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{{Short description|Multi-sport event held in Tehran}}
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| Name = 1st West Asian Games
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| name = 1st West Asian Games
| Host City = [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
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| events = 134 in 15 Sports
| Officially opened by = [[Ali Khamenei]]
| opening = 19 November
| Athlete's Oath =
| closing = 28 November
| opened_by = [[President of Iran|President]] [[Mohammad Khatami]]
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The '''1st [[West Asian Games]]''' was held from 19 to 28 November 1997 in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] and had around 850 athletes and 236 team officials participating from 10 countries in 11 sports. Initially only men were allowed to participate.
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The '''1st [[West Asian Games]]''' was held from 19 to 28 November 1997 in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] and had around 850 athletes and 236 team officials participating from 10 countries in 15 sports. Initially only men were allowed to participate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oca.asia/games/74-iran-1997.html |title=OCA - Iran 1997 |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=[[Olympic Council of Asia]]}}</ref>


The nations that participated were: [[Iran]], [[Jordan]], [[Kuwait]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Lebanon]], [[Qatar]], [[Syria]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Turkmenistan]] and [[Yemen]].
The nations that participated were: [[Iran]], [[Jordan]], [[Kuwait]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Lebanon]], [[Qatar]], [[Syria]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Turkmenistan]] and [[Yemen]].


The official sports programme contained [[Track and field athletics|Athletics]], [[Aquatic sports|Aquatics]], [[Badminton]], [[Basketball]], [[Boxing]], [[Fencing]], [[Football (soccer)|Football]], [[Judo]], [[Karate]], [[Shooting]], [[Table Tennis]], [[Taekwondo]], [[Tennis]], [[Olympic weightlifting|Weightlifting]] and [[Wrestling]].
The official sports programme contained [[sport of athletics|athletics]], [[aquatic sports|aquatics]], [[badminton]], [[basketball]], [[boxing]], [[fencing]], [[association football|football]], [[judo]], [[karate]], [[shooting sports|shooting]], [[table tennis]], [[taekwondo]], [[tennis]], [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifting]], and [[amateur wrestling|wrestling]].

==Sports==
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*{{GamesSport|Badminton|Events=3}}
*{{GamesSport|Basketball|Events=1}}
*{{GamesSport|Boxing|Events=12}}
*{{GamesSport|Fencing|Events=6}}
*{{GamesSport|Football|Events=1}}
*{{GamesSport|Judo|Events=8}}
*{{GamesSport|Karate|Events=11}}
*{{GamesSport|Shooting|Events=14}}
*{{GamesSport|Swimming|Events=16}}
*{{GamesSport|Table tennis|Events=3}}
*{{GamesSport|Taekwondo|Events=8}}
*{{GamesSport|Tennis|Events=3}}
*{{GamesSport|Weightlifting|Events=10}}
*{{GamesSport|Wrestling|Events=16}}
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==Participating nations==

*{{flagIOC2|IRN|1997 West Asian Games}} ('''host''')
*{{flagIOC2|JOR|1997 West Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|KUW|1997 West Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|KGZ|1997 West Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|LBN|1997 West Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|QAT|1997 West Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|SYR|1997 West Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|TJK|1997 West Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|TKM|1997 West Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|YEM|1997 West Asian Games}}


==Medal table==
==Medal table==
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| gold_TKM = 5 | silver_TKM = 13 | bronze_TKM = 30
| gold_TKM = 5 | silver_TKM = 13 | bronze_TKM = 30
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==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:1990s in Tehran]]
[[Category:November 1997 sports events]]
[[Category:November 1997 sports events in Asia]]


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Latest revision as of 08:42, 15 November 2024

1st West Asian Games
Host cityTehran, Iran
Nations10
Athletes850
Events134 in 15 Sports
Opening19 November
Closing28 November
Opened byPresident Mohammad Khatami
Torch lighterTeymour Ghiasi
Main venueAzadi Stadium
WebsiteWestAsianGames.com
2002 →

The 1st West Asian Games was held from 19 to 28 November 1997 in Tehran, Iran and had around 850 athletes and 236 team officials participating from 10 countries in 15 sports. Initially only men were allowed to participate.[1]

The nations that participated were: Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Yemen.

The official sports programme contained athletics, aquatics, badminton, basketball, boxing, fencing, football, judo, karate, shooting, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, weightlifting, and wrestling.

Sports

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Participating nations

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Iran)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Iran (IRI)*633756156
2 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)26151657
3 Syria (SYR)16221351
4 Kuwait (KUW)15222057
5 Turkmenistan (TKM)5133048
6 Tajikistan (TJK)3111933
7 Lebanon (LIB)24612
8 Jordan (JOR)24410
9 Qatar (QAT)15612
10 Yemen (YEM)1001
Totals (10 entries)134133170437

References

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  1. ^ "OCA - Iran 1997". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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