| Kickboxing at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | |
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| Venue | Ashgabat Muay Kickboxing Arena |
| Dates | 23–26 September 2017 |
Kickboxing at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games was held at the Muay Kickboxing Arena in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from 23 to 26 September 2017. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's −69 kg | Merdan Mamedow Turkmenistan | Sanžarbek Sapaýew Turkmenistan | Aibek Duishembiev Kyrgyzstan |
Siyovush Ibragimov Tajikistan | |||
| Men's −74 kg | Hajymyrat Geldimämmedow Turkmenistan | Farhod Rasulov Tajikistan | Said Fakirow Turkmenistan |
Davoud Mousavi Iran | |||
| Women's −60 kg | Mijgona Samadova Tajikistan | Gülzada Jorakulyýewa Turkmenistan | Zeinab Jabbari Iran |
Tseng Ching-yu Chinese Taipei |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's −69 kg | Mostafa Pourfaraj Iran | Haidar Mohammed  Iraq | Chyngyz Kalbaev Kyrgyzstan |
Khumoyun Farmonov Uzbekistan | |||
| Men's −79 kg | Mohammad Pourfaraj Iran | Jakhongir Khusanov Uzbekistan | Daler Tyuryaev Tajikistan |
| Şatlyk Allakow Turkmenistan | |||
| Women's −59 kg | Shahnaz Mirheidari Iran | Maýsa Gupbykowa Turkmenistan | Aigerim Rakhatova Kazakhstan |
| Fotima Kholova Tajikistan |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's −57 kg | Avazbek Amanbekov Kyrgyzstan | Pygy Silabow Turkmenistan | Ibrahim Juma Jordan |
Ibrahim Al-Hasan Syria | |||
| Men's −67 kg | Maxat Ussip Kazakhstan | Mekan Amanow Turkmenistan | Hamid Amni Iran |
| Aday Abuhasoah Jordan | |||
| Men's −75 kg | Rikan Lateef Iraq | Hossein Karami Iran | Maaz Khan  Pakistan |
| Ali Khalaf Hasan Jordan | |||
| Women's −56 kg | Akerke Nauryzbayeva Kazakhstan | Fatemeh Alizadeh Iran | Iuliia Borisova Kyrgyzstan |
| Farida Kutlimuradowa Turkmenistan |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's −51 kg | Omid Ahmadi Safa Iran | Abdul-Khaliq Sabih Iraq | Akram Baratov Kyrgyzstan |
| Hamza Abughazleh Jordan | |||
| Men's −63.5 kg | None awarded | Aleksey Fedoseev Kyrgyzstan | Iraj Moradi Iran |
Feng Tianhao China | |||
| Men's −71 kg | Goçmyrat Jumanyýazow Turkmenistan | Yuan Bing China | Ali Baniasad Iran |
| Şöhrat Ýagmyrow Turkmenistan | |||
| Men's −81 kg | Mahmoud Sattari Iran | Javokhir Elboev Uzbekistan | Mohammad Salama Jordan |
| Wael Al-Saed Syria | |||
| Women's −52 kg | Li Yueyao China | Zuhro Kholova Tajikistan | Sereenengiin Möngöngerel Mongolia |
| Saýýara Bahramowa Turkmenistan |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran (IRI) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 |  Turkmenistan (TKM) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Tajikistan (TJK) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 |  Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 14 | 15 | 30 | 59 | |
| Round of 16 23 September | Quarterfinals 24 September | Semifinals 25 September | Final 25 September | ||||||||||||
| Aibek Duishembiev (KGZ) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Mohannad Afaneh (JOR) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Aibek Duishembiev (KGZ) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sanžarbek Sapaýew (TKM) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Sanžarbek Sapaýew (TKM) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Dibash Shrestha (NEP) | 0 | Liang Chia-chen (TPE) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Liang Chia-chen (TPE) | 3 | Sanžarbek Sapaýew (TKM) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Merdan Mamedow (TKM) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Merdan Mamedow (TKM) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Mostafa Pourfaraj (IRI) | 0 | Murtadha Habeeb (IRQ) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Murtadha Habeeb (IRQ) | 2 | Merdan Mamedow (TKM) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Siyovush Ibragimov (TJK) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Ruzimurod Turotkulov (UZB) | |||||||||||||||
| Siyovush Ibragimov (TJK) | RET | ||||||||||||||
| Round of 16 23 September | Quarterfinals 24 September | Semifinals 25 September | Final 26 September | ||||||||||||
