# Bahrain at the 2018 Asian Games

Bahrain participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. Bahrain first competed at the Asian Games in 1982 Delhi, and had won 58 medals in all - 25 gold, 17 silver, and 16 bronze until the Games in 2014 Incheon.
The chef de mission of the team, Bader Nasser, was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony at the 2018 Games.

## Medalists

The following Bahrain competitors won medals at the Games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Hassan Chani | Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres | August 26 |
| Gold | Edidiong Odiong | Athletics | Women's 100 metres | August 26 |
| Gold | Salwa Eid Naser | Athletics | Women's 400 metres | August 26 |
| Gold | Rose Chelimo | Athletics | Women's marathon | August 26 |
| Gold | Winfred Mutile Yavi | Athletics | Women's 3000 metres steeplechase | August 27 |
| Gold | Kalkidan Gezahegne | Athletics | Women's 5000 metres | August 28 |
| Gold | Edidiong Odiong | Athletics | Women's 200 metres | August 29 |
| Gold | Birhanu Balew | Athletics | Men's 5000 metres | August 30 |
| Gold | Kalkidan Gezahegne | Athletics | Women's 1500 metres | August 30 |
| Gold | Iman Essa Jasim Edidiong Odiong Salwa Eid Naser Hajar Alkhaldi | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay | August 30 |
| Silver | El Hassan El-Abbassi | Athletics | Men's marathon | August 25 |
| Silver | Eunice Chumba | Athletics | Women's 10,000 metres | August 25 |
| Silver | Abraham Cheroben | Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres | August 26 |
| Silver | Albert Kibichii Rop | Athletics | Men's 5000 metres | August 30 |
| Silver | Tigist Gashaw | Athletics | Women's 1500 metres | August 30 |
| Silver | Iman Essa Jasim Edidiong Odiong Salwa Eid Naser Aminat Jamal | Athletics | Women's 4 × 400 metres relay | August 30 |
| Silver | Ali MerzaHasan Al-SamahijiIsa AhmedMahmood SalmanMohamed AbdulredhaMohamed MerzaMohamed AbdulhusainBilal BashamHasan MadanHusain MohamedKomail MahfoodhJasim Al-SalatnaAli SalmanHasan Al-FardanMohamed HabibHusain Al-Sayyad | Handball | Men's tournament | August 31 |
| Bronze | Ali Khamis | Athletics | Men's 400 metres | August 26 |
| Bronze | Noora Salem Jasim | Athletics | Women's shot put | August 26 |
| Bronze | Aminat Jamal | Athletics | Women's 400 metres hurdles | August 27 |
| Bronze | Manal El Bahraoui | Athletics | Women's 800 metres | August 28 |
| Bronze | Bontu Rebitu | Athletics | Women's 5000 metres | August 28 |
| Bronze | Salem Eid Yaqoob | Athletics | Men's 200 metres | August 29 |
| Bronze | Mohammed Ayoub Tiouali | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres | August 30 |

## Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Bahrain that participated at the Games:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| Bowling | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Equestrian | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Football | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Handball | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Ju-jitsu | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sambo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 78 | 23 | 101 |

## Bowling
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Block 1 | Block 2 | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Result | Total | Rank |
| Ahmed Alawadhi Osama Hasan Yousif Falah | Trios | 2039 | 1988 | 4027 | 15 |
| Ahmed Algoud Omar Almudhahki Abdulla Ali | Trios | 1991 | 1808 | 3799 | 24 |
| Ahmed Alawadhi Osama Hasan Yousif Falah Ahmed Algoud Omar Almudhahki Abdulla Ali | Team of six | 3906 | 3957 | 7863 | 12 |

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Yahiaaldien Khalefa | Men's road race | DNS | — |
| Razan Soboh | Women's road race | DNF | — |
| Razan Soboh | Women's time trial | 37:24.51 | 12 |

### Track
#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Yahiaaldien Khalefa | Men's pursuit | 5:03.289 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |

#### 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 |
| Yahiaaldien Khalefa | Men's omnium | 18 | 6 | 18 | −20 | 14 | 14 | — | DNF | DNF | — |

## 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 |
| Sayed Adnan Al-Alawi | Baluu | Individual | 9.19 | 37 | 6 | 15.19 | 33 Q | 15 | 30.19 | 41 Q | 9 | 39.19 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Shaikh Hasan Al-Khalifa | Aw Vivika | Individual | 11.78 | 45 | 8 | 19.78 | 41 Q | 12 | 31.78 | 43 Q | 4 | 35.78 | 28 Q | 28 | 63.78 | 23 |
| Khaled Al-Khatri | Sierra | Individual | Eliminated # | Eliminated # | 4 | 47.85 | 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 |
| Ahmed Maki | Consuela van Verst | Individual | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated # | Eliminated # | Eliminated # | 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 |
| Ahmed Maki Shaikh Hasan Al-Khalifa Sayed Adnan Al-Alawi Khaled Al-Khatri | See above | Team | 64.82 | 16 | 18 | 82.82 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | — | — | — | — | — |
# – indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.

