2009 Asian Martial Arts Games

I Asian Martial Arts Games

Slogan: "The Games of Spirit - The Land of Smiles."
Host city Bangkok, Thailand
Nations participating 37
Athletes participating 892
Events 108 in 9 sports
Opening ceremony August 1
Closing ceremony August 9
Officially opened by HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn
Athlete's Oath Patiwat Tongtalub
Torch Lighter Tony Jaa
Main venue Hua Mark Indoor Stadium

The 1st Asian Martial Arts Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand from August 1, 2009 to August 9, 2009 in 9 sports. Due to Political crisis in Thailand And 2009 Swine Flu, the Bangkok Asian Martial Arts Games Organizing Committee (BAMAGOC) and the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Thailand decided that Asian Martial Arts Games moved from the original schedule of April 25 to May 3 now on August 1 - 9.[1]

Emblem

The emblem comprises the letter "A" which stands for Asia that would include the Asian countries and population as well; while the letter "M" stands for Martial Arts Sports. The two connected letters are reflecting the meanings of modernity, activeness and simplicity; combining with the thoughts and cohesiveness of friendship and equality among the countries in Asia for the upcoming Martial Arts Games.

For the overall picture, it is a mixture of contemporary art, manifesting that Thailand is to act as the host of the Games. Red is the main color of the OCA, reflecting the color of the fight, standing for the color of the heart and colorizing the Asian art. Gold is the color of brightness of the Thai Kingdom and is the color for creativity and determination to organize the 1st Asian Martial Arts Games 2009.

Official mascot

Mascot

Hanuman” is a white – creamy super monkey and considers it as the God of the ape which has every kind of fighting skill with strong determination of great success.[2]

The Organizing Committee uses “Hanuman Yindee” as the Mascot as it wants to convey the message of the word “Yindee” which means proudness and gratification. Furthermore, the Organizing Committee is using the word “Yindee” as to extend to everybody a warm welcome and a chance of making continuous friendship and solidarity throughout the entire peoples of Asia.

Venues

Participating nations

37 out of the 45 Asian countries took part. Iran, North Korea, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Timor-Leste did not compete. Iran, a favourite for a spot at the top of the leader board pulled out of the contest after fears of catching swine flu forced the Iranian National Olympic Committee to advise the country pull out of the contest.[3] Palestine, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan did not have any competitors at the games but their athletes still counted in the draw in Taekwondo because of their late withdrawal.[4]

  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kuwait
  • Laos
  • Lebanon
  • Macau
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • Oman (1)

Sports

Calendar

 OC Opening ceremony   Event competitions  1 Event finals  CC Closing ceremony
August 2009 1st
Sat
2nd
Sun
3rd
Mon
4th
Tue
5th
Wed
6th
Thu
7th
Fri
8th
Sat
9th
Sun
Gold
medals
Judo 8 6 14
Ju-jitsu 2 3 2 7
Karate 3 4 3 10
Kickboxing 10 10
Kurash 4 5 5 14
Muay 15 15
Pencak silat 11 11
Taekwondo 4 4 4 4 16
Wushu 2 1 8 11
Total gold medals 12 10 6 9 10 45 16 108
Ceremonies OC CC
August 2009 1st
Sat
2nd
Sun
3rd
Mon
4th
Tue
5th
Wed
6th
Thu
7th
Fri
8th
Sat
9th
Sun
Gold
medals

Medal table

      Host nation

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Thailand (THA) 21 17 16 54
2  Kazakhstan (KAZ) 15 7 12 34
3  South Korea (KOR) 10 6 3 19
4  China (CHN) 9 5 5 19
5  Japan (JPN) 9 2 3 14
6  Vietnam (VIE) 7 11 21 39
7  Indonesia (INA) 5 6 5 16
8  Uzbekistan (UZB) 4 5 12 21
9  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 4 5 11 20
10  India (IND) 3 7 23 33
11  Pakistan (PAK) 3 2 4 9
12  Philippines (PHI) 2 6 10 18
13  Iraq (IRQ) 2 3 5 10
14  Malaysia (MAS) 2 3 3 8
15  Afghanistan (AFG) 2 2 8 12
15  Jordan (JOR) 2 2 8 12
17  Syria (SYR) 2 1 3 6
18  Laos (LAO) 1 4 9 14
19  Mongolia (MGL) 1 3 3 7
20  Bahrain (BRN) 1 1 3 5
21  Lebanon (LIB) 1 1 2 4
21  Macau (MAC) 1 1 2 4
21  Turkmenistan (TKM) 1 1 2 4
24  Hong Kong (HKG) 0 2 3 5
24  Singapore (SIN) 0 2 3 5
26  Kuwait (KUW) 0 1 4 5
27  Brunei (BRU) 0 1 2 3
28  Myanmar (MYA) 0 1 1 2
29  Sri Lanka (SRI) 0 0 2 2
30  Bhutan (BHU) 0 0 1 1
30  Nepal (NEP) 0 0 1 1
30  Qatar (QAT) 0 0 1 1
Total 108 108 191 407

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