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The 3rd West Asian Games were to be held from 7 to 17 April 2003 in Damascus, Syria. However, they were postponed and then cancelled. On 4 April 2002 the West Asian Games Federation decided that the Games would be held every four years, instead of two, namely one year before the Asian Games.

The Third West Asian Games was held from the 1 to 10 December 2005 in Doha, Qatar as test event for the 2006 Asian Games and involved over 1,200 athletes from 13 nations participating in 11 sports. Women participated in the West Asian Games for the first time.

Venues

• Qatar SC - Opening and closing ceremonies, Football, Basketball
• Hamad Aquatic Centre - Aquatics (Swimming and Diving)
• Khalifa International Stadium - Athletics
• Qatar Bowling Centre - Bowling
• Al-Arabi Sports Club - Gymnastics and Fencing
• Al-Gharrafa Sports Club - Football, Handball
• Al-Rayyan Sports Club - Football, Volleyball
• Al-Duhail Shooting Range - Shooting
• Al-Sadd Sports Club - Weightlifting

Sports

• Aquatics
  •  Diving (5) (details)
  •  Swimming (29) (details)
•  Athletics (28) (details)
•  Basketball (1) (details)
•  Bowling (8) (details)
•  Fencing (3) (details)
•  Football (1) (details)
•  Gymnastics (8) (details)
•  Handball (1) (details)
•  Shooting (24) (details)
•  Volleyball (1) (details)
•  Weightlifting (8) (details)

Participating nations

•  Bahrain
•  Iran
•  Iraq
•  Jordan
•  Kuwait
•  Lebanon
•  Oman
•  Palestine
•  Qatar
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Syria
•  United Arab Emirates
•  Yemen

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Qatar)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Qatar (QAT)*	28	19	20	67
2	Kuwait (KUW)	25	15	18	58
3	Iran (IRI)	20	25	16	61
4	Syria (SYR)	20	13	17	50
5	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	7	9	6	22
6	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	4	9	13	26
7	Lebanon (LIB)	4	4	3	11
8	Jordan (JOR)	3	12	10	25
9	Bahrain (BRN)	3	2	2	7
10	Iraq (IRQ)	2	1	7	10
11	Yemen (YEM)	2	1	0	3
12	Oman (OMA)	0	5	5	10
Totals (12 entries)		118	115	117	350

Changes in medal standings

Four players who took part in the third West Asian Games have tested positive for taking steroids.

Sport	Event	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase	Iraq			–1	–1
		Saudi Arabia			+1	+1
Athletics	Women's 200 m	Syria		–1		–1
		Jordan		+1	–1	0
		Iraq			+1	+1
Athletics	Women's 4×100 m relay	Syria	–1			–1
		Iran	+1	–1		0
		Oman		+1	–1	0
		Kuwait			+1	+1
Swimming	Men's 100 m butterfly	Iran			–1	–1
		Kuwait			+1	+1
Swimming	Men's 200 m butterfly	Iran			–1	–1
		Syria			+1	+1

See also

• 2006 Asian Games
• 2011 Pan Arab Games

References

1. "15th Asian Games Doha 2006". Archived from the original on 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
2. Venues
3. Doping spoils West Asian games

External links

• Olympic Council of Asia - 2005 West Asian Games
• Medal table

• 2005 West Asian Games
• West Asian Games
• 2005 in Qatari sport
• International sports competitions hosted by Qatar
• Multi-sport events in Qatar
• 21st century in Doha