2002 West Asian Games
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The 2nd West Asian Games
were 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 in Kuwait City
from 3 to 12 April 2002.
The athletes from twelve nations participated nine sports: Aquatics, Athletics, Basketball, Fencing, Football, Gymnastics
, Handball
, Karate and Squash
. Iraq did not participate and no competitions were held for women.
West Asian Games
West Asian Games are a bi-annual multi-sport event held among the athletes from West Asia.At present, WAG are joined by thirteen members namely Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.The West Asian Games were first...
were 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 in Kuwait City
Kuwait City
-Suburbs:Although the districts below are not usually recognized as suburbs, the following is a list of a few areas surrounding Kuwait city:Al-Salam ""السلام"" -Economy:...
from 3 to 12 April 2002.
The athletes from twelve nations participated nine sports: Aquatics, Athletics, Basketball, Fencing, Football, Gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, Handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
, Karate and Squash
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
. Iraq did not participate and no competitions were held for women.
Medal table
| 1 | 31 | 22 | 19 | 72 | |
| 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 26 | |
| 3 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 36 | |
| 4 |  SyriaSyria at the 2002 West Asian Games Syria participated in the 2002 West Asian Games held in Kuwait, Kuwait from April 3 to April 12, 2002.... |
8 | 11 | 19 | 38 |
| 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 70 | 63 | 87 | 220 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|