Iraq at the 2018 Asian Games

Sporting event delegation
Iraq at the
2018 Asian Games
IOC codeIRQ
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Iraq
Websitewww.nociraq.iq
in Jakarta and Palembang
August 18 (18-08) – September 2 (2-09)
Competitors54 in 12 sports
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
3
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Iraq participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. Iraq first competed at the Asian Games in 1974 Tehran, and the best achievement was in 1982 Delhi, when the country was ranked 11th with a total 9 medals, 2 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze medals.[1][2] At the last edition in Incheon, Iraq had collected 4 medals, and was ranked 25th in medals tally.[3]

Medalists

The following Iraq competitors won medals at the Games.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Safaa Rashed Al-Jumaili Weightlifting Men's 85 kg 25 Aug
 Silver Salwan Jassim Weightlifting Men's 105 kg 26 Aug
 Silver Mustafa Al-Saamah Athletics Discus throw 29 Aug
Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Weightlifting 1 1 0 2
Athletics 0 1 0 1
Total 1 2 0 3
Medals by day
Day Date 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1 August 19 0 0 0 0
2 August 20 0 0 0 0
3 August 21 0 0 0 0
4 August 22 0 0 0 0
5 August 23 0 0 0 0
6 August 24 0 0 0 0
7 August 25 1 0 0 1
8 August 26 0 1 0 0
9 August 27 0 0 0 0
10 August 28 0 0 0 0
11 August 29 0 1 0 0
12 August 30 0 0 0 0
13 August 31 0 0 0 0
14 September 1 0 0 0 0
15 September 2 0 0 0 0
Total 1 2 0 3

Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Iraq that participated at the Games:[4]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 1 1 2
Athletics 10 3 13
Basketball 4 0 4
Boxing 4 0 4
Canoeing 1 0 1
Handball 16 0 16
Ju-jitsu 2 0 2
Judo 3 0 3
Kurash 2 0 2
Rowing 1 0 1
Sambo 1 0 1
Weightlifting 4 1 5
Total 49 5 54

Archery

Compound
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Rank
Eshaq Al-Daghman
Fatimah Al-Mashhadani 		Mixed team 1352 15 Bye  India
L 147–156 		Did not advance

Athletics

Iraq entered thirteen athletes (10 men's and 3 women's) to participate in the athletics competition at the Games.[5]

Basketball

Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinals / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Rank Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Rank
Iraq men's Men's 3x3 tournament  Turkmenistan
W 16−14 		 Malaysia
W 19−16 		 Iran
L 16−19 		 Afghanistan
W 21−12 		 Kazakhstan
L 18−21 		3 Did not advance

3x3 basketball

Iraq national 3x3 team participated in the Games, the men's team placed in pool D based on the FIBA 3x3 federation ranking.

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Iraq roster in the men's 3x3 basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.[6]

  • Ihab Hasan Ibadi Al-Zuhairi
  • Abbas Hikmat Abdulimam Alqarnawi
  • Jasim Al-Saadi
  • Abdullah Majeed Abdullah
Pool D
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Iran 5 5 0 99 56 +43 Quarterfinals
2  Kazakhstan 5 3[a] 2 91 82 +9
3  Iraq 5 3[a] 2 90 82 +8
4  Malaysia 5 2[b] 3 82 80 +2
5  Turkmenistan 5 2[b] 3 73 76 −3
6  Afghanistan 5 0 5 47 106 −59
Source: OCA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: KAZ 21–18 IRQ.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: MAS 17–13 TKM.
22 August
17:30
Turkmenistan  14–16  Iraq
Pts: Mämmetmyradow 6 Pts: Hasan 10
Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Liu (MAS), Lim (MAS)
22 August
20:30
Iraq  19–16  Malaysia
Pts: Hasan 11 Pts: Ting C.H. 8
Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Tan (SGP), Ito (JPN)
25 August
15:00
Iran  19–16  Iraq
Pts: Allahverdi 7 Pts: Mohammed 6
Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Ho (HKG), Shi (CHN)
25 August
16:20
Afghanistan  12–21  Iraq
Pts: Khairi 9 Pts: Hasan 10
Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Ito (JPN), Quinn (INA)
25 August
17:30
Iraq  18–21  Kazakhstan
Pts: Hasan 9 Pts: Aitkali 13
Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
Referees: Shi (CHN), Quinn (INA)

Boxing

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Hasan Ali Naser –49 kg Bye  MT Uulu (KGZ)
L RSC 		Did not advance
Jaafar Al-Sudani –56 kg  Mario Fernandez (PHI)
W KO 		 A Vokhidov (TJK)
W 3–2 		 SA Amoragam (INA)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Ammar Karbalai –60 kg Bye  E Tsendbaatar (MGL)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Karrar Aal Ezirej –64 kg  M Berdibayev (TKM)
W 5–0 		 Nguyễn VC (VIE)
W 5–0 		 D Narimatsu (JPN)
L 0–4 		Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Athlete Event Heats Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ahmed Sameer Jumaah Faris Men's K-1 200 m 38.865 4 QS 36.740 1 QF 37.380 8

