Samoa at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

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Samoa at the
2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Flag of Samoa.svg
IOC code SAM
NOC Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc.
Website www.oceaniasport.com/samoa
in Ashgabat
17–27 September
Competitors15 in 4 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games appearances

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. [1] [2] Iuniarra Sipaia was the only medalist in the event for Samoa as she claimed the bronze medal in the women's weightlifting over 90 kg category.

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Samoa made its debut in an Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games for the first time at the Games held in Turkmenistan along with other Oceania nations. [3]

Participants

SportMenWomenTotal
3x3 basketball 404
Indoor Athletics 101
Indoor tennis 011
Weightlifting 639

Medallists

MedalNameSportEvent
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Iuniarra Sipaia Weightlifting Women's 90+ kg

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References

  1. "Samoa | The 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games - 2017". ashgabat2017.com. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  2. "Olympic Council of Asia : Games". www.ocasia.org. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  3. Pender, Kieran (2017-09-17). "IOC turns a blind eye to Turkmenistan using sport to legitimise tyranny | Kieran Pender". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2017-10-11.