| Farhod Rasulov (TJK) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Nikesh Shrestha (NEP) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Farhod Rasulov (TJK) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Kelechek Orosbek Uulu (KGZ) | 0 | Said Fakirow (TKM) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Said Fakirow (TKM) | 3 | Said Fakirow (TKM) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Ibraheem Jabir (IRQ) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Farhod Rasulov (TJK) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Hajymyrat Geldimämmedow (TKM) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Davoud Mousavi (IRI) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Atif Altaf (PAK) | 0 | Umarjon Alibekov (UZB) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Umarjon Alibekov (UZB) | 3 | Davoud Mousavi (IRI) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Hajymyrat Geldimämmedow (TKM) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Main Al-Btoosh (JOR) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Hajymyrat Geldimämmedow (TKM) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals 23 September | Semifinals 25 September | Final 25 September | |||||||||
| Maýsa Gupbykowa (TKM) | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mijgona Samadova (TJK) | 3 | Mijgona Samadova (TJK) | 2 | ||||||||
| Shara Khamzina (KAZ) | 0 | Zeinab Jabbari (IRI) | 1 | ||||||||
| Zeinab Jabbari (IRI) | 3 | Mijgona Samadova (TJK) | 2 | ||||||||
| Sabina Kim (UZB) | 0 | Gülzada Jorakulyýewa (TKM) | 1 | ||||||||
| Gülzada Jorakulyýewa (TKM) | 3 | Gülzada Jorakulyýewa (TKM) | 3 | ||||||||
| Tseng Ching-yu (TPE) | 2 | Tseng Ching-yu (TPE) | 0 | ||||||||
| Shahnaz Mirheidari (IRI) | 1 | ||||||||||
| Round of 16 23 September | Quarterfinals 24 September | Semifinals 25 September | Final 25 September | ||||||||||||
| Alisher Akhmedov (TJK) | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Mostafa Pourfaraj (IRI) | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Mostafa Pourfaraj (IRI) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Chyngyz Kalbaev (KGZ) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Diýar Hojaýew (TKM) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Chyngyz Kalbaev (KGZ) | 11 | Chyngyz Kalbaev (KGZ) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Abdul Samad (PAK) | 1 | Mostafa Pourfaraj (IRI) | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Haidar Mohammed (IRQ) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Dibash Shrestha (NEP) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Khumoyun Farmonov (UZB) | 10 | Khumoyun Farmonov (UZB) | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Liang Chia-chen (TPE) | 4 | Khumoyun Farmonov (UZB) | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Omar Aburub (JOR) | 13 | Haidar Mohammed (IRQ) | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Rüstem Annaorazow (TKM) | 11 | Omar Aburub (JOR) | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Haidar Mohammed (IRQ) | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Round of 16 24 September | Quarterfinals 25 September | Semifinals 25 September | Final 26 September | ||||||||||||
| Daler Tyuryaev (TJK) | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Alen Ofoio (KGZ) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Daler Tyuryaev (TJK) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Ali Kareem (IRQ) | 9 | Mohammad Pourfaraj (IRI) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Jelal Satlykgulyýew (TKM) | 13 | Jelal Satlykgulyýew (TKM) | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Mohammad Pourfaraj (IRI) | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Mohammad Pourfaraj (IRI) | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Jakhongir Khusanov (UZB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Nikesh Shrestha (NEP) | 12 | ||||||||||||||
 Abdul Raqib Azimi (AFG) | Jakhongir Khusanov (UZB) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Jakhongir Khusanov (UZB) | WO | Jakhongir Khusanov (UZB) | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Yousef Qawasmeh (JOR) | 13 | Şatlyk Allakow (TKM) | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Shafiq-ur-Rehman (PAK) | 3 | Yousef Qawasmeh (JOR) | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Şatlyk Allakow (TKM) | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals 23 September | Semifinals 24 September | Final 24 September | |||||||||
| Aigerim Rakhatova (KAZ) | 8 | ||||||||||
| Maýsa Gupbykowa (TKM) | 14 | ||||||||||
| Maýsa Gupbykowa (TKM) | 0 | ||||||||||
| Fotima Kholova (TJK) | 13 | Shahnaz Mirheidari (IRI) | 10 | ||||||||
| Reham Abu Ghazaleh (JOR) | 10 | Fotima Kholova (TJK) | 0 | ||||||||
| Shahnaz Mirheidari (IRI) | 10 | ||||||||||
| Round of 16 23 September | Quarterfinals 24 September | Semifinals 25 September | Final 25 September | ||||||||||||
