Australia competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. 17 athletes competed in 3 different sports.[1][2][3]
Australia made its debut in an Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games for the first time at the Games held in Turkmenistan along with other Oceania nations.[4][5]
Participants
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Taekwondo | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Weightlifting | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Wrestling | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Medallists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Bronze | Waterford Janice | Taekwondo | Women's 49 kg |
Bronze | Ruth Tahere | Taekwondo | Women's 67 kg |
References
- ^ "Australia | The 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games - 2017". ashgabat2017.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Australia select 18 athletes to compete at Ashgabat 2017 | Latest News | Ashgabat 2017". ashgabat2017.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Olympic Council of Asia : Games". www.ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ Pender, Kieran (17 September 2017). "IOC turns a blind eye to Turkmenistan using sport to legitimise tyranny | Kieran Pender". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Game on for Ashgabat and Fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games". euronews. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.