| Event: | Athletics |
| Games: | 2005 West Asian Games |
| Venue: | Khalifa International Stadium |
| Date: | 7–9 December 2005 |
| Prev: | 2002 Kuwait City |
| Next: | 2010 Aleppo |
At the 2005 West Asian Games, the athletics events were held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar.[1] Contested over three days, from 7 to 9 December, it was the first time that women were allowed to compete in athletics events at the Games. A total of 28 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 5 by female athletes. The event was seen as a test event for the Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games, which Doha hosted the following year.[2] [3]
The competition featured some high level performances by a handful of elite athletes: former World Youth champions Belal Mansoor Ali and Yahya Al-Ghahes won the 1500 metres and 100 metres, respectively, while world silver medallist Mubarak Hassan Shami claimed the half marathon title. On the women's side, 2004 Olympian Ruqaya Al-Ghasra won the women's 100 m. In spite of this, many events featured only a small number of athletes and the overall standard of competition was relatively low.[4] [5]
Host nation Qatar topped the medal table with eleven gold medals, ten silver medals and six bronze medal. Their tally was greatly buoyed by the performances of former Kenya distance runners, including event winners Gamal Belal Salem, Majed Saeed Sultan and Musa Amer Obaid. Kuwait had the second highest number of golds with five, while Iran had the second greatest overall haul (13 medals; four golds). Of the nations competing at the games, only Lebanon and Yemen did not win medals in the athletics.
It was later revealed that 3000 metres steeplechase bronze medalist Mohammed Khassaf of Iraq and 200 metres and women's relay gold medallist Munira Saleh failed drugs test at the event and were banned.[6]
| 100 m | 10.39 | 10.53 | 10.53 | ||||
| 200 m | 21.31 | 21.39 | 21.51 | ||||
| 400 m | 47.58 | 48.32 | 49.14 | ||||
| 800 m | 1:46.86 GR | 1:47.07 | 1:48.22 | ||||
| 1500 m | 3:40.84 GR | 3:41.45 | 3:43.08 | ||||
| 5000 m | 13:33.07 GR | 13:35.12 | 14:39.17 | ||||
| 10000 m | 28:40.99 GR | 28:44.57 | 31:34.57 | ||||
| 110 m hurdles | 14.14 GR | 14.42 | None awarded | ||||
| 400 m hurdles | 50.37 | 51.96 | 52.11 | ||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:19.46 GR | 8:33.03 | 8:59.44 | ||||
| 4×100 m relay | Mohammad Al-Anzi Humoud Al-Saad Eisa Al-Youhah Jarah Al-Khadher | 40.48 | Fahad Al-Jabri Juma Al-Jabri Musabah Al-Masoudi Hamoud Al-Dalhami | 40.73 | Abdulla Al-Hamad Khalid Al-Obaidli Saad Al-Shahwani Al-Waleed Abdulla | 40.85 | |
| 4×400 m relay | Mubarak Al-Nubi Yaser Omar El-Haj Hamed Kefah Al-Dosari Majed Saeed Sultan | 3:09.81 | Younes Hawsawi Mohammed Daak Mohammed Shaween Bandar Sharahili | 3:14.36 | Jasim Al-Junaibi Khalid Faraj Saud Abdelkarim Ali Shirook | 3:18.81 | |
| Half marathon | 1:02:21 GR | 1:03:00 | 1:12:06 | ||||
| 20 km walk | 1:33:04 GR | 1:34:15 | 1:35:11 | ||||
| High jump | 2.16 GR | 2.16 | 2.13 | ||||
| Pole vault | 5.00 GR | 5.00 =GR | 4.80 | ||||
| Long jump | 7.50 | 7.48 | 7.37 | ||||
| Triple jump | 16.48 GR | 16.30 | 15.90 | ||||
| Shot put | 17.54 | 17.25 | 16.58 | ||||
| Discus throw | 63.63 GR | 60.11 | 57.93 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 76.25 GR | 65.07 | 63.27 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 71.73 GR | 70.29 | 69.59 | ||||
| Decathlon | 6445 | 5660 | 4468 |
| 100 m | 12.28 | 12.33 | 12.34 | ||||
| 200 m | 24.66 GR | 25.25 | 25.26 | ||||
| 4×100 m relay | Padideh Bolourizadeh Melani Artoun Zahra Nabizadeh Nafiseh Mataei | 50.97 GR | Huda Al-Kharusi Abeer Al-Jabri Umaima Al-Hinai Hanan Al-Harrasi | 52.76 | Hanan Al-Khamis Reem Al-Awadhi Danah Haidar Danah Al-Nasrallah | 1:00:78 | |
| High jump | 1.70 GR | 1.35 | 1.30 | ||||
| Long jump | 5.82 GR | 5.76 | 5.70 |