| Pygy Silabow (TKM) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Arshad Shinwari (AFG) | 0 | Arnal Kanapyanov (KAZ) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Arnal Kanapyanov (KAZ) | 3 | Pygy Silabow (TKM) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Ibrahim Juma (JOR) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ibrahim Juma (JOR) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Mohammed Mutar (IRQ) | 2 | Mohammed Mutar (IRQ) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Furkatbek Yokubov (UZB) | 1 | Pygy Silabow (TKM) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Avazbek Amanbekov (KGZ) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Hamed Al-Matari (YEM) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ibrahim Al-Hasan (SYR) | 3 | Ibrahim Al-Hasan (SYR) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Mohammad Nazif Faraji (AFG) | 0 | Ibrahim Al-Hasan (SYR) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Röwşen Habyrow (TKM) | 3 | Avazbek Amanbekov (KGZ) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Bayadaagiin Mendbayar (MGL) | 0 | Röwşen Habyrow (TKM) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Avazbek Amanbekov (KGZ) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Round of 16 23 September | Quarterfinals 24 September | Semifinals 25 September | Final 26 September | ||||||||||||
| Hamid Amni (IRI) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Murodzhon Kosimov (TJK) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Hamid Amni (IRI) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Muhammad Asghar (PAK) | Mekan Amanow (TKM) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mekan Amanow (TKM) | KO | Mekan Amanow (TKM) | RET | ||||||||||||
| Erik Voinov (KGZ) | |||||||||||||||
| Mekan Amanow (TKM) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Maxat Ussip (KAZ) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Amjad Hishmeh (SYR) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sherzod Abdullaev (UZB) | 1 | Aday Abuhasoah (JOR) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Aday Abuhasoah (JOR) | 2 | Aday Abuhasoah (JOR) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Maxat Ussip (KAZ) | RSC | Maxat Ussip (KAZ) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Mustafa Omari (AFG) | Maxat Ussip (KAZ) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Şöhrat Hallyýew (TKM) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals 23 September | Semifinals 25 September | Final 26 September | |||||||||
| Hossein Karami (IRI) | 3 | ||||||||||
| Azamat Kudaiberdiev (KGZ) | 0 | Hossein Karami (IRI) | 3 | ||||||||
| Maaz Khan (PAK) | 2 | Maaz Khan (PAK) | 0 | ||||||||
| Rohollah Mohammadi (AFG) | 0 | Hossein Karami (IRI) | 1 | ||||||||
| Sayat Trusbekov (KAZ) | 0 | Rikan Lateef (IRQ) | 2 | ||||||||
| Ali Khalaf Hasan (JOR) | 3 | Ali Khalaf Hasan (JOR) | 0 | ||||||||
| Oybek Abdurakhimov (UZB) | 0 | Rikan Lateef (IRQ) | 3 | ||||||||
| Rikan Lateef (IRQ) | 3 | ||||||||||
| Quarterfinals 23 September | Semifinals 24 September | Final 24 September | |||||||||
| Fatemeh Alizadeh (IRI) | WO | ||||||||||
| Mijgona Samadova (TJK) | Fatemeh Alizadeh (IRI) | 2 | |||||||||
| Iuliia Borisova (KGZ) | 3 | Iuliia Borisova (KGZ) | 0 | ||||||||
| Selbi Kulyşowa (TKM) | 0 | Fatemeh Alizadeh (IRI) | 1 | ||||||||
| Pürevjavyn Davaa (MGL) | Akerke Nauryzbayeva (KAZ) | 2 | |||||||||
| Akerke Nauryzbayeva (KAZ) | DSQ | Akerke Nauryzbayeva (KAZ) | 2 | ||||||||
| Samar Abdalla (SYR) | 0 | Farida Kutlimuradowa (TKM) | 1 | ||||||||
| Farida Kutlimuradowa (TKM) | 3 | ||||||||||
| Round of 16 24 September | Quarterfinals 24 September | Semifinals 25 September | Final 25 September | ||||||||||||
| Abdul-Khaliq Sabih (IRQ) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Samir Ubaidulloev (TJK) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Abdul-Khaliq Sabih (IRQ) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Akram Baratov (KGZ) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Sherali Musoev (UZB) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Akram Baratov (KGZ) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Abdul-Khaliq Sabih (IRQ) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Omid Ahmadi Safa (IRI) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Hamza Abughazleh (JOR) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Liaqat Ali (PAK) |  Robin Catalan (PHI) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Robin Catalan (PHI) | DSQ | Hamza Abughazleh (JOR) | |||||||||||||
| Omid Ahmadi Safa (IRI) | KO | ||||||||||||||
| Sayed Zaki Hussaini (AFG) | |||||||||||||||
| Omid Ahmadi Safa (IRI) | DSQ | ||||||||||||||
| Round of 16 23 September | Quarterfinals 24 September | Semifinals 24 September | Final 25 September | ||||||||||||
