Palestine at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | |
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IOC code | PLE |
NOC | Palestine Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Ashgabat 17–27 September | |
Competitors | 19 in 6 sports |
Medals Ranked 0th |
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Palestine competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. Palestine sent a delegation of 19 competitors for the event competing in 6 different sports. [1]
Palestinian territories has been used for many years to describe the territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. More recently, the official United Nations terminology has been used, occupied Palestinian territory increasingly replacing other terms since 1999. The European Union also has adopted this usage The International Court of Justice refers to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as "the Occupied Palestinian Territory" and this term is used as the legal definition by the International Court of Justice in the ruling in July 2004. The term occupied Palestinian territories is also still in common use.
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.
Ashgabat — formerly named Poltoratsk between 1919 and 1927, is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. It is situated between the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag mountain range in Central Asia.
The Palestinian team didn't receive any medal at the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Futsal | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Weightlifting | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Short course swimming | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Indoor Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kyrgyzstan competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. 158 athletes competed in 16 different sports.
Sri Lanka competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from 17 to 27 September 2017.
Australia competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. 17 athletes competed in 3 different sports.
American Samoa competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. 7 athletes represented American Samoa in 2 different sports during the event.
Bhutan competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. 12 athletes competed only in 1 sporting event, Taekwondo. Bhutan did not win any medal at the Games.
Fiji competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. 28 athletes competed in 4 different sports. Fijian team won 2 medals including one gold and a silver medal in the Games.
Federated States of Micronesia competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. They couldn't win any medal at the event.
Guam competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. Guam sent a delegation consisting of 34 participants in the competition. Guam didn't receive any medal at the Games.
Kiribati competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17-27. Kiribati sent a delegation of 12 competitors in 3 different sports. Kiribati couldn't receive any medal at the Games.
New Caledonia competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. New Caledonia sent a delegation of 2 competitors for bowling event.
Solomon Islands competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. Solomon Islands sent a delegation consisting of 18 competitors competing in 3 different sports. The athletes couldn't receive any medal in the competition.
Tuvalu competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. Tuvalu sent a delegation consisting of 8 competitors for the event competing in 4 different sports. Tuvaluan team couldn't receive any medal in the competition.
Tahiti, which is a part of French Polynesia, competed in the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games on the behalf of French Polynesia which was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
Vanuatu competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. Vanuatuan team sent a delegation consisting of 13 competitors for the event competing in 3 different sports. Vanuatu couldn't receive any medal in the competition.
Pakistan competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. 107 athletes competed in 11 different sports.
Samoa competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. Samoa sent a delegation consisting of 15 athletes competing in 3 different sports. Iuniarra Sipaia was the only medalist in the event for Samoa as she claimed the bronze medal in the women's over 90 kg category.
Papua New Guinea competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. Papua New Guinea sent a delegation consisting of 9 athletes competing in 2 different sports. Papua New Guinea didn't receive any medal at the multi-sport event.
Palau competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. 10 participants competed in 3 different sports. Palau did not win any medals in the multi-sport event.
Nauru competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. 9 participants competed in 3 different sports. Nauru did not win any medals in the multi-sport event.
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