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    Asian Indoor Games

    I swore we had a thread on this already, but a couldn't find one on a search. If anyone finds it, ttt it and I'll merge...
    Ha Noi look to top 10 at Indoor Games
    (17-04-2009)

    "Our athletes will play their all to earn as many golds as possible"

    HA NOI — Ha Noi athletes will do their best to boost the country’s overall medal count at the third Asian Indoor Games from October 30 to November 8.

    The capital, which has sent key athletes to compete for the nation in big games over the last decade, set a target of winning enough medals to place Viet Nam within the top 10 on the medals table at Asia’s biggest indoor competition.

    At the second Asian Indoor Games (AIG) in 2007 in Macau, Viet Nam won two gold, five silver and 11 bronze medals to rank 13th out of 45 participating countries, of which Hanoian athletes took three bronze.

    At the third AIG hosted by Viet Nam, Ha Noi expects to contribute one third of the total athletes for the country, according to deputy director of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Department, Nguyen Dinh Lan.

    "We hope Hanoian athletes will win medals in finswimming, sepak takraw, billiards & snooker and the martial arts wushu and kurash. Our athletes have been training with the national teams since early this year to prepare for the success of the games," said Nguyen Dinh Lan.

    "The capital has powerful athletes who have won world titles in wushu, kurash and finswimming. Our athletes will play their all to earn as many golds as possible to take Viet Nam to the top of the medal tally," Lan added.

    Wushu, which has been a favourite of Ha Noi athletes in the Asian and Southeast Asian Games since the early 1990s, is expected to be the main gold mine for Ha Noi at AIG.

    Vu Tra My and Nguyen Thuy Linh were world talou (performance) champions of wushu, while Duong Thi Huyen Trang, Nguyen Trung Kien, Hoang Thu Phuong have dominated in finswimming.

    In 2007, Bui Dinh Tien won a bronze medal in the men’s 60kg World Kurash Championship in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.

    The AIG opening ceremony will be held at Ha Noi’s 40,000-seat My Dinh National Stadium on October 30, while Quan Ngua Sports Palace will host the closing ceremony on November 8.

    Ha Noi will be the main venue for 12 sports, with some activities also taking place in HCM City, Hai Phong, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong and Quang Ninh.

    The Games are expected to attract over 4,000 athletes, coaches and officials from 45 countries and territories for competition in 20 official sports for 219 medal sets. — VNS
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    Nam 10/30-11/8/09

    Anyone going to be in Vietnam around this time?
    PSB unwilling to sponsor Asian Indoor Games contingent
    By Imran Ali Teepu
    Thursday, 20 Aug, 2009 | 02:01 PM PST |

    ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s turbulent sports spectrum witnessed another setback when the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) refused to sponsor a 98-member contingent for the upcoming Asian Indoor Games, Dawn learnt on Wednesday.

    The third annual Asian Indoor Games (AIG) are scheduled to be held in Vietnam from October 30 this year.

    'There is a complete financial and administrative mess in the PSB and the ongoing financial crunch has forced the board to say ‘no’ to the Pakistan Olympic Association [POA] for sponsoring a contingent of 98 members,' sources close to the development told Dawn.

    Pakistani athletes were scheduled to appear in athletics, swimming, boxing, wushu, indoor kabaddi, gymnastics, chess, futsal (indoor football), basketball, billiards and snooker and a non-affiliated sport ju-jutsu.

    'The board has informed the POA that the PSB will extend all kinds of help in arranging a No-Objection-Certificate [NOC] for the players while the funds must be generated by the country’s Olympics body,' the sources said.

    They also pointed out: 'The board has already wasted Rs6.5 million from the 11th South Asian Games budget and PSB youth training programme on the medal-less 1st Asian Martial Arts Games held at Bangkok, Thailand, from April 25 to May 3, this year.'

    The PSB, sources said, had started drifting away from its charter under which it was supposed to promote and regulate the sports.

    The PSB as per the 1962 Sports (Development and Control) Ordinance, has been awarded a mandate to develop uniform standards of competition in sports in Pakistan that are comparable to the standards prevailing internationally, and also regulating and controlling sports on a national basis for over 40 different Olympic sports.

    The sources asserted that the board’s affairs were in limbo as the top management had completely failed to tackle the administrative and financial affairs while the PSB was also failing to properly manage the country’s sports affairs.

