Yemen at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

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Yemen at the
2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Flag of Yemen.svg
IOC code YEM
NOC Yemen Olympic Committee
Website www.nocyemen.org
in Ashgabat
17–27 September
Competitors7 in 4 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0

Yemen competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. Yemen sent a delegation consisting of 7 participants for the event competing in 4 different sports. [1]

Yemen Republic in Western Asia

Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is the second-largest Arab sovereign state in the peninsula, occupying 527,970 square kilometres. The coastline stretches for about 2,000 kilometres. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden and Guardafui Channel to the south, and the Arabian Sea and Oman to the east. Yemen's territory encompasses more than 200 islands, including Socotra, one of the largest islands in the Middle East. Yemen is a member of the Arab League, United Nations, Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

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 Place in Turkmenistan

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.

Yemeni team couldn't receive any medal in the multi-sport event.

Participants

SportMenWomenTotal
Kurash 303
Sambo 202
Kickboxing 101
Ju Jitsu 101

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References

  1. "Yemen | The 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2017". ashgabat2017.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.