The GCC Games is a regional multi-sport event which involves participants from the Gulf Cooperation Council region.[1][2][3][4][5] The GCC Games, a quadrennial multi-sport event, was established by the union and first held in 2011.[6] There are numerous long-running GCC Championships for individual sports, including: the Gulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championships (first held in 1986; youth section from 2000)[7] football, Archery, athletics, Badminton, sailing,[8] basketball,[9] Swimming, Marathon Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Artistic Swimming,[10] tennis,[11] gymnastics (senior and youth levels),[12][13] weightlifting,[14] futsal,[15] snooker,[16] Cycling (BMX Freestyle, BMX Racing, Road Cycling, Track Cycling), Chess and table tennis.[17] The 3rd edition of the game had to be organized in June 2019, but held in 2022 due to the internal issues between the GCC state countries. The 4th edition has been announced and will happen as per the announced dates. For the first time the games will be organized by the new, young and talented faces of GCC team.
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GCC Games
Edition | Year | Host city | Country | Sports | Competitors | Dates |
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1st | 2011 | Manama | ![]() |
11–22 October | ||
2nd | 2015 | Dammam | ![]() |
12–26 October | ||
3rd | 2022 | Kuwait City | ![]() |
16–21 June | ||
4th | 2026 | Doha | ![]() |
2026 | ||
5th | 2028 | Muscat | ![]() |
GCC Beach Games
- Main Article : GCC Beach Games
Edition | Year | Host city | Country | Sports | Competitors | Dates |
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1 | 2010 | Manama | ![]() |
10–17 October[18] | ||
2 | 2015 | Doha | ![]() |
2–9 April[19] | ||
3 | 2025 | ![]() |
2025 |
GCC Women’s Games
- Main Article : GCC Women’s Games
6th was held in 2019. Bahrain finished with 77 medals, UAE (54), Kuwait (50) Qatar (32), KSA (11) and Oman.[20][21][22][23][24][25]
Edition | Year | Host city | Country | Sports | Competitors | Dates |
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1 | 2008 | Kuwait City | ![]() |
6 | ||
2 | 2011 | Abu Dhabi | ![]() |
6 | March | |
3 | 2013 | Manama | ![]() |
8 | 3-13 March | |
4 | 2015 | Muscat | ![]() |
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5 | 2017 | Doha | ![]() |
7-17 March | ||
6 | 2019 | Kuwait City | ![]() |
11 | 600 | |
7 | 2026 | Doha | ![]() |
2026 |
GCC Youth Games
- Main Article : GCC Youth Games
Edition | Year | Host city | Country | Sports | Competitors | Dates |
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1 | 2024 | Dubai | ![]() |
17 | 1391 | 16 April to 2 May 2024 |
t edition held in Bahrain in 2010, this year’s GCC Beach Games will be staged in Doha’s state-of-the-art facilities and iconic landmarks over an action-packed eight day sporting spectacle.
- 1- 2010 Bahrain
- 2- 2015 Qatar
West Asian Para Games
- Main Article : West Asian Para Games
https://asianparalympic.org/sub-regional-games/
https://www.paralympic.org/news/asian-para-games-spots-line-west-asia-championships
Edition | Year | Host | Dates | Sports |
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1 | 2017 | ![]() |
Feb 18–24 | 5 |
2 | 2019 | ![]() |
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3 | 2022 | ![]() |
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4 | 2024 | ![]() |
2017 Sports : Football, Basketball, Table Tennis, Powerlifting, Athletics.
The second West Asian Para Games is taking place in Amman between the 15 – 22 September. Six countries will compete in the wheelchair basketball competition, Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Jordan. The teams will be split across two pools and will play a round robin followed by knockout phase.
3rd West Asia Para Games which takes place in Bahrain between 20 – 25 February.
4th West Asian Para Games will take place in Sharjah, UAE between 27 January – 3 February 2024.
2017 Medal table
Rank | Nations | Gold | Sliver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
20 | 20 | 7 | 47 |
2 | ![]() |
19 | 19 | 21 | 59 |
3 | ![]() |
14 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
4 | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
5 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
7 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
8 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
9 | ![]() |
2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
10 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
11 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
12 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 86 | 76 | 71 | 233 |
- https://westasia-para.org/?p=2250
- https://team-thomas.org/_erg17/WestAsianGames/
- https://westasia-para.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9.jpg
- https://www.ibsasport.org/calendar/699/1st-west-asia-para-games---khorfakkan-2017
See also
- GCC Women's Games
- GCC Beach Games
- GCC Youth Games
- Pan Arab Games
- Pan Arab University Games
- Pan Arab Schools Games
- African Games
- African Beach Games
- Asian Games
- West Asian Para Games
- Arab Women Sports Tournament (AWST) - 5th was held in 2020.
- Gulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championships
- Gulf Cooperation Council Youth Athletics Championships
- Arab Athletics Championships
References
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- ^ "2015 2nd Gulf Cooperation Council Games IO Report". World Anti-Doping Agency.
- ^ "World Rowing - 2015 GCC Beach Games Event Information". World Rowing.
- ^ "Asia – GCC Games Handball Livescore | 2015". www.scorespro.com.
- ^ "Second GCC Beach Games 2015 - A success story". www.sail-world.com.
- ^ Sambridge, Andy (2011-04-07). Bahrain to host first GCC Games in October. Arabian Business. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
- ^ Gulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
- ^ 6th GCC Sailing Championships 2014, Qatar Archived 2016-05-23 at the Wayback Machine. Icarus Sailing Media. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
- ^ GCC 3x3 Basketball championship to conclude on Saturday Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Qatar Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
- ^ Swimmers sparkle in GCC Championships Archived 16 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Qatar Olympic Committee (2013-04-14). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
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- ^ Qatar top ’em all at GCC Championships Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Doha Stadium Plus Qatar (2014-02-26). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
- ^ Oman’s Suhail al Kulaibi walks and lifts his way to glory. International Weightlifting Federation (2012-02-26). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
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- ^ UAE extend lease over GCC title. UAE Interact (2005-01-03). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
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- ^ "Oman Handball Association". Oman Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Oman Handball Association". Oman Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Saudi women make history at sixth GCC Women's Games". Arab News. November 4, 2019.
- ^ Al-Khalifa, Hussa K; Al-Khalifa, Dwa (March 12, 2021). "'We're all in this together': Perspectives from within the Gulf Cooperation Council Women's Games". International Review for the Sociology of Sport. 57 (2): 201–216. doi:10.1177/1012690221999803.
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- ^ "GCC Women's Games scraps football tournament - Official Website of the Chinese Olympic Committee". en.olympic.cn.
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