# Iraq at the 2018 Asian Games

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. At the last edition in Incheon, Iraq had collected 4 medals, and was ranked 25th in medals tally.

## 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 | | | | Total |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Medals by day :
| Day | Date | | | | 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 | Total | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |

## Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Iraq that participated at the Games:
| 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 | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

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

## Basketball
### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinals / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Team | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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.
* Ihab Hasan Ibadi Al-Zuhairi
* Abbas Hikmat Abdulimam Alqarnawi
* Jasim Al-Saadi
* Abdullah Majeed Abdullah

##### Pool D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 5 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 56 | +43 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 91 | 82 | +9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Iraq | 5 | 3 | 2 | 90 | 82 | +8 | |
| 4 | Malaysia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 82 | 80 | +2 | |
| 5 | Turkmenistan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 73 | 76 | −3 | |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 106 | −59 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: KAZ 21–18 IRQ.
* 1 2 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 |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Hasan Ali Naser | –49 kg | Bye | MT Uulu (KGZ) L RSC | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ammar Karbalai | –60 kg | Bye | E Tsendbaatar (MGL) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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.

### 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. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Team | Event | Opposition score | Standing | Opposition score | Rank / standing | 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Main round / Group 1–2 |
| 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 | Main round / Group 3 |
| 13 August 14:00 | Iraq | 24–30 | Bahrain | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 13 August 14:00 | Hammoudi 5 | (16–12) | Al-Samahiji, Al-Sayyad 5 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 13 August 14:00 | 1× 3× | | 1× 4× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 15 August 18:00 | Iraq | 37–30 | Chinese Taipei | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| 15 August 18:00 | Adnan 10 | (17–14) | Chao H.C. 8 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| 15 August 18:00 | 2× 6× | | 1× 5× 1× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| 17 August 18:00 | India | 29–40 | Iraq | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 17 August 18:00 | Ahlawat 8 | (13–18) | Adil 9 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 17 August 18:00 | 2× 5× | | 3× 1× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |

#### Main round (Group I)

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Semifinals |
| 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 |
| 20 August 16:00 | Iraq | 20–26 | Qatar | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |
| 20 August 16:00 | Ghassab 5 | (9–15) | Heiba, Zouaoui 5 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |
| 20 August 16:00 | 1× 2× | | 2× 4× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |
| 22 August 16:00 | Japan | 27–24 | Iraq | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |
| 22 August 16:00 | Motoki 9 | (12–15) | Adnan 5 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |
| 22 August 16:00 | 1× 2× | | 3× 8× 1× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |
| 24 August 16:00 | Iraq | 20–20 | Saudi Arabia | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |
| 24 August 16:00 | Adnan 9 | (11–12) | Al-Abbas, Al-Abdulali 5 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |
| 24 August 16:00 | 1× 4× | | 2× 3× 2× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |

#### Seventh place game

| 26 August 16:00 | Iraq | 31–24 | Hong Kong | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| 26 August 16:00 | M. Abdul-Ridha 7 | (15–12) | Ip S.Y. 5 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| 26 August 16:00 | 1× 3× | | 2× 2× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |

## Ju-jitsu

Iraq entered the ju-jitsu competition with 2 men's athletes.
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 |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mohammed Al-Mashahedi | –56 kg | A Amirov (UZB) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ali Al-Alabd | –69 kg | A Nabas (JOR) W 2$^{ADV}$–2 | A Bozorov (UZB) W 2–0 | B Lertthaisong (THA) L 0–0$^{ADV}$ | Did not advance | J Hojamyradow (TKM) L 0–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

Iraq put up 3 athletes for Judo:
Key:
* 1st number — Ippon
* 2nd number — Waza-ari
* s — Shido

### Men

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

## Kurash
### Men

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

## Rowing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | 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 | |
| Salwan Jassim | −105 kg | 181 | 3 | 224 | 2 | 405 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Huda Salim Al-Saedi | −75 kg | 95 | 6 | 112 | 7 | 207 | 7 |