Saudi Arabia at the 2014 Asian Games

Saudi Arabia participated in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea from 19 September to 4 October 2014.

Saudi Arabia at the
2014 Asian Games
IOC codeKSA
NOCSaudi Arabian Olympic Committee
in Incheon
Flag bearer Sultan Al-Hebshi
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
7
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Asian Games Performance

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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

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Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event
  Gold Yousef Ahmed Masrahi Athletics Men's 400 metres
  Gold Sultan Al-Hebshi Athletics Men's shot put
  Gold Abdullah Al-Sharbatly Equestrian Individual jumping
  Silver Fahhad Mohammed Al-Subaie Athletics Men's 200 metres
  Silver Faisal Al-Shalan
Abdulrahman Al-Rajhi
Salman Al-Maqadi
Abdullah Al-Sharbatly
Equestrian Team jumping
  Silver Abdullah Al-Harbi Karate Men's kumite 55 kg
  Bronze Ismaeel Mohammed Al-Subiani
Ahmed Yahya Al-Khayri
Mohammed Ali Al-Bishi
Yousef Ahmed Masrahi
Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

Basketball

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Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
  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
Samsan World Gymnasium, Incheon
Referees: Liang Bin (CHN), Lei Si Man (MAC), Hsieh Wen Wei (TPE)
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

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Preliminary

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: RSSSF
Saudi Arabia  3–0  Laos
Al-Ghamdi   75' (pen.)
Al-Shehri   86'
M. Kanabah   90+1'
Report
South Korea  1–0  Saudi Arabia
Kim Seung-dae   12' Report

Malaysia  v  Saudi Arabia

Handball

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: Results
September 21
10:00
Mongolia     Saudi Arabia Seonhak Handball Gymnasium, Incheon

September 22
12:00
Saudi Arabia     Bahrain Seonhak Handball Gymnasium, Incheon

Rugby Sevens

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Repechage

Volleyball

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Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
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
Source: Results
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
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

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  1. ^ "UNHCR Web Archive: Saudi Arabia: No Women on Asian Games Team". webarchive.archive.unhcr.org. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  2. ^ "Asian Games: Day nine of competition". www.insidethegames.biz. 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Al-Hebshi hands KSA another gold". Saudigazette. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  5. ^ Newman, Stuart (October 4, 2014). "Asian Games 2014: Day 15 Results, Updated Medal Table and Incheon Schedule". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2024-02-11.