The GCC Games is a regional multi-sport event which involves participants from the Gulf Cooperation Council region. The GCC Games, a quadrennial multi-sport event, was established by the union and first held in 2011. 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) football, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, sailing, basketball, Swimming, Marathon Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Artistic Swimming, tennis, gymnastics (senior and youth levels), weightlifting, futsal, snooker, Cycling (BMX Freestyle, BMX Racing, Road Cycling, Track Cycling), Chess and table tennis. 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.

GCC Games

GCC Beach Games

Main Article : GCC Beach Games

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.

GCC Games

GCC Youth Games

Main Article : GCC Youth Games

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

GCC Games

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

GCC Games

2017 Sports : Football, Basketball, Table Tennis, Powerlifting, Athletics.

The second West Asian Para Games is taking place in Amman between the 15th – 22nd 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

https://westasia-para.org/?p=2250

https://team-thomas.org/_erg17/WestAsianGames/

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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

GCC Games

Gulf Cooperation Council

Sport in the Middle East