The GCC Games is a regional multi-sport event which involves participants from the Gulf Cooperation Council region.[1][2][3][4][5] The GCC Games, a quadrennial multi-sport event, was established by the union and first held in 2011.[6] 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)[7] football, Archery, athletics, Badminton, sailing,[8] basketball,[9] Swimming, Marathon Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Artistic Swimming,[10] tennis,[11] gymnastics (senior and youth levels),[12][13] weightlifting,[14] futsal,[15] snooker,[16] Cycling (BMX Freestyle, BMX Racing, Road Cycling, Track Cycling), Chess and table tennis.[17] 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.
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.
The second West Asian Para Games is taking place in Amman between the 15 – 22 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.