## Football

Bahrain national men's team drawn in group E at the Games.

### 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 |
| Bahrain men's | Men's tournament | South Korea L 0–6 | Kyrgyzstan D 2–2 | Malaysia W 3–2 | 3 Q | Vietnam L 0–1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 16 |

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

The following is the Bahrain squad in the men's football tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
Head coach: Samir Chammam
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Abdulaziz Al-Kandari | (1997-09-16)16 September 1997 (aged 20) | Isa Town |
| 19 | 1GK | Ammar Ahmed | (1999-02-10)10 February 1999 (aged 19) | Manama |
| 20 | 1GK | Yusuf Habib | (1998-01-09)9 January 1998 (aged 20) | Malkiya |
| 2 | 2DF | Sayed Mohamed Ameen | (1999-03-07)7 March 1999 (aged 19) | Sitra |
| 3 | 2DF | Ahmed Bughammar | (1997-12-30)30 December 1997 (aged 20) | Al-Hidd |
| 4 | 2DF | Husain Jameel | (1997-10-03)3 October 1997 (aged 20) | Al-Shabab |
| 5 | 2DF | Hamad Al-Shamsan | (1997-09-29)29 September 1997 (aged 20) | Al-Riffa |
| 6 | 2DF | Abbas Al-Khayyat | (1997-10-15)15 October 1997 (aged 20) | East Riffa |
| 15 | 2DF | Hasan Al-Karani | (1997-11-27)27 November 1997 (aged 20) | Sitra |
| 7 | 3MF | Hasan Yahya Ali | (1997-11-29)29 November 1997 (aged 20) | Al-Tadamun Buri |
| 8 | 3MF | Mohamed Jasim Marhoon | (1998-02-12)12 February 1998 (aged 20) | Al-Riffa |
| 9 | 3MF | Saleh Sanad | (1998-01-11)11 January 1998 (aged 20) | Isa Town |
| 10 | 3MF | Mohammed Al-Hardan (captain) | (1997-10-06)6 October 1997 (aged 20) | Vejle Boldklub |
| 11 | 3MF | Abdulaziz Al-Mansoori | (1997-03-17)17 March 1997 (aged 21) | Al-Najma |
| 12 | 3MF | Jasim Al-Salama | (1998-02-22)22 February 1998 (aged 20) | East Riffa |
| 14 | 3MF | Abbas Al-Asfoor | (1999-03-02)2 March 1999 (aged 19) | Al-Shabab |
| 18 | 3MF | Abdulrahman Ahmadi | (1998-04-16)16 April 1998 (aged 20) | Al-Muharraq |
| 13 | 4FW | Sayed Ebrahim | (1997-10-25)25 October 1997 (aged 20) | Al-Shabab |
| 16 | 4FW | Sayed Hashim Isa | (1998-04-03)3 April 1998 (aged 20) | Malkiya |
| 17 | 4FW | Ahmed Al-Sherooqi | (2000-05-22)22 May 2000 (aged 18) | Al-Budaiya |
* Over-aged player.

#### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Redrawn to Group C |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Malaysia 2–1 South Korea.

#### Round of 16
## Handball

Bahrain men's team entered the competition and join in group D.

### 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 |
| Bahrain men's | Men's tournament | Group D Iraq: W 30–24 India: W 32–25 Chinese Taipei: W 37–21 | 1 Q | Group II Iran: W 29–23 South Korea: W 27–25 Hong Kong W 43–19: | 1 Q | Japan W 30–21 | Qatar L 25–25 $^{ET:2–7}$ | |

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

* Ali Merza
* Hasan Al-Samahiji
* Isa Ahmed
* Mahmood Salman
* Mohamed Abdulredha
* Mohamed Merza Ali
* Mohamed Ali
* Bilal Askani
* Hasan Madan
* Husain Mohamed
* Komail Mahfoodh
* Jasim Al-Salatna
* Salman Ali
* Hasan Al-Fardan
* Mohamed Ahmed
* Husain Al-Sayyad

#### 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 20:00 | India | 25–32 | Bahrain | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Saqer, Al-Suqufi (KSA) |
| 15 August 20:00 | Ahlawat 6 | (11–18) | Habib 6 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Saqer, Al-Suqufi (KSA) |
| 15 August 20:00 | 2× 4× | | 3× 5× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Saqer, Al-Suqufi (KSA) |
| 17 August 20:00 | Bahrain | 37–21 | Chinese Taipei | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |
| 17 August 20:00 | Al-Samahiji 6 | (18–10) | Pan E.C. 8 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |
| 17 August 20:00 | 4× 3× | | 4× 2× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |

