2022 GCC Games

The 2022 GCC Games was the third edition of multi-sport event for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. It was held in Kuwait, from 16 to 31 May 2022. A total of more than 1,500 athletes and 500 officials participated in 16 sports. Female athletes competed for the first time at the GCC Games in this edition. The six sports involving female athletes are athletics, basketball (3×3), cycling, futsal, esports, and padel.[1]

III Gulf Cooperation Council Games
Host cityKuwait City, Kuwait
Nations6
Athletes1500
Events16 sports
Opening16 May
Closing31 May
Opened byHH Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Websitekuwait2022.org

Background

The Games were originally scheduled to take place from 3 to 14 April 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 3 March 2020, the event was postponed.[2] It was then postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sports

16 sports were contested in this edition of GCC Games.

Futsal

http://www.futsalplanet.com/news.aspx?id=799&pa=1

http://www.futsalplanet.com/news.aspx?id=792&pa=2

Men

16/05/2022 Bahrain Saudi Arabia 1 3

16/05/2022 UAE Kuwait 0 3

18/05/2022 UAE Oman 1 2

18/05/2022 Saudi Arabia Kuwait 2 3

20/05/2022 Bahrain Oman 2 0

20/05/2022 UAE Saudi Arabia 5 2

22/05/2022 Saudi Arabia Oman 3 0

22/05/2022 Kuwait Bahrain 2 1

24/05/2022 UAE Bahrain 1 4

24/05/2022 Kuwait Oman 3 1

1. Kuwait ----------------------4-4-0-0-11–4-12

2. Saudi Arabia ----------------4-2-0-2-10–9-6

3. Bahrain ---------------------4-2-0-2--8--6-6

4. Oman ------------------------4-1-0-3--3--9-3

5. UAE -------------------------4-1-0-3--7-11-3

Women

16/5/2022

14.00 Saudi Arabia vs Bahrain 1-4 (1-2)

19.00 UAE vs Kuwait 1-1 (1-1)

18/5/2022

16.30 Bahrain vs UAE 4-1 (3-0)

19.00 Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait 2-1 (2-0)

19/5/2022

17.00 UAE vs Saudi Arabia 1-2 (0-1)

19.30 Bahrain vs Kuwait 2-1 (0-1)

Standing

1. Bahrain ---------------------3-3-0-0-10–3-9

2. Saudi Arabia ----------------3-2-0-1--5--6-6

3. Kuwait ----------------------3-0-1-2--3--5-1

4. UAE -------------------------3-0-1-2--3--7-1

Semi-Finals

21/5/2022

17.00 Bahrain vs UAE 5-3 (3-3)

19.30 Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait 1-3 ps; 3-3 aet; 2-2 (0-1)

Finals

24/5/2022

3rd/4th Place Match

13.00 UAE vs Saudi Arabia 1-4 (0-1)

1st/2nd Place Match

17.00 Bahrain vs Kuwait 2-1 (2-0)

Medal standings

  *   Host nation (Kuwait)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kuwait (KUW)*35283194
2 Bahrain (BHR)20222163
3 United Arab Emirates (UAE)18161650
4 Saudi Arabia (KSA)16222866
5 Qatar (QAT)15201550
6 Oman (OMA)1251633
Totals (6 entries)116113127356

References
  1. "GCC Games to feature female athletes for first time". Olympic Council of Asia. 2 May 2022.
  2. "Gulf Cooperation Council Games in Kuwait postponed until December due to coronavirus". www.insidethegames.biz. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
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