| Men's sanda 70 kg at the 2014 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Ganghwa Dolmens Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 21–24 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Taolu | ||
| Changquan | men | women |
| Nanquan | men | women |
| Taijiquan | men | women |
| Daoshu / Gunshu | men | |
| Jianshu / Qiangshu | women | |
| Sanda | ||
| 52 kg | women | |
| 56 kg | men | |
| 60 kg | men | women |
| 65 kg | men | |
| 70 kg | men | |
| 75 kg | men | |
The men's sanda 70 kilograms competition at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea was held from 21 September to 24 September at the Ganghwa Dolmens Gymnasium. [1]
The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as the 17th Asian Games, was a pan-Asian multi-sport event held in Incheon, South Korea. This was the third time South Korea hosted the Asian Games, and its' first time since 2002. Previously, it had also hosted the 1986 edition of the games.
Incheon, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시), is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi to the east. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Incheon was home to just 4,700 people when it became an international port in 1883. Today, about 3 million people live in the city, making it South Korea's third most-populous city after Seoul and Busan. The city's growth has been assured in modern times with the development of its port due to its natural advantages as a coastal city and its proximity to the South Korean capital. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, along with Seoul itself and Gyeonggi Province, forming the world's fifth largest metropolitan area by population.
South Korea is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. The name Korea is derived from Goguryeo which was one of the great powers in East Asia during its time, ruling most of the Korean Peninsula, Manchuria, parts of the Russian Far East and Inner Mongolia under Gwanggaeto the Great. Its capital, Seoul, is a major global city and half of South Korea's over 51 million people live in the Seoul Capital Area, the fourth largest metropolitan economy in the world.
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A total of nine competitors from nine different countries (NOCs) competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 70 kilograms.
Zhang Kun from China won the gold medal after beating his opponent Yoo Sang-hoon of South Korea in gold medal bout 2–0, Zhang won both periods by the same score of 5–0.
The bronze medal was shared by Sajjad Abbasi from Iran and Maratab Ali Shah from Pakistan. Athletes from Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Jordan lost in the second round (quarterfinals) and finished on fifth place. Ruslan Libirov of Kazakhstan was the only athlete losing in the pre-quarterfinal round.
Syed Maratab Ali Shah is a two time Pakistani Asian Games bronze medalist. He is also a two-time South Asian Games gold medalist in wushu.
