# Syria at the 2018 Asian Games

Syria competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018.

## Medalists

The following Syrian competitors won medals at the Games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Majd Eddin Ghazal | Athletics | Men's high jump | 27 Aug |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Syria that will participate at the Games:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Basketball | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Equestrian | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Football | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ju-jitsu | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kurash | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sambo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Triathlon | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 50 | 7 | 57 |
$^a$ Athlete who also competed in Kurash.

## Athletics
### Field events

| Athletes | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Majd Eddin Ghazal | High Jump | 2.15 | 7 q | 2.24 | = |

## 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 |
| Syria men's | Men's tournament | — | — | — | — | Iran L 55−68 | 2 Q | Chinese Taipei L 75−82 | Indonesia W 76−66 | Philippines L 55−109 | 6 |
| Syria Men's 3x3 | Men's 3x3 tournament | Jordan W 21−19 | Maldives W DSQ | Qatar L 7−17 | Nepal W 21−19 | Japan L 13−21 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Syria women's 3x3 | Women's 3x3 tournament | — | — | Indonesia L 15−16 | South Korea L 15−16 | Sri Lanka L 12−15 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### 5x5 basketball

Syria men's team entered the competition and drawn in the group B. The team definitely qualified to the next round after United Arab Emirates left the group.

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

The following is the Syria roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.

##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Syria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 1 | Quarterfinals |
* 25 August 10:00
| Syria | 55–68 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–16, 15–14, 14–22, 17–16 |||
| Pts: Al-Hamwi 19 Rebs: Al-Hamwi 10 Asts: Bakar, Saddir 3 | | Pts: Mashayekhi 17 Rebs: Haddadi, Kazemi 10 Asts: Mashayekhi 6 |
* Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall, Jakarta Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Imran Ali Baig (IND), Budi Marfan (INA)

##### Quarter-final

* 27 August 16:00
| Chinese Taipei | 82–75 | Syria |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 17–22, 16–17, 25–17 |||
| Pts: Chen Y.C. 24 Rebs: Chou P.C. 7 Asts: Creighton 4 | | Pts: Al-Jabi 28 Rebs: Al-Hamwi 11 Asts: Al-Hamwi 5 |
* Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall, Jakarta Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Kumiko Kumagai (JPN), Hadi Salem (IRI)

##### 5th–8th classification

* 28 August 18:30
| Syria | 76–66 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 26–9, 14–17, 10–25 |||
| Pts: Al-Jabi 33 Rebs: Al-Shaikh 11 Asts: Bakar, Al-Osh 4 | | Pts: Prawiro, Wisnu 14 Rebs: Johnson 7 Asts: Johnson 4 |
* Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hadi Salem (IRI), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Imran Ali Baig (IND)

##### Fifth place game

* 31 August 18:30
| Philippines | 109–55 | Syria |
| Scoring by quarter: 38–16, 22–18, 31–10, 18–11 |||
| Pts: Clarkson 29 Rebs: Standhardinger 15 Asts: Ahanmisi 7 | | Pts: Al-Jabi 23 Rebs: Al-Hamwi, Al-Osh 6 Asts: Al-Osh 4 |
* Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Haryanto Sutaryo (INA)

### 3x3 basketball

Syria also set a men's and women's team that competed in the 3-on-3 basketball. The men's team placed in the pool C while the women's team in the pool D based on the FIBA 3x3 federation ranking.

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

The following is the Syria roster in the men's 3x3 basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
* Mhd Ammar Al Ghamian
* Omar Idelbi
* Khalil Khouri
* Ahmad Khyyata

