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The '''Western Asiatic Games''' was a [[multi-sport event]] for athletes from Western Asia. The games were established since as a replacement to the [[Far Eastern Games]], which were cancelled due to the political difficulties between [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|China]] and [[Japan]]. The games were suggested and organized by the IOC member in India, [[Guru Dutt Sondhi]].

The scope of the Games comprised all the countries east of [[Suez]] and west of [[Singapore]]. The first and only edition of the games was celebrated in [[Delhi]], [[India]] from 27 February to 3 March 1934. A second event was planned to be held in [[Tel Aviv]], [[Mandatory Palestine|Palestine Mandate]], however the games were cancelled due to the [[1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine|armed conflict]] in the region.<ref name="tiwari">{{cite book | title=History of Physical Education | publisher=APH Publishing | author=Tiwari, Saket Raman | year=2008 | location=Delhi | pages=259–260 | isbn=81-313-0041-2}}</ref><ref name="Pearson">{{cite book | title=The Pearson General Knowledge Manual 2010 | publisher=[[Pearson Education]] (India) | author=Thorpe, Edgar | year=2010 | location=Delhi | pages=202–204 | isbn=81-317-2790-4}}</ref>

The [[Asian Games]] was later launched as a successor competition and, at a more narrow regional level, the [[West Asian Games]] emerged to fulfil the position of an event for West Asia.

==1934 Western Asiatic Games==
The First Western Asiatic Games was celebrated in [[Delhi]] between 27 February and 3 March 1934 at the [[Irwin Amphitheater]]. Four countries—[[Afghanistan]], [[British India]], [[Mandatory Palestine|Palestine Mandate]] and [[Ceylon]]—participated. The participants competed in [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]], [[List of water sports|aquatic sports]], including [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] and [[Diving (sport)|diving]], and [[field hockey]].

All competitors were male, and no women took part in the games. The delegation from [[Mandatory Palestine|Palestine Mandate]] included only Jewish athletes.

===Results===
====Athletics====
[[Track and field|Athletics]] was contested at the [[Irwin Amphitheater]], [[New Delhi]] from 2 to 3 March.
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=250|labelwidth=130}}
|-
|100 yards
|R.A. Vernieux {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||9.7
|E.S. Whiteside {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|Mohamed Khan {{flag|Afghanistan|1930}} (AFG)||
|-
|220 yards
|E.S. Whiteside {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||22.5
|Theodore Levy {{flag|Mandatory Palestine}} (PAL)||23.4
|Shlomoh Meranz {{flag|Mandatory Palestine}} (PAL)||23.8
|-
|880 yards
|G.P. Bhalla {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||2:03.5
|D.I. Colonne {{flag|Ceylon|colonial}} (CEY)||
|Chengappa {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|-
|1 mile
|N. Mathews {{flag|Ceylon|colonial}} (CEY)||4:41.8
|Harcharn Singh {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|Walter Frankl {{flag|Mandatory Palestine}} (PAL)||
|-
|3 Miles
|Kishen Singh {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||15:22.6
|Walter Frankl {{flag|Mandatory Palestine}} (PAL)||16:23.4
|Gujjar Singh {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|-
|6 Miles
|Gujjar Singh {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||32:33.5
|Babu Ram {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|Walter Frankl {{flag|Mandatory Palestine}} (PAL)||36:37.4
|-
|440 Yards Hurdles
|M. Asghar {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||1:00.0
|Latif Mohammed {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|Mohammed Khan {{flag|Afghanistan|1930}} (AFG)||
|-
|Shot Put
|Cyril Cl. Dissanayake {{flag|Ceylon|colonial}} (CEY)||41' 8 ⅝"
|Ahmed Zahur {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|Dov Rabinovich {{flag|Mandatory Palestine}} (PAL)||
|-
|Long Jump
|Niranjan Singh {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||21' 11¾"
|K. Duraisingam {{flag|Ceylon|colonial}} (CEY)||
|McGowan {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|-
|High Jump
|R. Francis {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||5' 10"
|W. W. Tambimuttu {{flag|Ceylon|colonial}} (CEY)||
|Abu Yusuf {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|-
|Hop, Step and Jump
|Chand Mehr {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||45' 5 ⅝"
|Niranjan Singh {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|Mohamed Khan {{flag|Afghanistan|1930}} (AFG)||
|-
|Hammer Throw
|M. Ishaq {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||94' 5"
|Ahmed Khan {{flag|Afghanistan|1930}} (AFG)||
|Dov Rabinovich {{flag|Mandatory Palestine}} (PAL)||
|-
|Discus Throw
|E. Whiter {{flag|India|British}} (IND)|| 116' 3 ¾"
|Dov Rabinovich {{flag|Mandatory Palestine}} (PAL)||
|Gurdit Singh {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|-
|Javelin Throw
|E. Whiter {{flag|India|British}} (IND)|| 168' 4 ¾"
|Chand Mehr {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|R.E. Blaze {{flag|Ceylon|colonial}} (CEY)||
|-
|Pole Vault
|Abdul Shafi {{flag|India|British}} (IND)|| 11' 5½'
|Gajinder Singh {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|W. W. Tambimuttu {{flag|Ceylon|colonial}} (CEY)||
|-
|Relay Race
|{{flag|Ceylon|colonial}}||
|{{flag|India|British}}||
|{{flag|Mandatory Palestine}}||
|-
|}

