Samoa at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Samoa at the
2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
IOC codeSAM
NOCSamoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc.
Websitewww.oceaniasport.com/samoa
in Ashgabat
17–27 September
Competitors15 in 4 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games appearances

Samoa competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. Samoa sent a delegation consisting of 15 athletes competing in 3 different sports.[1][2] Iuniarra Sipaia was the only medalist in the event for Samoa as she claimed the bronze medal in the women's weightlifting over 90 kg category.

Samoa made its debut in an Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games for the first time at the Games held in Turkmenistan along with other Oceania nations.[3]

Participants

Sport Men Women Total
3x3 basketball 4 0 4
Indoor Athletics 1 0 1
Indoor tennis 0 1 1
Weightlifting 6 3 9

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Bronze Iuniarra Sipaia Weightlifting Women's 90+ kg

References

  1. ^ "Samoa | The 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games - 2017". ashgabat2017.com. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  2. ^ "Olympic Council of Asia : Games". www.ocasia.org. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  3. ^ Pender, Kieran (2017-09-17). "IOC turns a blind eye to Turkmenistan using sport to legitimise tyranny | Kieran Pender". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-10-11.


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