1997 West Asian Games
| Host city | Tehran, Iran |
|---|---|
| Nations participating | 10 |
| Athletes participating | 850 |
| Events | 134 in 11 Sports |
| Opening ceremony | 19 November |
| Closing ceremony | 28 November |
| Officially opened by | President Mohammad Khatami |
| Torch lighter | Teymour Ghiasi |
| Main venue | Azadi Stadium |
| Website | WestAsianGames.com |
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 11 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.
Sports[]
Athletics (22) ()
Badminton (3) ()
Basketball (1) ()
Boxing (12) ()
Fencing (6) ()
Football (1) ()
Judo (8) ()
Karate (11) ()
Shooting (14) ()
Swimming (16) ()
Table tennis (3) ()
Taekwondo (8) ()
Tennis (3) ()
Weightlifting (10) ()
Wrestling (16) ()
Participating nations[]
Medal table[]
* Host nation (Iran)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran (IRI)* | 63 | 37 | 56 | 156 |
| 2 |  (KGZ) | 26 | 15 | 16 | 57 |
| 3 |  Syria (SYR) | 16 | 22 | 13 | 51 |
| 4 |  (KUW) | 15 | 22 | 20 | 57 |
| 5 |  (TKM) | 5 | 13 | 30 | 48 |
| 6 |  (TJK) | 3 | 11 | 19 | 33 |
| 7 |  (LIB) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 |  (JOR) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 |  (QAT) | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 10 |  (YEM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (10 nations) | 134 | 133 | 170 | 437 | |
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