| India at the 2016 Asian Beach Games | |
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| in Đà Nẵng | |
| Competitors | 208 in 13 sports |
| Medals Ranked 16thth |
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| Asian Beach Games appearances | |
India competed at the 2016 Asian Beach Games held in Danang, Vietnam from 24 September to 3 October 2016. The Indian Olympic Association sent a larger contingent than previous game as 208 athletes participated in 13 different games at the fifth edition of beach games. [1] India finished at 16th position, winning 2 Gold, 4 Silver and 18 Bronze medals. [2]
India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country as well as the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
The Fifth Asian Beach Games was held in Danang, Vietnam. It was the first time for Vietnam to host an Asia level multi-sports event, after Hanoi held Asian Indoor Games (2009). However, this was the first time that an event not be held in Hanoi.
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula. With an estimated 94.6 million inhabitants as of 2016, it is the 15th most populous country in the world. Vietnam is bordered by China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, part of Thailand to the southwest, and the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia across the South China Sea to the east and southeast. Its capital city has been Hanoi since the reunification of North and South Vietnam in 1976, while its most populous city is Ho Chi Minh City.
The president of Indian Olympic Association, N. Ramachandran, was awarded OCA Award of Merit by the Olympic Council of Asia for his contributions to sports in Asia at Danang on 25 September 2016. [3]
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees. The current president is Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah. The oldest NOCs are from Japan and the Philippines, recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1911; whereas East Timor is the newest, joining in 2003. The headquarters of the OCA is located at Kuwait City.
Pincky Balhara won the first medal for India in the 52 kg wrestling ( kurash ) event, finishing third on the second day of games. [4] On the same day, Harish Banghel won a silver medal in men's middleweight Muay Thai event. [5]
Kurash is one of the Turkic terms for "wrestling" and specifically refers to a number of folk wrestling styles practiced in Central Asia. The wrestling is the main competition at the folk festival Sabantuy. Wrestlers use towels to hold their opponents, and their goal is to throw their opponents off the feet.
Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Muay Thai or literally Thai boxing is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs" as it is characterized by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, and shins. Muay Thai became widespread internationally in the late 20th to 21st century, when westernized practitioners from Thailand began competing in kickboxing, mixed rules matches, as well as matches under Muay Thai rules around the world. The professional league is governed by The Professional Boxing Association of Thailand (P.A.T) sanctioned by The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT), and World Professional Muaythai Federation (WMF) overseas.
Indian women's kabbadi team, which had finished at top in previously held Asian Beach Games, won their five consecutive gold and first for India in this event defeating Thailand. [6] Shweta Ramdas, won the second gold medal for India defeating Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung of Vietnam in the 48–52 kg traditional martial arts event. [7] Men's Kabbadi team finished at second position, losing to Pakistan in the final match. [8]
India women's national kabaddi team represents India in international women's kabaddi events.
The Thailand national kabaddi team represents Thailand in international kabaddi.
Traditional Vietnamese martial arts can be loosely divided into those of the Sino-Vietnamese descended from the Han, and the Chams or indigenous Vietnamese.
Manoj Kumar Majumdar finished at third position in the beach body-building game (up to 178 cm). [9] In the women's wrestling event in the 70 kg category, Amisha Tokas lost in final to Nguyen Thi Lan of Vietnam but won another silver medal for India. [10] Deepa Prakash Gawale finished at second position winning a silver medal in the women's Dragon Tiger Form, Vovinam event. [11] She lost to Manik Trisna of Indonesia. [12] A 13 member Indian team was sent to compete in the Vovinam event, however, Gawale, won the silver medal, Alok Kumar and Prashant Singh won bronze medal among them. [13]
Vovinam is a Vietnamese martial art. It was founded in 1936 by Nguyễn Lộc, but at that time it was silent until 1938. At the same time, he proposed the doctrine of "revolution of the mind" to encourage students to always renew. Vovinam is based on Vietnamese traditional subjects.