    'PSB’s financial condition is so miserable that their employees are getting salaries after a four to five-day delay,' the sources said.

    However, when approached over the sponsorship row of the 3rd Indoor Asian Games, an official of the PSB said: 'There is no refusal from our side. But we have asked the POA to explore the possibility of generating funds for the 3rd Indoor Asian Games.'

    About the board’s limp administrative and financial affairs, the official said: 'We have a very good financial system in place. The Rs6.5 million funds for the 1st Asian Martial Arts Games were re-appropriated by the competent authority [Sports Ministry] and all the training camps for the 11th SAF Games will be in place after Ramazan. Meanwhile, some training camps for different sports are in progress already.'
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    Forgot this was next week

    Awfully close to the 10WWG
    Thirty-two member Sri Lankan squad for Asian Indoor Games
    Sampath BANDARA

    A thirty-two member Sri Lanka team will leave for Vietnam to participate in the third Asian Indoor Games which will be held in Hanoi-Vietnam from October 28 to November 8.

    Forty three Asian Countries will take part in this tournament.

    Sri Lanka team is sponsored by Sri Lanka Telecom and National Olympic Committee.

    Sri Lanka Team

    B.R.A. Hasaranga, M.H.N.P. Dharmarathna, S.L.D. Mudunegedara, G.M.U. Silva, K.G.A.S. Dias, R.K.A.P. Madumanthi (Athletes), G.G.U. Saman Kumara (Team Official, Athletics), K.A.A. Koddithuwakku, K.H.K.H. Silva, J.A.N.K. Jayasinghe, S.D.N. Karunarathne, B.L.S. Sandareka (Boxing), R. Rafael Elias (Coach Boxing), H.M.G.S.S. Kumara (Team Official, Boxing), M.K.A. Russell, S.W.D. Ranasinghe (Chess), J.M.P.D. Kumara, I.S.K. Ranasinghe, B.I.N.K. Bandara, N.G.M.N. Ranjith, D.P.A. de Silva, T.H.D.S. Indra Kumara, W.K. Gnanarthage (Kabaddi), V.S. Kularathne (Team Official, Kabaddi), P. Jayaweera (Coach, Kabaddi), H.J.C. Caldera, Ms. B.M. Egodagedara, Ms. K.A.D. Samarawickrama, Ms. N.L. Perera (Wushu), M.G.N. Edirisinghe (Coach, Wushu), N.B.R. Wijesiriwardena (Technical official, Kabaddi), J.M.A. Jayasundera (Chef de Mission)
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    Aig

    AIG works as an acronym just about as well as WTF does for me.
    Albania, Martinez enter gold medal match in AIG
    11/02/2009 | 09:16 PM

    HANOI – Bantamweight Annie Albania kept her fiery form even as teammate Josie Gabuco and bowler Biboy Rivera secured for the Philippines two bronze medals in the 3rd Asian Indoor Games Monday.

    The 27-year old Albania survived the wild shots thrown at her by the much taller Choto Loura for a 6-0 victory in the women’s semifinals match at the Bah Nihn gymnasium.

    The South Cotabato lady pug showed her counter punching ability, which proved to be the effective weapon against Loura as her opponent kept herself open whenever she punches.

    After a scoreless first round, Albania connected with a right straight giving her the first point of the match.

    Loura tried to be aggressive in the third but that proved costly as Albania scored five more points to seal the win. A veteran that she is, Albania danced away most of the time in the last round to assure herself of at least a silver medal in the tournament.

    “We banked on good defense, clear punches and timing. It was a hard win because the judges failed to score punches by Annie from close range but we're happy with the results," said coach Glicerio Catolico.

    Albania will go for the gold against Thailand's Sopida Satumrum, who scored a 14-0 win over Hang Le Thi Ngan of Vietnam, in the other semis bout

    The fight is set Wednesday afternoon as all boxers take a rest on Tuesday.

    “This will be the first time we will meet Satumrum but I'm confident we can win against her," added Catolico who is ably assisted by Roel Velasco.

    Later in the night, Mitchel Martinez joined Albania in the finals as she won over home bet Vui Nguyen Thi, 13-9, in the light welterweight division.

    Gabuco absorbed a 7-3 defeat at the hands of four-time world champion ML Mary Kom of India to settle for the bronze.