| Aleksey Fedoseev (KGZ) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Muhammadjon Nasulloev (TJK) | 0 | Wang Jiayue (CHN) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Wang Jiayue (CHN) | 3 | Aleksey Fedoseev (KGZ) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Shapoor Gulbahari (AFG) | 0 | Iraj Moradi (IRI) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Ysmaýyl Ataýew (TKM) | 3 | Ysmaýyl Ataýew (TKM) | |||||||||||||
| Iraj Moradi (IRI) | RET | ||||||||||||||
| Aleksey Fedoseev (KGZ) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Muhammet Altybaýew (TKM) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Feng Tianhao (CHN) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Dawran Rajabi (AFG) | 2 | Dawran Rajabi (AFG) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Muhammad Bilal (PAK) | 0 | Feng Tianhao (CHN) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Farkhod Abdunazarov (UZB) | 0 | Muhammet Altybaýew (TKM) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Chingiskhan Tlemissov (KAZ) | 3 | Chingiskhan Tlemissov (KAZ) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Muhammet Altybaýew (TKM) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Round of 16 23 September | Quarterfinals 24 September | Semifinals 25 September | Final 26 September | ||||||||||||
| Ali Baniasad (IRI) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Mohannad Ghassan (JOR) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ali Baniasad (IRI) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Goçmyrat Jumanyýazow (TKM) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Li Yinggang (CHN) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Sunduin Batjargal (MGL) | 0 | Goçmyrat Jumanyýazow (TKM) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Goçmyrat Jumanyýazow (TKM) | 3 | Goçmyrat Jumanyýazow (TKM) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Yuan Bing (CHN) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Yuan Bing (CHN) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Adilet Bekzhan Uulu (KGZ) | 0 | Muslimbek Omonov (UZB) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Muslimbek Omonov (UZB) | 3 | Yuan Bing (CHN) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Bakytbek Shimtemir (KAZ) | RSC | Şöhrat Ýagmyrow (TKM) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Carlo Jacildo (PHI) | Bakytbek Shimtemir (KAZ) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Şöhrat Ýagmyrow (TKM) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Round of 16 23 September | Quarterfinals 24 September | Semifinals 25 September | Final 26 September | ||||||||||||
| Thulfiqar Mohammed (IRQ) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Mohammad Salama (JOR) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Mohammad Salama (JOR) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Olzhobai Kudaiberdi Uulu (KGZ) | 0 | Mahmoud Sattari (IRI) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Azamat Jumakulyýew (TKM) | 3 | Azamat Jumakulyýew (TKM) | |||||||||||||
| Mahmoud Sattari (IRI) | KO | ||||||||||||||
| Mahmoud Sattari (IRI) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Javokhir Elboev (UZB) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Wael Al-Saed (SYR) | DSQ | ||||||||||||||
| Tan Xiaofeng (CHN) | 0 | Serdar Mämmedow (TKM) | |||||||||||||
| Serdar Mämmedow (TKM) | 3 | Wael Al-Saed (SYR) | |||||||||||||
| Javokhir Elboev (UZB) | WO | ||||||||||||||
| Javokhir Elboev (UZB) | KO | ||||||||||||||
| Rohullah Dehqan (AFG) | |||||||||||||||
| Round of 16 24 September | Quarterfinals 25 September | Semifinals 25 September | Final 26 September | ||||||||||||
| Atefeh Balinparast (IRI) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sereenengiin Möngöngerel (MGL) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Sereenengiin Möngöngerel (MGL) | |||||||||||||||
| Li Yueyao (CHN) | RSC | ||||||||||||||
| Li Yueyao (CHN) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Aýgözel Gurbangeldiýewa (TKM) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Li Yueyao (CHN) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Zuhro Kholova (TJK) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Saýýara Bahramowa (TKM) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Mubarak Kamalova (UZB) | Baktygul Abdisalamova (KGZ) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Baktygul Abdisalamova (KGZ) | DSQ | Saýýara Bahramowa (TKM) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Zuhro Kholova (TJK) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Zhang Luan (CHN) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Zuhro Kholova (TJK) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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