Asian Martial Arts Games
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The Asian Martial Arts Games is a multi-sport event to be held every two years among athletes representing countries from Asia. The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia
Olympic Council of Asia
The Olympic Council of Asia is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees. The current president is Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah. The oldest NOC is from Japan and Philippines, recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1911; whereas East Timor is...

. The first and also the last games is in 2009 in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

, Thailand
Thailand
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In 2013 the games will be merged with the Asian Indoor Games
Asian Indoor Games
The Asian Indoor Games is a multi-sport event held every two years among athletes representing countries from Asia. The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia. The first games were held in 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand....

 and be known as the Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games
Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games
The Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games will be a new multi-sport event to début in 2013 among athletes representing countries from Asia, after the merger of the Asian Indoor Games and the Asian Martial Arts Games....

, which will henceforth be held once every four years. This would leave the OCA with five events as opposed to six in the current schedule.

List of Asian Martial Arts Games

Year Games Host City Winner (Gold) 2nd place (Gold) 3rd place (Gold)
2009
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2009 Asian Martial Arts Games
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 and the National Olympic Committee of Thailand decided that Asian...

  Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...


All-time medal count

1 21 17 16 54
2 15 7 12 34
3 10 6 3 19
4 9 5 5 19
5 9 2 3 14
6 7 11 21 39
7 5 6 5 16
8 4 5 12 21
9 4 5 11 20
10 3 7 23 33
11 3 2 4 9
12 2 6 10 18
13 2 3 5 10
14 2 3 3 8
15 2 2 8 12
15 2 2 8 12
17 2 1 3 6
18 1 4 9 14
19 1 3 3 7
20 1 1 3 5
21 1 1 2 4
21 1 1 2 4
21 1 1 2 4
24 0 2 3 5
24 0 2 3 5
26 0 1 4 5
27 0 1 2 3
28 0 1 1 2
29 0 0 2 2
30 0 0 1 1
30 0 0 1 1
30 0 0 1 1
Total 108 108 191 407

See also

  • Asian Games
    Asian Games
    The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...

  • Asian Winter Games
    Asian Winter Games
    The Asian Winter Games is a multi-sport event held every four years for members of the Olympic Council of Asia which features winter events. The Japanese Olympic Committee first suggested the idea of holding a winter version of the Asian Games in 1982...

  • Asian Indoor Games
    Asian Indoor Games
    The Asian Indoor Games is a multi-sport event held every two years among athletes representing countries from Asia. The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia. The first games were held in 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand....

  • Asian Beach Games
    Asian Beach Games
    The Asian Beach Games is a multi-sport event to be held every two years among athletes representing countries from Asia. The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia. The first games was held in 2008 in Bali, Indonesia....

  • Asian Youth Games
    Asian Youth Games
    The Asian Youth Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years to complement the current Asian Games. The first Asian Youth Games was hosted by Singapore as a test in preparation for Youth Olympic Games ....

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