Papua New Guinea competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. Papua New Guinea sent a delegation consisting of 9 athletes competing in 2 different sports.[1][2] Papua New Guinea didn't receive any medal at the multi-sport event.
Papua New Guinea at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | |
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IOC code | PNG |
NOC | Papua New Guinea Sports Federation and Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Ashgabat 17–27 September | |
Competitors | 9 in 2 sports |
Medals |
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Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games appearances | |
Papua New Guinea 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
editSport | Men | Women | Total |
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Short course swimming | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Wrestling | 3 | 3 | 6 |
References
edit- ^ "Papua New Guinea | The 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games - 2017". ashgabat2017.com. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Olympic Council of Asia : Games". www.ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ Pender, Kieran (8 December 2017). "IOC turns a blind eye to Turkmenistan using sport to legitimise tyranny | Kieran Pender". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-10-11.