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Doha 2005

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. The Iraqi National football team won the men's football tournament after beating Syria in a penalty shootout after the game finished 2-2 after extra time. Iraq goalkeeper Noor Sabri was the hero.

3rd West Asian Games Doha 2005

Opening Ceremony

01 Dec 2005

Closing Ceremony

10 Dec 2005

Host City

Doha

Country

Qatar

Nations Participating

Athletes

1200

Events

116

Sports

Sports/Disciplines

Participating NOCs

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

Sports / Disciplines

Aquatics

Diving

ADV

Swimming

ASW

Athletics

Basketball

Bowling

Fencing

Football

Gymnastics

Handball

Shooting

Volleyball

Weightlifting

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