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| Host city | Bangkok, Thailand |
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| Motto | "The Games of Spirit – The Land of Smiles" |
| Nations | 37 |
| Athletes | 892 |
| Events | 108 in 9 sports |
| Opening | August 1 |
| Closing | August 9 |
| Opened by | Vajiralongkorn Crown Prince of Thailand |
| Athlete's Oath | Patiwat Tongtalub |
| Judge's Oath | Jatuporn Hemwanno |
| Torch lighter | Tony Jaa |
| Main venue | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium |
2009 Asian Martial Arts Games, officially the 1st Asian Martial Arts Games, were a pancontinential martial arts multi-sport event held in Bangkok, Thailand from 1 to 9 August 2009 with 9 events contested. 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 25 April to 3 May to 1 to 9 August.
This event was the only Asian Martial Arts Games ever held, as four years later the event merged with another Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) event – Asian Indoor Games – to form the larger Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.[1]
- ^ "2009 Asian Martial Arts Games Postponed!". 2009-04-15. Archived from the original on 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2009-04-15.