1997 West Asian Games

1st West Asian Games

Host city	Tehran, Iran
Nations	10
Athletes	850
Events	134 in 11 Sports
Opening	19 November
Closing	28 November
Opened by	President Mohammad Khatami
Torch lighter	Teymour Ghiasi
Main venue	Azadi Stadium
Website	WestAsianGames.com

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.

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

•  Athletics (22) ()
•  Badminton (3) ()
•  Basketball (1) ()
•  Boxing (12) ()
•  Fencing (6) ()
•  Football (1) ()
•  Judo (8) ()
•  Karate (11) ()
•  Shooting (14) ()
•  Swimming (16) ()
•  Table tennis (3) ()
•  Taekwondo (8) ()
•  Tennis (3) ()
•  Weightlifting (10) ()
•  Wrestling (16) ()

Participating nations

•  Iran (host)
•  Jordan
•  Kuwait
•  Kyrgyzstan
•  Lebanon
•  Qatar
•  Syria
•  Tajikistan
•  Turkmenistan
•  Yemen

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Iran)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Iran (IRI)*	63	37	56	156
2	Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)	26	15	16	57
3	Syria (SYR)	16	22	13	51
4	Kuwait (KUW)	15	22	20	57
5	Turkmenistan (TKM)	5	13	30	48
6	Tajikistan (TJK)	3	11	19	33
7	Lebanon (LIB)	2	4	6	12
8	Jordan (JOR)	2	4	4	10
9	Qatar (QAT)	1	5	6	12
10	Yemen (YEM)	1	0	0	1
Totals (10 entries)		134	133	170	437

External links

• Olympic Council of Asia - 1997 West Asian Games