West Asian Athletics Championships

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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.

Editions[edit]

Edition Year City Country Date Venue Events Nations Top of the
medal table
1 2010 Aleppo  Syria 18–20 September  Bahrain
2 2012 Dubai  United Arab Emirates 12–15 December  Iran
3 2018 Amman  Jordan 8–11 July  Bahrain
4 2023 Doha  Qatar 26–29 April Suheim bin Hamad Stadium 12  Qatar

Participating nations[edit]

Championships records[edit]

Men[edit]

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
100 m
200 m
400 m
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 [2]
400 m hurdles 49.94 Ismail Daoudi Abakar  Qatar 28 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [3]
High jump
Pole vault 5.20 m Seifeldin Abdelsalam Hemeida  Qatar 28 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [4]
Shot put 20.65 m Abdelrahman Mahmoud  Bahrain 27 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [5]
Javelin throw
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 [6]
4 × 400 m relay

Women[edit]

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 [7]
10000 m
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump 5.89 m (+0.9 m/s) Fatima Mubarak  Bahrain 27 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [8]
Discus throw
Hammer throw 47.95 m Marwa Qais Marhoun  Iraq 27 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [9]
Javelin throw
4 × 100 m relay

Mixed[edit]

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
4 × 400 m relay 3:32.44 J. W. Al-Mas
M. F. Jaber
A. Al-Roumi
Mudhawi Al-Shammari
 Kuwait 26 April 2023 2023 Championships Doha, Qatar [10]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bahrain capture West Asian title". West Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Results from ASIA 2023 – 11". AAA. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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  6. ^ "Results from ASIA 2023 – 11". AAA. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Results from ASIA 2023 – 11". AAA. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Results from ASIA 2023 – 11". AAA. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Results from ASIA 2023 – 11". AAA. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Results from ASIA 2023 – 11". AAA. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.