====Aquatics====
[[List of water sports|Aquatic sports]], including [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] and [[Diving (sport)|Diving]] were contested at [[Patiala]] from February 25 to February 26, 1934.
{| {{MedalistTable|labelwidth=140|type=Event|columns=2|width=250}}
|-
|110 Yards freestyle
|Raja Ram Sawoo {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||1:12.8
|Sushil Bose {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|Efraim Alfred Guth {{flag|Mandatory Palestine}} (PAL)||
|-
|220 Yards breaststroke
|Darshan Singh {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||3:57.4
|P.K. Bannerjee {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|||
|-
|440 Yards freestyle
|N.C. Malik {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||6:26.4
|Efraim Alfred Guth {{flag|Mandatory Palestine}} (PAL)||
|Ghulam Hussain Butt {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|-
|1 Mile Freestyle
|N.C. Malik {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||28:14.8
|Efraim Alfred Guth {{flag|Mandatory Palestine}} (PAL)||
|||
|-
|110 Yards backstroke
|Bakshi Ranbir {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||1:39.8
|D.I. Holamn {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|De Khogen {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|-
|Diving
|Rit Mohinder Singh {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|Sushil Bose {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|Bashir Ali Shaikh {{flag|India|British}} (IND)||
|-
|}

====Field hockey====
The final was contested between [[British India|India]] and [[Afghanistan]]. The Indian team defeated Afghanistan 5–0.

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|score=5–0
|team2={{fh|Afghanistan|1930}}
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|goals2=
|stadium=[[Irwin Amphitheater]]
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===Medal table===
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host = IND
| flag_template =
| event =
| team =
| gold_IND = 20 | silver_IND = 13 | bronze_IND = 8 | name_IND = {{flagteam|IND|British}} | host_IND = yes
| gold_CEY = 3 | silver_CEY = 3 | bronze_CEY = 3 | name_CEY = {{flagteam|CEY|colonial}}
| gold_AAA = 0 | silver_AAA = 5 | bronze_AAA = 6 | name_AAA = {{flag|Mandatory Palestine}} (PAL)
| gold_AFG = 0 | silver_AFG = 2 | bronze_AFG = 3 | name_AFG = {{flagteam|AFG|1930}}
}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Asia|Sports}}

Other Games celebrated in India:
*[[1951 Asian Games]]
*[[1982 Asian Games]]
*[[1987 South Asian Games]]
*[[1995 South Asian Games]]
*[[2016 South Asian Games]]

==References==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121104/http://library.la84.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1935/BODE29/BODE29d.pdf Official Report]
*Sport Israel, Nehemiah ben Avraham (Israel), 1968, pp. 155–156
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