Host city Doha, Qatar Athletes participating 1200 | Nations participating 13 Events 117 in 11 sports | |
Officially opened by Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani | ||
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 1st to 10 December 2005 in Doha, Qatar and involved over 1,200 athletes from 13 nations participating in 11 sports. Women participated in the West Asian Games for the first time.
Changes in medal standings
Four players who took part in the third West Asian Games have tested positive for taking steroids.
References
2005 West Asian Games Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA