1997 West Asian Games
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.
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.
Venues
Tehran َAzadi Complex- Azadi Stadium
- Azadi Velodrome
- Azadi Indoor Stadium
- Azadi Swimming Pool Hall
- Azadi Five Halls Complex
- Heidarnia Hall
- * Azadi Basketball Hall
- * Azadi Weightlifting Hall
- * Azadi Volleyball Hall
- * Azadi Wrestling Hall
- * Azadi Women's Hall
- Azadi Shooting Complex
- Azadi Artificial Lake
- Azadi Driving Court
- Azadi Tennis Courts
- Olympic Hotel, Tehran
- Azadi Equestrian Court
- Azadi Karting Court
- Azadi Baseball Court
- Azadi Football Training Pitches
- 13th Rajab Sport Hall
Sports
Participating nations
- Did not participate
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Medal table