Singapore at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | |
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IOC code | SGP |
NOC | Singapore National Olympic Council |
Website | www |
in Ashgabat 17–27 September | |
Competitors | 8 in 3 sports |
Medals |
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Singapore competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. Singapore sent 8 competitors for the multi-sport event. [1] Singapore clinched its only medal in the Muay Thai women's 54kg event.
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island city-state in Southeast Asia. The country is situated one degree north of the equator, at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, with Indonesia's Riau Islands to the south and Peninsular Malaysia to the north. Singapore's territory consists of one main island along with 62 other islets. Since independence, extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23%.
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.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Belt wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Chess | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Dancesport | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Muaythai | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Wrestling | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gwa Wei Ying | MuayThai | women's 51kg |
The Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, also known as AIMAG, is a pancontinental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia, after the merger of the Asian Indoor Games and the Asian Martial Arts Games. The Games have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The Games are described as the second largest Asian multi-sport event after the Asian Games.
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.
Japan competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. Japan sent a delegation consisting of 60 competitors for the event. Japan won a total of 17 medals in the event including 2 gold medals.
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.
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.
East Timor competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from 17 to 27 September. East Timor sent only one participant in the multi-sport event for short course swimming. East Timor couldn't receive any medal in the competition.
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.
Nepal competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from 17 to 27 September 2017 with sending a delegation of 18 competitors for the event. Nepal couldn't receive any medal at the multi-sport event.
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.
Qatar competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. Qatar won 11 medals during the multi-sport event including 4 gold medals. Qatari delegation claimed 6 medals in 6 different team events.
Iraq competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. Iraq won 13 medals during the multi-sport event including 4 gold medals. Iraq sent a delegation consisting of 51 participants for the 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.
Macau competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games from 17 to 27 September, 2017.Macau sent a delegation consisting of 35 competitors for the multi-sport event.
Laos competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. Laos sent the only competitor in the multi-sport event and the nation finished the competition without receiving any medals.
Tonga competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. Tonga sent a delegation consisting of 9 competitors in the multi-sport event and the nation finished the competition without receiving any medals.
Malaysia competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. Malaysia sent 9 competitors for the multi-sport event. Malaysia clinched its only medal in the men's 64kg taekwondo event.
India competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 16 to 27. India sent a delegation consisting of 198 competitors for the event. India won a total of 40 medals in the event including 9 gold medals.
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