Qatar at the World Games

Qatar competed at several editions of the World Games.

Qatar at the
World Games
IOC codeQAT
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
4
World Games appearances (overview)
  • 1981
  • 1985
  • 1989
  • 1993
  • 1997
  • 2001
  • 2005
  • 2009
  • 2013
  • 2017
  • 2022

History

In 2005, Qatar won its first medal at the World Games in Duisburg, Germany and both medals were won in bodybuilding. In 2009, Kamal Abdulsalam Abdulrahman won a medal in bodybuilding at the 2009 World Games but he was stripped of his medal in 2011 after testing positive for a banned substance.[1] Eight years later, at the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland, Qatar won a bronze medal in beach handball.[2][3] At the 2022 World Games, the country won the silver medal in the men's beach handball tournament.[4][5]

Medal count

GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Germany 2005 Duisburg1102
Chinese Taipei 2009 Kaohsiung0000
Poland 2017 Wrocław0011
United States 2022 Birmingham0101
Totals (4 entries)1214

References

  1. "2009 Kaohsiung: Doping Violations". International World Games Association. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  2. "Beach Handball Results Book" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. Winters, Max (29 July 2017). "Brazil secure double beach handball gold at Wrocław 2017". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. Berkeley, Geoff (15 July 2022). "Jonsson wins all-Swedish archery final at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. "Beach Handball Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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