2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Host cityAshgabat, Turkmenistan
MottoHealth, Inspiration, Friendship (Turkmen: Sagdynlyk, Ruhubelentlik, Dostluk)
Nations63
Athletes4012
Events348 in 21 sports
OpeningSeptember 17
ClosingSeptember 27
Opened byGurbanguly Berdimuhamedow[1]
President of Turkmenistan
Torch lighterPygy Baýramdurdyyew
Main venueOlympic Stadium
Websiteashgabat2017.com

The 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (Turkmen: Ýapyk binalarda we söweş sungaty boýunça V Aziýa oýunlary/Япык биналарда ве сөвеш сунгаты боюнча V Азия оюнлары), which is also counted as the 5th Asian Indoor Games, was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in 2017.[2] It became the third city in the former Soviet countries to win the right of hosting an Olympic Council of Asia-sanctioned event, following Astana and Almaty in Kazakhstan, which jointly-hosted the 2011 Asian Winter Games. The host city was chosen in Kuwait on 19 December 2010.[3] On 6 July 2013 the flag of the Olympic Council of Asia was officially handed over to the mayor of the city of Ashgabat.[4]

  1. ^ Nick Butler (17 September 2017). "Ashgabat 2017 declared open in biggest event in Turkmenistan's history". Inside the Games.
  2. ^ "OCA signs host agreement with Turkmenistan". 19 December 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. ^ "В 2017 году Туркменистан примет V Азиатские игры в закрытых помещениях". 20 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Туркменистан встречает флаг Олимпийского Совета Азии и чествует победителей Азиады-2013". 7 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2013.