Saudi Arabia at the 2014 Asian Games
Saudi Arabia at the 2014 Asian Games | |
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IOC code | KSA |
NOC | Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee |
in Incheon | |
Flag bearer | Sultan Al-Hebshi |
Medals Ranked 19th |
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Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Saudi Arabia participated in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea from 19 September to 4 October 2014.
Asian Games Performance
[edit]Saudi Arabia's delegation received backlash from Human Rights Watch after no woman made it to their roster of athletes. However, they were able to send 199 athletes to the Games.[1]
Yousef Masrahi won gold in the men's 400 m, at a time of 44.46, an Asian Games record.[2] Abdullah Waleed Sharbatly then won the individual jumping title as Saudi Arabia claimed their second gold medal of the Games.[3] They then won their third gold medal courtesy of Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi in the men's shot put.[4] Overall, Saudi Arabia finished 19th overall in the standings with three golds, three silvers, and one bronze.[5]
Medal summary
[edit]Medalists
[edit]Basketball
[edit]Group B
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
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India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 183 | +53 | 5 | 1–1; 1.097 |
Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 222 | 189 | +33 | 5 | 1–1; 1.079 |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 211 | 227 | −16 | 5 | 1–1; 0.846 |
Palestine | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 250 | −70 | 3 |
20 September
14:00 |
Saudi Arabia | 59–89 | Kazakhstan |
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 12–20, 17–25, 13–29 | ||
Pts: M. Al-Muwallad 19 Rebs: Al-Muwallad, Alhwsawi 5 Asts: Kabe 2 |
Pts: Kolesnikov 18 Rebs: Kolesnikov 13 Asts: Sultanov 3 |
Hwaseong Sports Complex, Hwaseong
Referees: Hwang Intae (KOR), Reza Azarafza (IRI), Chen Yu Huang (TPE) |
21 September
16:15 |
India | 67–73 | Saudi Arabia |
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 14–21, 19–19, 21–14 | ||
Pts: Al. Singh, At. Singh 19 Rebs: Bhriguvanshi 11 Asts: Bhriguvanshi 8 |
Pts: Belal 17 Rebs: Almarwani 13 Asts: A. Al-Muwallad 6 |
22 September
14:00 |
Palestine | 71–89 | Saudi Arabia |
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 22–17, 21–29, 10–26 | ||
Pts: Sakakini 26 Rebs: Sakakini 16 Asts: Sakakini 2 |
Pts: M. Al-Muwallad, Alsager 26 Rebs: Almarwani 11 Asts: four players 1 |
Hwaseong Sports Complex, Hwaseong
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Fung Tat Hon Jimmy (HKG), Lee Kyounghwan (KOR) |
Football
[edit]Men
[edit]Preliminary
Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
2 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
4 | Laos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Laos |
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Al-Ghamdi 75' (pen.) Al-Shehri 86' M. Kanabah 90+1' |
Report |
South Korea | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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Kim Seung-dae 12' | Report |
Handball
[edit]Men
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Bahrain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 34 | +49 | 4 | Main round |
2 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 2 | |
3 | Mongolia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 108 | −82 | 0 | Classification round 9–12 |
September 21 10:00 |
Mongolia | – | Saudi Arabia | Seonhak Handball Gymnasium, Incheon |
September 22 12:00 |
Saudi Arabia | – | Bahrain | Seonhak Handball Gymnasium, Incheon |
Rugby Sevens
[edit]Men
[edit]- Repechage
Volleyball
[edit]Men
[edit]Pool B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 247 | 182 | 1.357 |
2 | Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 224 | 224 | 1.000 |
3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 184 | 210 | 0.876 |
4 | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 186 | 225 | 0.827 |
Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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21 Sep | 15:30 | ASG | Japan | – | Saudi Arabia | |||||||
22 Sep | 14:00 | SOG | Kuwait | – | Saudi Arabia | |||||||
26 Sep | 17:30 | ASG | Saudi Arabia | – | Pakistan |
References
[edit]- ^ "UNHCR Web Archive: Saudi Arabia: No Women on Asian Games Team". webarchive.archive.unhcr.org. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ "Asian Games: Day nine of competition". www.insidethegames.biz. 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ "Asian Games: Japanese Teen Wins Tennis Gold, Koreans Set Up Explosive Football Final | Other Sports News". NDTVSports.com. September 30, 2014. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ "Al-Hebshi hands KSA another gold". Saudigazette. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ Newman, Stuart (October 4, 2014). "Asian Games 2014: Day 15 Results, Updated Medal Table and Incheon Schedule". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2024-02-11.