##### Pool C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 46 | +40 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Qatar | 5 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 43 | +31 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Syria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 76 | −14 | |
| 4 | Nepal | 5 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 74 | −15 | |
| 5 | Jordan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 85 | −42 | |
| — | Maldives | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
* 21 August 17:30
| Jordan | 19–21 | Syria |
| Pts: Juha 7 | | Pts: Khouri 8 |
* Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta Referees: Shi (CHN), Quinn (INA)
* 21 August 19:40
| Syria | vs. | Maldives |
| Forfeit |||
* Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta
* 21 August 19:40
| Qatar | 17–7 | Syria |
| Pts: Dieng 6 | | Pts: Idelbi 3 |
* Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta Referees: Quinn (INA), Ibragimow (TKM)
* 24 August 15:40
| Syria | 21–19 | Nepal |
| Pts: Khouri 7 | | Pts: Basnet 9 |
* Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta Referees: Liu (MAS), Quinn (INA)
* 24 August 17:30
| Japan | 21–13 | Syria |
| Pts: Matsuwaki 17 | | Pts: Khouri 6 |
* Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta Referees: Rulyov (KAZ), Tan (SGP)

#### Women's tournament
##### Roster

The following is the Syria roster in the women's 3x3 basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
* Farah Assad
* Noura Bshara
* Johna Mbayed
* Cedra Sulaiman

##### Pool D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 32 | +27 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 46 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 54 | −22 | |
| 4 | Syria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 47 | −5 | |
* 22 August 19:40
| Indonesia | 16–15 | Syria |
| Pts: Sriartha 8 | | Pts: Sulaiman 8 |
* Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta Referees: Al-Harthi (OMA), Ito (JPN)
* 22 August 20:50
| Syria | 15–16 | South Korea |
| Pts: Assad 7 | | Pts: Choi G.H. 7 |
* Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta Referees: Al-Harthi (OMA), Tan (SGP)
* 25 August 16:50
| Sri Lanka | 15–12 | Syria |
| Pts: Thathsarani 6 | | Pts: Bshara 7 |
* Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Center Court, Jakarta Referees: Shi (CHN), Tan (SGP)

## 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 |
| Abdul Mouen Azziz | –69 kg | Bye | Lim H-c (KOR) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ahmad Ghosoun | –75 kg | Bye | S Mousavi (IRI) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Yousef Srouji | Men's road race | 3:29:56 | 27 |
| Yousef Srouji | Men's time trial | DNS | — |
| Roba Helane | Women's time trial | DNS | — |

### Track
#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Tarek Al-Moakee | Men's pursuit | 5:04.425 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Scratch race | Tempo race | Tempo race | Elimination race | Elimination race | Points race | Points race | Total points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total points | Rank |
| Tarek Al-Moakee | Men's omnium | 15 | 12 | 17 | −20 | 17 | 8 | 15 | −17 | 11 | 16 |

## Equestrian
### Jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 Team Final | Qualifier 2 Team Final | Qualifier 2 Team Final | Final round A | Final round A | Final round A | Final round B | Final round B | Final round B |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Points | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank |
| Ahmad Saber Hamcho | Cartagena 17 | Individual | 3.30 | 11 | 4 | 7.30 | 16 Q | 0 | 7.30 | 12 Q | 8 | 15.30 | 12 Q | 1 | 16.30 | 9 |
| Mohamad Joubarani | Etos HBC | Individual | 23.85 | 62 | 13 | 36.85 | 56 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Football

Syria drawn in the group C at the men's football event.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Syria men's | Men's tournament | United Arab Emirates W 1–0 | China L 0–3 | East Timor W 5–2 | 2 Q | Palestine W 1–0 | Vietnam L 0–1 | did not advance | did not advance | 6 |