#### Main round (Group II)

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bahrain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 67 | +32 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 70 | +29 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 83 | +14 | 2 | Classification 5th–6th |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 129 | −75 | 0 | Classification 7th–8th |
| 20 August 14:00 | Bahrain | 29–23 | Iran | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Shakir, Kadhim (IRQ) |
| 20 August 14:00 | A. Abdulqader 7 | (16–13) | Sadeghi 8 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Shakir, Kadhim (IRQ) |
| 20 August 14:00 | 1× 4× 2× | | 2× 6× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Shakir, Kadhim (IRQ) |
| 22 August 14:00 | South Korea | 25–27 | Bahrain | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 22 August 14:00 | Yoon C.Y. 7 | (11–13) | Al-Sayyad 8 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 22 August 14:00 | 1× 6× 1× | | 3× 6× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 24 August 14:00 | Bahrain | 43–19 | Hong Kong | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Saqer, Al-Suqufi (KSA) |
| 24 August 14:00 | M. Abdulqader 14 | (21–11) | Kuo S.M. 6 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Saqer, Al-Suqufi (KSA) |
| 24 August 14:00 | 3× | | 1× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Saqer, Al-Suqufi (KSA) |

#### Semifinal

| 27 August 18:00 | Bahrain | 31–20 | Japan | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |
| 27 August 18:00 | Al-Sayyad 10 | (15–9) | Watanabe 7 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |
| 27 August 18:00 | 2× 4× | | 2× 1× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |

#### Gold medal game

| 31 August 18:00 | Qatar | 32–27 (ET) | Bahrain | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 31 August 18:00 | Zouaoui 7 | (13–14) | Al-Sayyad 5 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 31 August 18:00 | 3× 3× | | 4× 5× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |||

## Ju-jitsu

Bahrain entered the ju-jitsu competition with 5 men's athletes.
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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mohamed Abu-Drees | –62 kg | — | D Nortayev (KAZ) L 0–2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Abdulla Munfaredi | –62 kg | — | O Al-Fadhli (UAE) L 2–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maitham Sabba | –69 kg | — | K Muminov (UZB) L 2–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nijad Al-Qosaibi | –77 kg | Bye | A Rehman (PAK) W 100$^{SUB}$–0 | B Erkhbayar (MGL) L 0–100$^{SUB}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mohamed Ghareeb | –94 kg | — | Lin C-c (TPE) W 0$^{RDC}$–0 | F Al-Ketbi (UAE) L 0–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Sailing
### Men

| 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 |
| Abdulla Janahi | Laser | (9) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 79 | 8 |

## Sambo

* 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 |
| Murtaz Ali | Men's 90 kg | A Aitbek (KAZ) L 4–4 $^{Dsq}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | R Esgerow (TKM) L $^{Dsq}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Shooting

Bahrain has including seven shooters (3 men's and 4 women's) under coach Thanin Thaislilp, Iordan Mitov and Valeriy Timokhinto to compete at the Games.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Husain Ali | 10 m air rifle | 617.7 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mahmood Haji | 10 m air rifle | 623.6 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Husain Ali | 50 m rifle three positions | 1142 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mahmood Haji | 50 m rifle three positions | 1149 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mahmood Haji | 300 m standard rifle | — | — | 537 | 11 |
| Hasan Mohamed | Skeet | 118 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Safa Aldoseri | 10 m air rifle | 610.7 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hanan Rahma | 10 m air rifle | 610.3 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Safa Aldoseri | 50 m rifle three positions | 1145 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sara Aldoseri | 50 m rifle three positions | 1122 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maryam Hassani | Skeet | 105 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Taekwondo
### Kyorugi

| 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 |
| Abdulla Al-Ahmed | Men's −68 kg | Arven Alcantara (PHI) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Triathlon

Bahrain triathletes competed in the individual event at the Games.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (39.6 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Omar Ali | Men's | 21:55 | 0:31 | 1:03:07 | 0:30 | 39:25 | 2:05:28 | 22 |
| Sameera Albitar | Women's | 21:11 | 0:33 | 1:08:04 | 0:25 | 51:35 | 2:21:48 | 13 |

## Wrestling

Bahrain wrestler Adam Batirov will participate in freestyle −74 kg event.
Key:
* VT – 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 |
| Adam Batirov | −74 kg | S Kumar (IND) W 5–3 | A G Qaderi (AFG) W 15–5 | Y Fujinama (JPN) L 2–8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 7 |