| Kurash at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | |
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| Venue | Ashgabat Martial Arts Arena |
| Dates | 20–22 September 2017 |
Kurash at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from 20 to 22 September 2017 at the Martial Arts Arena.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 |  Turkmenistan (TKM) | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Iran (IRI) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Afghanistan (AFG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | |
20 September
| 1/8 finals | 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Iskandar Khakimjonov (UZB) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
| Şöhrat Hallyýew (TKM) | 102 | Şöhrat Hallyýew (TKM) | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Wanlop Phuengsampao (THA) | 000 | Şöhrat Hallyýew (TKM) | 001 | ||||||||||||
| Behzad Vahdani (IRI) | 011 | ||||||||||||||
| Behzad Vahdani (IRI) | 101 | ||||||||||||||
| Munir Ghusn (SYR) | 101 | Munir Ghusn (SYR) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Ajay Kumar (IND) | 001 | Behzad Vahdani (IRI) | 013 | ||||||||||||
 Hamid Tallan (YEM) | 101 | Erkin Omurzakow (TKM) | 001 | ||||||||||||
| Saksiri Khemawantaphong (THA) | 001 | Hamid Tallan (YEM) | 001 | ||||||||||||
| Al Llamas (PHI) | 013 | Al Llamas (PHI) | 012 | ||||||||||||
 Mochammad Latif (INA) | 011 | Al Llamas (PHI) | 000 | ||||||||||||
 Joe Haddad (LBN) | WO | Erkin Omurzakow (TKM) | 101 | ||||||||||||
| Ravi Kumar (IND) | Joe Haddad (LBN) | 000 | |||||||||||||
| Erkin Omurzakow (TKM) | 100 | ||||||||||||||
21 September
| 1/8 finals | 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Jacky Gahlot (IND) | 010 | ||||||||||||||
| Jatin (IND) | 001 | Jacky Gahlot (IND) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Bakhodur Khalimov (TJK) | 000 | Ghanbar Ali Ghanbari (IRI) | 004 | ||||||||||||
| Ghanbar Ali Ghanbari (IRI) | 010 | Ghanbar Ali Ghanbari (IRI) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Nedir Allaberdiýew (TKM) | 100 | Nedir Allaberdiýew (TKM) | 003 | ||||||||||||
| Kanokphon Somboon (THA) | 000 | Nedir Allaberdiýew (TKM) | 011 | ||||||||||||
| Shakhram Ahadov (UZB) | 002 | ||||||||||||||
| Nedir Allaberdiýew (TKM) | 001 | ||||||||||||||
| Nguyễn Hải Ba (VIE) | 000 | Marat Orazow (TKM) | 010 | ||||||||||||
| Khushqadam Khusravov (TJK) | 003 | Khushqadam Khusravov (TJK) | 012 | ||||||||||||
 Ali Hadi (IRQ) | 101 | Ali Hadi (IRQ) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Aprilianda Adi Timur (INA) | 000 | Khushqadam Khusravov (TJK) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Shuaib Yuosuf (AFG) | 100 | Marat Orazow (TKM) | 101 | ||||||||||||
| Jaroenmitr Sanaotoy (THA) | 001 | Shuaib Yuosuf (AFG) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Ghady Moussa (LBN) | 000 | Marat Orazow (TKM) | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Marat Orazow (TKM) | 101 | ||||||||||||||
21 September
| 1/16 finals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ihsan Falah (IRQ) | 000–100 | Omid Tiztak (IRI) |
| 1/8 finals | 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Nurýagdy Jepbarow (TKM) | 001 | ||||||||||||||
| Davlat Abraev (UZB) | 003 | Davlat Abraev (UZB) | 101 | ||||||||||||
| Dennis Catipon (PHI) | 002 | Dennis Catipon (PHI) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Elias Haddad (LBN) | 001 | Davlat Abraev (UZB) | 101 | ||||||||||||
 Boryn Altangerel (MGL) | 000 | Omid Tiztak (IRI) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Mansoorbig Bigzada (AFG) | 101 | Mansoorbig Bigzada (AFG) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Bhanu Partap (IND) | 000 | Omid Tiztak (IRI) | 110 | ||||||||||||
| Omid Tiztak (IRI) | 102 | Davlat Abraev (UZB) | 011 | ||||||||||||