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

The following is the Syria squad in the men's football tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
Head coach: Muhannad Al Fakeer
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Ahmad Madania* (captain) | (1990-01-01)1 January 1990 (aged 28) | Al-Jaish |
| 2 | 3MF | Hussain Al Shouaeeb* | (1992-01-02)2 January 1992 (aged 26) | Al-Jaish |
| 3 | 2DF | Youssef Al Hamwi | (1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 21) | Al-Jaish |
| 4 | 2DF | Jihad Besmar | (1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 22) | Al-Karamah |
| 5 | 2DF | Fares Arnaout | (1997-01-31)31 January 1997 (aged 21) | Al-Jaish |
| 6 | 3MF | Ahmed Ashkar | (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 22) | Al-Jaish |
| 7 | 4FW | Mahmoud Al Baher* | (1994-01-03)3 January 1994 (aged 24) | Tishreen |
| 8 | 3MF | Mouhamad Anez | (1995-05-14)14 May 1995 (aged 23) | Al-Jaish |
| 9 | 4FW | Ahmad Al Khassi | (1999-01-27)27 January 1999 (aged 19) | Al-Jaish |
| 10 | 3MF | Mohammad Marmour | (1995-01-04)4 January 1995 (aged 23) | Tishreen |
| 12 | 2DF | Ahmad Al Ghalab | (1996-01-02)2 January 1996 (aged 22) | Al-Muhafaza |
| 13 | 4FW | Kamel Koaeh | (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 20) | Al-Shorta |
| 14 | 2DF | Abdullah Jinat | (1996-01-18)18 January 1996 (aged 22) | Al-Karamah |
| 15 | 2DF | Khaled Kurdaghli | (1997-01-31)31 January 1997 (aged 21) | Tishreen |
| 17 | 3MF | Zakria Hannan | (1997-08-21)21 August 1997 (aged 20) | Al Ittihad Aleppo |
| 18 | 4FW | Abd Al-Rahman Barakat | (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 20) | Al-Jaish |
| 19 | 4FW | Abdulhadi Shalha | (1999-01-19)19 January 1999 (aged 19) | Al-Wahda |
| 20 | 3MF | Ahmad Al Ahmad | (1996-10-18)18 October 1996 (aged 21) | Al Ittihad Aleppo |
| 22 | 1GK | Khaled Ibrahim | (1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 22) | Al-Wahda |
| 23 | 1GK | Yazan Ourabi | (1997-01-30)30 January 1997 (aged 21) | Al Ittihad Aleppo |
* Over-aged player.

#### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Syria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | East Timor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | |
| 5 | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew, replaced by UAE |

#### Quarter-final
## Gymnastics
### Artistic Gymnastics
#### Men's

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Yazan Alsouliman |
| Yazan Alsouliman | Floor Exercise | 7.100 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.100 | 60 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yazan Alsouliman | Pommel Horse | — | 0.000 | — | — | — | — | 0.000 | 57 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Ju-jitsu

Key:
* ADV – Won by advantages.
* RDC – Won by referee decision.
* SUB – Won by submission.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Abd Alsalam Haj Kadour | −77 kg | Bye | Algadri (INA) L 0–100$^{SUB}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohanad Sham | −77 kg | Bye | Al Rasheed (JOR) L 0–100$^{SUB}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## 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 |
| Mohamad Kasem | –81 kg | Bye | V Zoloev (KGZ) L 00s3–10s1 | 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 |
| Mohamad Kasem | –81 kg | DK Sannan (PAK) W 110−000 | A Murodov (TJK) L 001−012 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| 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 |
| Hasna Saied | –63 kg | Huang S-h (TPE) L 000−100 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## 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 |
| Munir Ghusn | Men's 52 kg | Bye | Ý Orazdurdyýew (TKM) W 3–2 | S Erdenebaatar (MGL) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Bye | A Asakeev (KGZ) W 2–1 | A Rakhmatilloev (UZB) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hasna Saied | Women's 68 kg | Bye | G Ismatova (UZB) L 0–9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Azad Al-Barazi | 50 m breaststroke | 28.53 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Azad Al-Barazi | 100 m breaststroke | 1:03.01 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon
### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (39.6 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Mohamad Maso | Men's | 19:56 | 0:27 | 56:46 | 0:25 | 35:40 | 1:53:14 | 6 |
| Mohammad Al-Sabbagh | Men's | 19:02 | 0:30 | 57:38 | 0:23 | | | DNF |

## Weightlifting
### Men's

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Man Assad | +105 kg | 187 | 5 | 225 | — | — | — |

## Wrestling

Key:
* F – Victory by fall.
* PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
* PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
* ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Fedaaldin Al-Asta | −86 kg | Shirai (JPN) L 0–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Abdulkarim Al-Hasan | −67 kg | Geraei (IRN) L 2–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |