Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Introduction The '''Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games''' (abbreviated as '''AIMAG''') is a pancontinental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. It is organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and consists of Indoor and martial arts events with TV broadcasting potential, some of which were not contested at the Asian Games and Asian Winter Games Programs and are not Olympic sports.The event is a merger of two formerly separate OCA-sanctioned events – '''Asian Indoor Games''' (abbreviated as AIG) and '''Asian Martial Arts Games''' (abbreviated as AMAG), first held in Bangkok, Thailand in 2005 and 2009 respectively. Both events merged to form the present-day event in 2013, with the subsequent editions inheriting the edition numeral of the former. These Games are described as the second largest Asian multi-sport event after the Asian Games.In its history, five nations have hosted the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games and sixty-three nations from Asia and Oceania and two teams have participated in the event. The last Games were held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 17–27 September 2017, while the next edition are scheduled to be held in Thailand between 24 February and 6 March 2024.
History The Asian Indoor Games consisted of indoor sports with TV broadcasting potential, several of which are not included in the Asian Games and Winter Asian Games Programs and are not Olympic sports. The sports program included electronic sports, extreme sports, aerobics, acrobatics, indoor athletics, dance sports, futsal, inline hockey, finswimming, and 25 metres short course swimming. The 2007 Asian Indoor Games in Macau also saw the first major test of FIBA 3x3, a formalized version of three-on-three basketball that saw its official worldwide debut at the 2010 Youth Olympics. FIBA 3x3 was also contested in the 2009 Games.Doha was given the rights to hold the fourth edition scheduled for 2011, but a year later, in June 2008, the Qatar Olympic Committee officially withdrew as host citing "unforeseen circumstances". In response, the OCA said that the 2009 Asian Indoor Games would be the last edition of the games. The Asian Indoor Games and the Asian Martial Arts Games would then combine, becoming the quadrennial Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. The inaugural event was held in Incheon, South Korea in 2013.
Participating nations All 45 countries whose National Olympic Committees are recognized by the Olympic Council of Asia and 18 countries whose National Olympic Committees are recognized by the Oceania National Olympic Committees.===Asia=== * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ===Oceania=== * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ===Others===* *
List of Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games EditionYearHost NationOpened byNationsCompetitorsSportsEventsTop Placed Team'''Asian Indoor Games'''I2005BangkokCrown Prince Vajiralongkorn  452,3439120II2007MacauChief Executive Edmund Ho  442,47617171III2009HanoiPresident Nguyễn Minh Triết  432,39615242'''Asian Martial Arts Games'''I2009Bangkok Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn 1 August 9 August408109109'''Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games'''IV2013Incheon Prime Minister Chung Hong-won 29 June 6 July431,65212100V2017AshgabatPresident Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow  634,01221341VI2024Bangkok–Chonburi King Vajiralongkorn ''(expected)''  6329VII2025Riyadh 2026 2026
Sports Sport Discipline Type YearsAir sports Drone racing Indoor ''2021'' Aquatics Short course swimming allArchery Indoor archery 2009 onlyAthletics Indoor athletics 2005–2009, since 2017Badminton 2021 onlyBasketball 3x3 basketball ''2007'', 2009, 2017 Bowling since 2007Boxing Martial arts 2009 onlyCheerleading Indoor 2021 onlyChess since 2007Cue sports Billiards since 2007 Carom since 2007 Pool since 2007 Russian pyramid 2017 onlySnooker since 2007 Cycling Artistic cycling 2005–2007BMX freestyle 2005–2007BMX cycling 2021 onlyCycle ball 2005–2007Track cycling 2017 onlyDancesport Latin all Salsa 2017 onlyStandard allDragon dance 2007–2009Equestrian Jumping Others 2017 onlyEsports Indoor 2007–2013, ''2017'', 2021Finswimming Indoor 2007–2009Floorball Indoor 2021 onlyFootball Futsal Indoor allGo Indoor 2013 onlyGymnastics Aerobic gymnastics Indoor 2005–2009Hockey Indoor hockey Indoor 2007, 2021Inline skating Aggressive inline skating Indoor 2005–2007Judo Martial arts AMAG onlyJu-jitsu Duo  ''2009'', since 2017, AMAGFighting ''2009'', since 2017, AMAGNe waza since 2017Kabaddi Indoor 2007–2013Karate Kumite Martial arts 2021, AMAGSport Discipline Type YearsKickboxing Full contact Martial arts ''2007'', since 2013, AMAGKick light 2017 only Low kick ''2007'', since 2009, AMAGPoint fighting ''2007'', since 2009Kurash Martial arts ''2007'', since 2009, AMAGLion dance Northern lion Indoor 2007–2009Southern lion 2007–2009Muaythai Martial arts all, AMAGNetball Indoor 2021 onlyPencak silat Seni Martial arts 2021, AMAGTanding 2009, 2021, AMAGPétanque Indoor 2009 onlyRoller skating TBA Indoor 2021 onlyRowing Indoor rowing Indoor 2021 onlySambo Combat Martial arts since 2017Sport since 2017Sepak takraw Hoop takraw Indoor 2005–2009Sepak takraw 2021 onlyShuttlecock Indoor 2009 onlySkateboarding Indoor 2005–2007Sport climbing Indoor 2005–2007, 2021Taekwondo Kyorugi Martial arts since 2017, AMAGPoomsae since 2017Tennis Indoor 2017 onlyTeqball Indoor ''2021'' Volleyball Indoor 2021 onlyVovinam Fighting Martial arts 2009 onlyPerformance 2009 onlyWeightlifting Indoor 2017 onlyWrestling Alysh belt wrestling Martial arts 2017 onlyBelt wrestling ''2009'', 2017 onlyFreestyle wrestling since 2017Greco-Roman wrestling since 2017Kazakh kuresi 2017 onlyPahlavani wrestling 2017 onlyTurkmen goresh 2017 onlyWushu Duilian Martial arts 2009, AMAGSanda 2009, AMAGXiangqi Indoor 2007–2009
All-time medal table
See also * Asian Games* Asian Winter Games* Asian Beach Games* Asian Youth Games
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