| Nazar Kerimow (TKM) | 001 | Behruzi Khojazoda (TJK) | 001 | ||||||||||||
| Behruzi Khojazoda (TJK) | 013 | Behruzi Khojazoda (TJK) | 101 | ||||||||||||
| Mohanad Sham (SYR) | 102 | Mohanad Sham (SYR) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Mahmood Yaseen (IRQ) | 000 | Behruzi Khojazoda (TJK) | 111 | ||||||||||||
| Nopphasit Lertsirisombut (THA) | 000 | Motonori Shimada (JPN) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Ahmed Salem Ayash (YEM) | 111 | Ahmed Salem Ayash (YEM) | 001 | ||||||||||||
| Ashutosh Girish Lokare (IND) | 000 | Motonori Shimada (JPN) | 010 | ||||||||||||
| Motonori Shimada (JPN) | 101 | ||||||||||||||
21 September
| 1/8 finals | 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Serdar Jummyýew (TKM) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
| Mohammad Arif Malikyar (AFG) | 001 | Mohammad Arif Malikyar (AFG) | 001 | ||||||||||||
| Bùi Minh Quân (VIE) | 001 | Elias Aliakbari (IRI) | 101 | ||||||||||||
| Elias Aliakbari (IRI) | 101 | Elias Aliakbari (IRI) | 010 | ||||||||||||
| Pharuehatphasathonbodee Suwannaphueng (THA) | 000 | Huang Chun-ta (TPE) | 010 | ||||||||||||
| Huang Chun-ta (TPE) | 100 | Huang Chun-ta (TPE) | 111 | ||||||||||||
| Abhishek Rana (IND) | 000 | Mohamad Kasem (SYR) | 001 | ||||||||||||
| Mohamad Kasem (SYR) | 101 | Huang Chun-ta (TPE) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Muhammet Temirow (TKM) | 111 | Kamoliddin Rasulov (UZB) | 010 | ||||||||||||
| Gaurav Tokas (IND) | 000 | Muhammet Temirow (TKM) | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Bagas Jaya Hartanto (INA) | WO | Bagas Jaya Hartanto (INA) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Akmal Murodov (TJK) | Muhammet Temirow (TKM) | 000 | |||||||||||||
| Sufyan Nadhim (IRQ) | 001 | Kamoliddin Rasulov (UZB) | 012 | ||||||||||||
| Hussein Al-Jarrah (YEM) | 011 | Hussein Al-Jarrah (YEM) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Kamoliddin Rasulov (UZB) | 112 | ||||||||||||||
22 September
| 1/8 finals | 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Dipak Chhantyal (NEP) | |||||||||||||||
| Pierre Bou Abboud (LBN) | WO | Pierre Bou Abboud (LBN) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Ali Al-Taweel (IOA) | 106 | Ali Al-Taweel (IOA) | 101 | ||||||||||||
| Sakon Saejueng (THA) | 000 | Ali Al-Taweel (IOA) | 001 | ||||||||||||
| Mojtaba Zamani (IRI) | 101 | Mojtaba Zamani (IRI) | 112 | ||||||||||||
| Azizjan Hojakuliýew (TKM) | 000 | Mojtaba Zamani (IRI) | 011 | ||||||||||||
| Akshay Tomar (IND) | 000 | Ajmal Ishaqzai (AFG) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Ajmal Ishaqzai (AFG) | 100 | Mojtaba Zamani (IRI) | 012 | ||||||||||||
| Sanjar Abdyrahmanow (TKM) | 102 | Shukhratjon Arslanov (UZB) | 101 | ||||||||||||
| Mohanad Hasan (IRQ) | 000 | Sanjar Abdyrahmanow (TKM) | 002 | ||||||||||||
| Shukhratjon Arslanov (UZB) | 010 | ||||||||||||||
| Shukhratjon Arslanov (UZB) | 002 | ||||||||||||||
| Jayson Senales (PHI) | 100 | Shayan Kheirandish (IRI) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Yogesh Kanahayalal Untwal (IND) | 000 | Jayson Senales (PHI) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Abdullah Al-Najdi (IOA) | Shayan Kheirandish (IRI) | 101 | |||||||||||||
| Shayan Kheirandish (IRI) | WO | ||||||||||||||
22 September
| 1/8 finals | 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Batyr Hojamuhammedow (TKM) | 001 | ||||||||||||||
| Ilkhom Juraev (UZB) | 010 | ||||||||||||||
| Ilkhom Juraev (UZB) | 001 | ||||||||||||||
| Firdavs Nasimov (TJK) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
| Firdavs Nasimov (TJK) | 100 | ||||||||||||||
| Manish Kumar (IND) | 000 | Rabih Bader (LBN) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Rabih Bader (LBN) | 100 | Ilkhom Juraev (UZB) | 001 | ||||||||||||
| Vishal Sharma (IND) | Mojtaba Nikbin (IRI) | 000 | |||||||||||||
