Syria at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | |
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IOC code | SYR |
NOC | Syrian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Ashgabat 17–27 September | |
Competitors | 28 in 9 sports |
Medals |
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Syria competed as Syrian Arab Republic in the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. Syria sent a delegation consisting of 28 competitors for the multi-sport event competing in 9 different sports. [1]
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon to the southwest, the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including Syrian Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Assyrians, Kurds, Circassians, Mandeans and Turkemens. Religious groups include Sunnis, Christians, Alawites, Druze, Isma'ilis, Mandeans, Shiites, Salafis, Yazidis, and Jews. Sunnis make up the largest religious group in Syria.
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.
Syrian team won a tally of 6 medals including a gold medal.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Kurash | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Sambo | 3 | 3 | 6 |
3×3 basketball | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Equestrian jumping | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Kickboxing | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Belt Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Indoor Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Muaythai | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Ghazal Majd Eddin | Indoor Athletics | Men's High jump | |
Syria equestrian team | Equestrian jumping | Equestrian team event | |
Alhasan Ibrahim | Kickboxing | Men's full contact – 57 kg | |
Al Saed Wael | Kickboxing | Men's low kick – 81 kg | |
Saied Hasna | Kurash | Women's – 63 kg | |
Al krad Raja | Wrestling | Men's freestyle – 125 kg |
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