# Oman at the 2018 Asian Games

Oman competed in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018 This event marks the 10th Asian Games appearance for Oman since making their debut in 1982.
In May 2018, the Oman Olympic Committee (OOC) approved Omani delegation to take part in 9 sporting events including athletics, swimming, shooting, football, field hockey, beach volleyball, tennis, sailing and weightlifting during the multi-sporting competition. In August 2018, the OOC released that 46 athletes took part in eight sporting events such as hockey, beach volleyball, swimming, sailing, weightlifting, shooting, tennis and athletics.

## Athletics

Oman entered six men's athletes to participate in the athletics competition at the Games.

## Field hockey

The Oman national field hockey team qualified to compete at the 2018 Asian Games after progressing through the Asian Games qualification round defeating Bangladesh in the Qualifiers final which was held in Oman during March 2018.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Team | Event | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank |
| Oman men's | Men's tournament | Bangladesh L 1–2 | Pakistan L 0–10 | Thailand W 2–0 | Kazakhstan W 4–0 | Malaysia L 0–7 | 4 | Did not advance | Sri Lanka W 5–2 | 7 |

### Men's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the Oman roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
Head coach: Tahir Zaman
* Muhanna Al-Hasani
* Ammaar Al-Shaaibi
* Younis Al-Nofli
* Qosim Al-Shibli
* Mahmood Al-Hasni (C)
* Asaad Mubarak Al-Qasmi
* Marwan Al-Raiisi
* Basim Khatar Rajab
* Khalid Al-Shaaibi
* Faisal Ambork Alloun
* Salah Al-Saadi
* Imad Al-Hasani
* Fahad Al-Noufali (GK)
* Rashad Al-Fazari
* Ali Salim Al-Zadjali
* Ibrahim Al-Farsi (GK)
* Sami Al-Laun
* Mahmood Bait Shamaiaa

#### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pakistan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | +44 | 15 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Malaysia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 6 | +35 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 9 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Oman | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 6 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Thailand | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 3 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 45 | −40 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
* 20 August 2018 16:00
| Bangladesh | 2–1 | Oman |
| Hossain 14' Ashraful Islam 28' | Report | Al-Shaaibi 23' |
* Umpires: Federico Garcia (URU) Javed Shaikh (IND)
* 22 August 2018 20:00
| Pakistan | 10–0 | Oman |
| Bhutta 2' Ahmad 15' Irfan 34', 59' Shan 37', 44', 55' Dilber 40', 49' Atiq 41' | Report | |
* Umpires: Javed Shaikh (IND) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
* 24 August 2018 10:00
| Oman | 2–0 | Thailand |
| Al-Shaaibi 6' Al-Qasmi 55' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) You Suolong (CHN)
* 26 August 2018 14:00
| Oman | 4–0 | Kazakhstan |
| Al-Qasmi 14' Al-Shibli 30' Al-Shaaibi 49' Al-Hasani 52' | Report | |
* Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
* 28 August 2018 14:00
| Malaysia | 7-0 | Oman |
| Rahim 28' Tajuddin 32', 45' Fa. Saari 34', 48' Ashari 37' Rozemi 42' | Report | |
* Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)

#### Seventh place game

* 30 August 2018 15:00
| Sri Lanka | 2–5 | Oman |
| Sudusinghe 14' Rathnayake 55' | Report | M. Al-Hasani 5' Al-Fazari 23', 40' Al-Shibli 29' Shamaiaa 44' |
* Umpires: Gus Soteriades (USA) Narongtuch Subboonsung (THA)

## Sailing

Oman took part in the sailing competition at the Games with three sailors.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Total | Rank |
| Waleed Al-Kendi Musab Al-Hadi | 49er | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | (10) DSQ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 4 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | Rank |
| Abdulmalik Al-Hinai | Laser 4.7 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | (24) UFD | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 89 | 9 |

## Shooting

Oman entered their athletes to compete in the shooting competition at the Games.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Ismail Al-Abri | 10 m air pistol | 566 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Said Al-Hashmi | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 561 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Issam Al-Balushi | 10 m air rifle | 611.1 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Issam Al-Balushi | 50 m rifle three positions | 1132 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hamed Al-Khatri | 50 m rifle three positions | 1151 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yousuf Al-Abri | 300 m standard rifle | — | — | 526 | 12 |
| Salyem Al-Malki | 300 m standard rifle | — | — | 517 | 13 |
| Hussein Al-Shuhoumi | Double trap | 134 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Wadha Al-Balushi | 10 m air pistol | 546 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wadha Al-Balushi | 25 m pistol | 506 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Siham Al-Hasani | 10 m air rifle | 610.0 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amina Al-Tarshi | 10 m air rifle | 610.5 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Siham Al-Hasani | 50 m rifle three positions | 1128 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amina Al-Tarshi | 50 m rifle three positions | 1113 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed team

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Ismail Al-Abri Wadha Al-Balushi | 10 m air pistol | 751 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Issam Al-Balushi Amina Al-Tarshi | 10 m air rifle | 811.2 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Oman sent two men's swimmer to compete at the Games.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Issa Samir Hamed Al-Adawi | 50 m freestyle | 24.68 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Issa Samir Hamed Al-Adawi | 100 m freestyle | 53.06 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Issa Samir Hamed Al-Adawi | 200 m freestyle | 1:58.19 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abdul Rahman Al-Kulaibi | 200 m butterfly | 2:16.06 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abdul Rahman Al-Kulaibi | 200 m individual medley | 2:13.95 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abdul Rahman Al-Kulaibi | 400 m individual medley | 4:54.22 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

Oman participated in the tennis competition at the Games with two athletes.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Fatma Al-Nabhani | Singles | Bye | G Pakbaten (IRI) W 6–0, 6–4 | Zhang SA (CHN) L 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Fatma Al-Nabhani Mohammed Al-Nabhani | Doubles | A Seneviratne / Y de Silva (SRI) W 6–4, 6–3 | Xu YF / Zhang Z (CHN) L 2–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Volleyball

Oman participated at the beach volleyball competition with four men's athletes.

### Beach volleyball

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Oppositions Scores | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ahmed Al-Housni Haitham Al Shereiqi | Men's tournament | Hsieh – Wang (TPE): W 2–1 Rachmawan – Ashfiya (INA): L 0–2 Asifi – Ahmadi (AFG): W 2–0 | 2 Q | Gao – Li (CHN) L 1–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nouh Al-Jalbubi Mazin Al-Hashmi | Men's tournament | Chui – Yeung (HKG): W 2–0 Inkiew – Padsawud (THA): W 2–0 Ahmed – Adam (MDV): W 2–0 | 1 Q | Alarqan – Al-Qishawi (PLE) W 2–0 | Ramadhan – Pribadi (INA) L 0–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

Oman prepared one athlete to compete at the Games. Asad Sultan Obaid Al Battashi eliminated from the competition because he did not show himself up at the weigh-in.