| Mojtaba Nikbin (IRI) | WO | Mojtaba Nikbin (IRI) | WO | ||||||||||||
| Saidzhalol Saidov (TJK) | |||||||||||||||
| Mojtaba Nikbin (IRI) | 001 | ||||||||||||||
| Guwanç Begaliýew (TKM) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
| Guwanç Begaliýew (TKM) | 101 | ||||||||||||||
| Jad Fadel (LBN) | Takashi Tanaka (JPN) | 000 | |||||||||||||
| Takashi Tanaka (JPN) | WO | ||||||||||||||
22 September
| 1/8 finals | 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Mukhamadmurod Abdurakhmonov (TJK) | |||||||||||||||
| Kamran Rostami (IRI) | WO | ||||||||||||||
| Kamran Rostami (IRI) | 100 | ||||||||||||||
| Mirwais Omarkhil (AFG) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
| Şöhrat Taşew (TKM) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
| Mirwais Omarkhil (AFG) | 100 | Mirwais Omarkhil (AFG) | 101 | ||||||||||||
| Chiranshu Jain (IND) | 000 | Kamran Rostami (IRI) | 001 | ||||||||||||
| Dither Tablan (PHI) | 000 | Mukhsin Khisomiddinov (UZB) | 011 | ||||||||||||
| Kunathip Yea-on (THA) | 100 | Kunathip Yea-on (THA) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Mukhsin Khisomiddinov (UZB) | 100 | ||||||||||||||
| Mukhsin Khisomiddinov (UZB) | 110 | ||||||||||||||
| Begenç Begaliýew (TKM) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
| Begenç Begaliýew (TKM) | 010 | ||||||||||||||
| Yahya Mohammed (IRQ) | 101 | Yahya Mohammed (IRQ) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Suraj Pareshkumar Barot (IND) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
22 September
| 1/8 finals | 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Tsou Chia-wen (TPE) | 001 | ||||||||||||||
| Anggun Nurajijah (INA) | 002 | Anggun Nurajijah (INA) | 001 | ||||||||||||
| Parichat Wannapakdee (THA) | 000 | Tsou Chia-wen (TPE) | 002 | ||||||||||||
| Malaprabha Jadhav (IND) | 010 | ||||||||||||||
| Oguljan Hallyýewa (TKM) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
| Monica Pineda (PHI) | 001 | Malaprabha Jadhav (IND) | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Malaprabha Jadhav (IND) | 001 | Malaprabha Jadhav (IND) | 001 | ||||||||||||
| Zarina Saparowa (TKM) | 010 | ||||||||||||||
| Đỗ Thu Hà (VIE) | 001 | ||||||||||||||
| Mokhinur Muminova (UZB) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
| Đỗ Thu Hà (VIE) | 001 | ||||||||||||||
| Sudawan Taotong (THA) | 001 | Zarina Saparowa (TKM) | 002 | ||||||||||||
| Mahima Tokas (IND) | 010 | Mahima Tokas (IND) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Zarina Saparowa (TKM) | 100 | ||||||||||||||
22 September
| 1/8 finals | 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Gulnor Sulaymanova (UZB) | 010 | ||||||||||||||
| Maria Magdalena Ince (INA) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
| Gulnor Sulaymanova (UZB) | 100 | ||||||||||||||
| Aýnur Amanowa (TKM) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
| Aýnur Amanowa (TKM) | 102 | ||||||||||||||
| Besto Rani Devi (IND) | 000 | Phichamon Tiawcharoen (THA) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Phichamon Tiawcharoen (THA) | 002 | Gulnor Sulaymanova (UZB) | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Saýýara Ereşowa (TKM) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
| Tô Thị Trang (VIE) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
| Nichakan Seesai (THA) | 100 | ||||||||||||||
| Nichakan Seesai (THA) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
| Saýýara Ereşowa (TKM) | 013 | ||||||||||||||
| Saýýara Ereşowa (TKM) | 011 | ||||||||||||||
| Helen Dawa (PHI) | 100 | Helen Dawa (PHI) | 001 | ||||||||||||
| Dolly Sharma (IND) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
22 September
| 1/8 finals | 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Mähriban Kurbanowa (TKM) | 100 | ||||||||||||||
| Jenielou Mosqueda (PHI) | 011 | Jenielou Mosqueda (PHI) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Lê Thị Tình (VIE) | 001 | Mähriban Kurbanowa (TKM) | 001 | ||||||||||||