Qualification legend: QF=Final; QS=Semifinal

Handball

Iraq competed in the group D at the men's team event.[7]

Summary

Key:

  • ET – After extra time
  • P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team Event Preliminary Standing Main / Class. Rank /
standing 		Semifinals / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Rank
Iraq men's Men's tournament Group D
 Bahrain: L 24–30
 Chinese Taipei: W 37–30
 India: W 40–29 		2 Q Group I
 Qatar: L 20–26
 Japan: W 24–27
 Saudi Arabia: D 20–20 		4 Did not advance  Hong Kong
W 31–24 		7

Men's tournament

Roster
  • Bilal Al-Sabbagh
  • Raed Al Baghdadi
  • Hussein Ibadi
  • Jasim Mohammed
  • Mintadher Ali
  • Ahmed Al Azzawi
  • Mohanad Al Behadili
  • Ali Al Akayshee
  • Majid Al-Akayshi
  • Mohammed Rashid
  • Karrar Al-Battat
  • Maytham Al Behadili
  • Mustafa Al Azzawi
  • Ali Abdlkan
  • Baderaldeen Naser
  • Mohammed Al Azzawi
Group D
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bahrain 3 3 0 0 99 70 +29 6 Main round / Group 1–2
2  Iraq 3 2 0 1 101 89 +12 4
3  Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 89 102 −13 2 Main round / Group 3
4  India 3 0 0 3 82 110 −28 0
Source: AHF
13 August
14:00 		Iraq  24–30  Bahrain POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Hammoudi 5 (16–12) Al-Samahiji, Al-Sayyad 5
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15 August
18:00 		Iraq  37–30  Chinese Taipei POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR)
Adnan 10 (17–14) Chao H.C. 8
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17 August
18:00 		India  29–40  Iraq POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Ahlawat 8 (13–18) Adil 9
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Main round (Group I)
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 3 3 0 0 78 60 +18 6 Semifinals
2  Japan 3 1 1 1 70 74 −4 3
3  Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 69 74 −5 2 Classification 5th–6th
4  Iraq 3 0 1 2 64 73 −9 1 Classification 7th–8th
Source: AHF
20 August
16:00 		Iraq  20–26  Qatar POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI)
Ghassab 5 (9–15) Heiba, Zouaoui 5
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22 August
16:00 		Japan  27–24  Iraq POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI)
Motoki 9 (12–15) Adnan 5
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24 August
16:00 		Iraq  20–20  Saudi Arabia POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI)
Adnan 9 (11–12) Al-Abbas, Al-Abdulali 5
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Seventh place game
26 August
16:00 		Iraq  31–24  Hong Kong POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
M. Abdul-Ridha 7 (15–12) Ip S.Y. 5
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Ju-jitsu

Iraq entered the ju-jitsu competition with 2 men's athletes.[8]

Key:

  • ADV – Won by advantages.
  • RDC – Won by referee decision.
  • SUB – Won by submission.
Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Mohammed Al-Mashahedi –56 kg  A Amirov (UZB)
L 2–6 		Did not advance
Ali Al-Alabd –69 kg  A Nabas (JOR)
W 2ADV–2 		 A Bozorov (UZB)
W 2–0 		 B Lertthaisong (THA)
L 0–0ADV 		Did not advance  J Hojamyradow (TKM)
L 0–2 		Did not advance

Judo

Iraq put up 3 athletes for Judo:[9]

Key:

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Mohammed Al-Saedi –66 kg  Phan VN (VIE)
W 01–00s1 		 A Te (KGZ)
L 00–01 		Did not advance
Sajjad Sehen –73 kg  Kim C-g (PRK)
L 00s1–10 		Did not advance
Hadi Hadi –81 kg  S Azar (LBN)
WO 		Did not advance

Kurash

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Mugtaba Ahmed –81 kg  Z Sultan (KAZ)
L 011−112 		Did not advance
Mahmood Ridha +90 kg  AB Rahmani (AFG)
L 000−101 		Did not advance

Rowing

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mohammed Riyadh Lightweight single sculls 7:44.80 4 R 8:16.14 2 FA 7:31.40 6

Sambo

Key:

  • SU – Won by submission.
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage final Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Jasim Qaddoori Men's 90 kg Bye  RA Bahari (INA)
L 2–3 		Did not advance

Weightlifting

Safaa Rashed Al-Jumaili secured Iraq's first medal at the Games, by winning the gold in the 85 kg with a total 361 kg lifts.[10]

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Ali Mohammed Ridha Ali −69 kg 140 9 161 12 301 11
Ahmed Al-Hussein −77 kg 146 6 189 — — —
Safaa Al-Jumaili −85 kg 159 2 202 1 361 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Salwan Jassim −105 kg 181 3 224 2 405 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Huda Salim Al-Saedi −75 kg 95 6 112 7 207 7

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  7. ^ "18th Asian Games (Men & Women)" (PDF). Asian Handball Federation. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Official Result Book Ju-jitsu" (PDF). Olympic Council of Asia. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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