participated in ten sports. Iraq did not participate and no competitions were held for women. Sports 22em Athletics 17 Basketball 1 Diving 3 Fencing 6 Football 1 Gymnastics 8 Handball 1 Karate 11 Squash 2 Swimming 16 Participating nations 22em BRN 2002 West Asian Games IRI 2002 West Asian Games JOR 2002 West Asian Games KUW 2002 West Asian Games (host) LIB 2002 West Asian Games OMA 2002 West Asian Games PLE 2002 West Asian Games QAT 2002 West Asian Games KSA 2002 West Asian Games SYR 2002 West Asian Games UAE 2002 West Asian Games YEM 2002 West Asian Games Medal table KUW flagIOC2team 2002 West Asian Games 31 22 18 yes 11 7 8 9 11 16 8 11 19 8 9 8 2 1 6 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 References External links Olympic Council of Asia - 2002 West Asian Games Category:West Asian Games West Asian Games, 2002 West Asian Games, 2002 Category:Multi-sport events in Kuwait West Asian Games, 2002 West Asian Games