| Komal Hanmant Halgekar (IND) | 101 | Prapathip Narkkarach (THA) | 001 | ||||||||||||
| Nadia Assaf (SYR) | 000 | Komal Hanmant Halgekar (IND) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Prapathip Narkkarach (THA) | 002 | Prapathip Narkkarach (THA) | 101 | ||||||||||||
| Ochirpüreviin Lkhagvakhüü (MGL) | 001 | Prapathip Narkkarach (THA) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Saloni Yadav (IND) | 000 | Dildora Shermetova (UZB) | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Lea Farhat (LBN) | 101 | Lea Farhat (LBN) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Lee Wan-ting (TPE) | 012 | ||||||||||||||
| Lee Wan-ting (TPE) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
| Dildora Shermetova (UZB) | 100 | Dildora Shermetova (UZB) | 012 | ||||||||||||
| Heka Maya Sari Sembiring (INA) | 000 | Dildora Shermetova (UZB) | 001 | ||||||||||||
| Aýna Jumakulyýewa (TKM) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
21 September
| 1/8 finals | 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Gülşat Nasyrowa (TKM) | 014 | ||||||||||||||
| Freshta Afshar (AFG) | 001 | Chandra Ariati (INA) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Chandra Ariati (INA) | 100 | Gülşat Nasyrowa (TKM) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Cheng Yu-erh (TPE) | 101 | ||||||||||||||
| Cheng Yu-erh (TPE) | 100 | ||||||||||||||
| Zahra Naderi (IRI) | 001 | Nguyễn Thị Hương (VIE) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Nguyễn Thị Hương (VIE) | 011 | Cheng Yu-erh (TPE) | 001 | ||||||||||||
| Maral Sultanowa (TKM) | 001 | ||||||||||||||
| Sunaree Janjek (THA) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
| Maral Sultanowa (TKM) | 100 | ||||||||||||||
| Maral Sultanowa (TKM) | 100 | ||||||||||||||
| Gitanjali Pawar (IND) | 011 | Hasna Saied (SYR) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Hasna Saied (SYR) | 012 | Hasna Saied (SYR) | 010 | ||||||||||||
| Mokhinur Pirnazarova (UZB) | 002 | ||||||||||||||
21 September
| 1/8 finals | 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Mahboubeh Bidel (IRI) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
| Yang Hsien-tzu (TPE) | 101 | ||||||||||||||
| Yang Hsien-tzu (TPE) | 101 | ||||||||||||||
| Nasiba Hallyýewa (TKM) | 000 | ||||||||||||||
| Nasiba Hallyýewa (TKM) | 110 | ||||||||||||||
| Jyoti Tokas (IND) | 000 | Sabah Al-Khedr (SYR) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Sabah Al-Khedr (SYR) | 013 | Yang Hsien-tzu (TPE) | 002 | ||||||||||||
| Mariýa Lohowa (TKM) | 001 | ||||||||||||||
| Tsogt-Ochiryn Battsetseg (MGL) | 001 | ||||||||||||||
| Gavhar Khudaykulova (UZB) | 011 | Gavhar Khudaykulova (UZB) | 111 | ||||||||||||
| Raheleh Asghari (IRI) | 000 | Gavhar Khudaykulova (UZB) | 000 | ||||||||||||
| Bianca Estrella (PHI) | 001 | Mariýa Lohowa (TKM) | 102 | ||||||||||||
| Nguyễn Thị Lan (VIE) | 013 | Nguyễn Thị Lan (VIE) | 001 | ||||||||||||
| Mariýa Lohowa (TKM) | 100 | ||||||||||||||
21 September
| 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| Kumush Yuldashova (UZB) | 100 | ||||||||||
| Sapna Shivkumar Naykar (IND) | 000 | Kumush Yuldashova (UZB) | 101 | ||||||||
| Orazgül Seýidowa (TKM) | 000 | ||||||||||
| Kumush Yuldashova (UZB) | 101 | ||||||||||
| Meena (IND) | 001 | Kao Chia-jing (TPE) | 000 | ||||||||
| Gözel Karimbaýewa (TKM) | 100 | Gözel Karimbaýewa (TKM) | 001 | ||||||||
| Jayanti Shrestha (NEP) | 000 | Kao Chia-jing (TPE) | 001 | ||||||||
| Kao Chia-jing (TPE) | 100 | ||||||||||
20 September
| 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| Asmila Chhantyal (NEP) | 000 | ||||||||||
| Rakhima Yuldoshova (UZB) | 112 | Rakhima Yuldoshova (UZB) | 006 | ||||||||
| Ýulduz Adizowa (TKM) | 010 | Jyoti (IND) | 000 | ||||||||
| Jyoti (IND) | 101 | Rakhima Yuldoshova (UZB) | 101 | ||||||||
