Qatar at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | |
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IOC code | QAT |
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in Ashgabat 17–27 September | |
Competitors | 45 in 9 sports |
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Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games appearances | |
Qatar competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. [1] Qatar won 11 medals during the multi-sport event including 4 gold medals. Qatari delegation claimed 6 medals in 6 different team events.
Qatar men's national 3x3 basketball team secured the gold medal after emerging as the champions in the men's category by beating Iraq with a score of 22–12 in the finals. Qatari basketball team emerged as unbeaten winners in the tournament. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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3x3 basketball | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Cue sports | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Bowling | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Chess | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Equestrian jumping | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Indoor Athletics | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Short course swimming | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Taekwondo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Qatar national 3x3 team | 3x3 basketball | Men's tournament |
Gold | Hassan Abdalelah Haroun | Indoor Athletics | Men's 400m |
Gold | Al Attiayah Hamad Ali | Equestrian jumping | Men's individual |
Gold | Hairane Jamal | Indoor Athletics | Men's 800m |
Silver | Qatar 4 × 400 m relay team | Indoor Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 m relay |
Silver | Qatar national billiards team | Billiards | Men's team |
Silver | Qatar men's national bowling team | Bowling | Men's team of four |
Silver | Qatar national equestrian team | Equestrian jumping | Men's team |
Bronze | Qatar national chess team | Chess | Men's rapid team |
Bronze | Al Mannai Rashid Ahmed | Indoor Athletics | Men's triple jump |
Bronze | Alaraimi Ali Juma | Taekwondo | Men's 80 kg |
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