2005 West Asian Games

Asian Games 3rd West Asian Games 3rd West Asian Games logo Doha, Qatar 13 1200 117 in 11 sports 1 December 10 December Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Suheim bin Hamad Stadium 2002 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 1 to 10 December 2005 in Doha, Qatar as test event for the 2006 Asian Games and involved over 1,200 athletes from 13 nations participating in 11 sports.http://www.igbs.tv/missions/15th-asian-games-doha-2006/ 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 2019-03-04 2019-02-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20190219130342/http://www.igbs.tv/missions/15th-asian-games-doha-2006/ dead Women participated in the West Asian Games for the first time. Venues Venues Qatar SC - Opening and closing ceremonies, Football, Basketball Hamad Aquatic Centre - Aquatics (Swimming and Diving) Khalifa International Stadium - Athletics Qatar Bowling Centre - Bowling Al-Arabi Sports Club - Gymnastics and Fencing Al-Gharrafa Sports Club - Football, Handball Al-Rayyan Sports Club - Football, Volleyball Al-Duhail Shooting Range - Shooting Al-Sadd Sports Club - Weightlifting Sports 22em Aquatics Diving 5 Swimming 29 Athletics 28 Basketball 1 Bowling 8 Fencing 3 Football 1 Gymnastics 8 Handball 1 Shooting 24 Volleyball 1 Weightlifting 8 Participating nations 22em BRN 2005 West Asian Games IRI 2005 West Asian Games IRQ 2005 West Asian Games JOR 2005 West Asian Games KUW 2005 West Asian Games LIB 2005 West Asian Games OMA 2005 West Asian Games PLE 2005 West Asian Games QAT 2005 West Asian Games KSA 2005 West Asian Games SYR 2005 West Asian Games UAE 2005 West Asian Games YEM 2005 West Asian Games Medal table QAT flagIOC2team 2005 West Asian Games 28 19 20 yes 25 15 18 20 25 16 20 13 17 7 9 6 4 9 13 4 4 3 3 12 10 3 2 2 2 1 7 2 1 0 0 5 5 Changes in medal standings Four players who took part in the third West Asian Games have tested positive for taking steroids.Doping spoils West Asian games SportEventNationGoldSilverBronzeTotalAthleticsMen's 3000 m steeplechaseIRQ 2005 West Asian Games –1 –1KSA 2005 West Asian Games +1 +1AthleticsWomen's 200 mSYR 2005 West Asian Games –1 –1JOR 2005 West Asian Games +1 –1 0IRQ 2005 West Asian Games +1 +1AthleticsWomen's 4×100 m relaySYR 2005 West Asian Games –1 –1IRI 2005 West Asian Games +1 –1 0OMA 2005 West Asian Games +1 –1 0KUW 2005 West Asian Games +1 +1SwimmingMen's 100 m butterflyIRI 2005 West Asian Games –1 –1KUW 2005 West Asian Games +1 +1SwimmingMen's 200 m butterflyIRI 2005 West Asian Games –1 –1SYR 2005 West Asian Games +1 +1 See also 2006 Asian Games 2011 Pan Arab Games References External links Olympic Council of Asia - 2005 West Asian Games Medal table Category:West Asian Games West Asian Games, 2005 Category:International sports competitions hosted by Qatar Category:Multi-sport events in Qatar Category:21st century in Doha