2009 Asian Martial Arts Games

I Asian Martial Arts Games
Slogan: "The Games of Spirit - The Land of Smiles."
Host city	Bangkok, Thailand
Teams 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
Judge's Oath	Jatuporn Hemwanno
Torch Lighter	Tony Jaa
Main Stadium	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.

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.

Mascot

Official mascot

The Martial Arts is the fighting sports. In order to create Mascot related to the Asian Martial Arts Games, the Organizing Committee visualizes that Hanuman in Ramayana, the Great Asian epic, would be a good Mascot for the Games.

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. Being the Mighty Ape, “Hanuman” often shares in the traditional flower festival as a gesture of warm welcome and inspires friendship and unity for all the Asian peoples.

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.

Thailand customarily gives a garland to a distinguished, respected person. With the garland hung in Mascot’s both hands, it means a sign of firm friendship and victory, as witnessed by a bright red sunshine of rays of OCA Logo, radiating warmth covering all the Asian Contingent.

Venues

• Hua Mark Indoor Stadium - Karate, Taekwondo
• Nimibutr Indoor Stadium - Muay
• Chantana YingYong Stadium - Kickboxing
• Thai-Japan Youth Center - Judo, Ju-Jitsu, Kurash
• Silpa-Archa Suphanburi Sports Center in Suphanburi, Thailand - Wushu
• Chao Fa Maha Chakri Sirindhorn building at Suphanburi Sports Center in Suphanburi, Thailand - Pencak silat

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. 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.

• Afghanistan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• Cambodia
• China
• Chinese Taipei
• Hong Kong
• India
• Indonesia
• Iraq
• Japan

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

• Pakistan
• Philippines
• Qatar
• Singapore
• South Korea
• Sri Lanka
• Syria
• Thailand
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam
• Yemen

Sports

• Judo (14)
• Ju-Jitsu (7)
• Karate (10)
• Kickboxing (10)
• Kurash (14)

• Muay (15)
• Pencak silat (11)
• Taekwondo (16)
• Wushu (11)

Calendar

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Opening ceremony

Event competitions

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Event finals

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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	●								●
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

External links

• OCA Asian Martial Arts Games web page
• Official website