West Asian Athletics Championships

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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  5. ^ "Results from ASIA 2023 – 11". AAA. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  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.