| Zahra Bagheri (IRI) | 001 | Şirin Kubaýewa (TKM) | 000 | ||||||||
| Đỗ Thị Hoài Uyên (VIE) | 000 | Zahra Bagheri (IRI) | 000 | ||||||||
| Şirin Kubaýewa (TKM) | 100 | ||||||||||
20 September
| 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| Rinata Ilmatova (UZB) | 000 | ||||||||||
| Trần Thị Thanh Thủy (VIE) | 002 | Trần Thị Thanh Thủy (VIE) | 100 | ||||||||
| Yasha Satija (IND) | 001 | Leýla Aliýewa (TKM) | 000 | ||||||||
| Leýla Aliýewa (TKM) | 100 | Trần Thị Thanh Thủy (VIE) | 011 | ||||||||
| Anna Dmitriýewa (TKM) | 001 | ||||||||||
| Anna Dmitriýewa (TKM) | 111 | ||||||||||
| Neha Solanki (IND) | WO | Neha Solanki (IND) | 000 | ||||||||
| Ganboldyn Sarangoo (MGL) | |||||||||||
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Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling, incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
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Donnie Yen Chi-tan is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and action director. He is the recipient of various accolades, including three Golden Horse Awards and five Hong Kong Film Awards. He is best known for portraying Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man in the Ip Man film series, namely Ip Man (2008), Ip Man 2 (2010), Ip Man 3 (2015), and Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019). He also served as co-producer for the spin-off Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018).
Korakuen Hall is a sports arena in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, which has hosted boxing, professional wrestling, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and Lethwei matches.
Alexander Aristides Reid is an English former mixed martial artist (MMA), fighting under Bellator, BAMMA and Cage Rage. He is also an actor, having been in Hollyoaks and making an appearance in Drifters. Reid was the winner of Channel 4's 7th and final series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2010.
Uwais Qorny, known professionally as Iko Uwais, is an Indonesian actor, stuntman, fight choreographer, and martial artist. He is best known for acting in the action films Merantau (2009), The Raid (2011), The Raid 2 (2014), Headshot (2016), Mile 22 (2018), The Night Comes for Us (2018), Stuber (2019), and the Netflix series Wu Assassins (2019–22).
The 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, which is also counted as the 5th Asian Indoor Games, was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in 2017. It became the third city in the former Soviet countries to win the right of hosting an Olympic Council of Asia-sanctioned event, following Astana and Almaty in Kazakhstan, which jointly-hosted the 2011 Asian Winter Games. The host city was chosen in Kuwait on 19 December 2010. On 6 July 2013 the flag of the Olympic Council of Asia was officially handed over to the mayor of the city of Ashgabat.
Weightlifting competitions at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, took place from 18 to 25 September at the Weightlifting Arena. Around 188 athletes competed in 16 different events, according to their respective weight categories.
Taekwondo was contested at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 18–22 September 2017. The competition took place at Taekwondo Arena in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is the fastest growing sport in the United States. Mixed martial arts largely developed in the 1990s, and has achieved popularity in the early 21st century. Many companies promote MMA cards, with the U.S. based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) the most dominant.
Rizalina "Lina" Parabuac Ilagan was an anti-martial law activist who belonged to a network of community organizations in the Southern Tagalog region in the Philippines.