    It was the second bronze medal for the Philippines after Rivera handed the country the same medal in the men's singles bowling, which is being played at the Saigon Superbowl in Ho Chi Minh City Sunday night.

    Rivera, the 2006 World Masters champion amassed 1,386 points in the six-game elimination series to finish fourth among 73 bowlers from 20 countries.

    Rivera defeated Japan's Yoshinao Masatoki, 205-194, to advance into the semifinals where he met defending champion Naif Obaq Al-Abadla of United Arab Emirates (UAE) who took a 219-194 win ending his campaign.

    Al-Abadla, who finished eighth in the elimination round and defeated top seed Chul Jang Dong of Korea in the quarterfinals (279-183), went on to retain the title he won in 2007 in Macau with a 222-219 victory over Korean sixth seed Choi Bok Eum in the finals.

    “Our target was to make it to the quarterfinals and Biboy kept his focus and took one frame at a time so as not to waste any frame," said coach Jojo Canare.

    The women's team, however, were not lucky as they failed to hand a medal in the women's singles disputed Monday.

    Liza del Rosario made it past the elimination with 1,219 pin fall to finished fifth overall in the field of 49 bowlers.

    But Del Rosario, who is set to represent the country in the 45th World Cup slated at Melaka International Bowling Center in Malaysia from November 13 to 20, lost steam and bowed to Indonesia's Tannya Roumimper (195-179) in the quarterfinals.

    “Medyo minalas tayo sa women's but we'll try to bounce back in the other events," added Canare.

    The country is also assured of another bronze in the 52kg sanshou event as only three fighters are seeing action including our very one Rhea May Rifani. Jennifer Lagilag is the other Filipino entry in the said event.

    “I have talked with Jennifer and Rhea and they are both eagerly waiting to see action. They are in top conditions and will do their best for flag and country," said wushu secretary-general and Chief of Mission Julian Camacho.

    Muay action, being held at Ho Chi Minh, started Monday but the country's bets Harold Gregorio, Zaide Lauran and Maricel Subang drew opening byes.


    China and host Vietnam are lock in a fight for the lead with the former winning 12 gold aside from seven silver and four bronze medals as against the hosts 11-7-9 haul.

    South Korea is at third with 4-5-4 followed by Kazakhstan with 4-3-6 and Thailand with 4-1-7.
    With only two bronze medals so far, the Philippines is at 22nd. – GMANews.TV
    Asian Indoor Games Diary
    (31-10-2009)

    1,600 journalists working at AIG

    More than 1,600 domestic and international journalists will be covering the Asian Indoor Games (AIG), according to the event’s organising board.

    Journalists can access up-to-date information, photos and results at two modern media centres in Ha Noi and HCM City.

    2,000 raincoats handed out

    The organising board for the third AIG handed out 2,000 raincoats to sports delegations at the opening ceremony yesterday ahead of anticipated heavy rain.

    According to the Hydro-meteorological General Department, the northeastern monsoon will bring rain to the northern provinces over the next few days.

    Dragon, lion dancers fight it out

    The dragon and lion dance event at the third AIG will attract 220 performers from eight countries and territories.

    Viet Nam is looking to win a clutch of medals in dragon, northern lion and southern lion dances.

    The dragon and lion dance competitions will take place from November 2-4 at the Nguyen Du Gymnasium in HCM City.

    The Admission fee is VND150,000 (US$9) per person.

    83 athletes compete in sepak takraw

    Nine countries will be sending 83 athletes to compete in sepak takraw at the AIG, according to the event’s organising board.

    The athletes come from India, Indonesia, |ran, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and host nation Viet Nam.

    Sepak takraw takes place today at Ha Dong Gymnasium, Ha Noi.

    30 referees to judge wushu events

    Thirty international referees selected by the Asian Wushu Federation will come to Ha Noi in the next few days to run the wushu event at the third AIG.

    All the delegations will be in Ha Noi tomorrow to prepare for their competition on Tuesday.

    Women’s boxing event begins

    The third AIG proved eventful as the qualifying round of the women’s boxing event started yesterday at Bac Ninh Gymnasium.

    In the 46kg category, Mari Murayama of Japan beat Anusha Kodithuwakku Arachchilage of Sri Lanka on points.

    In the 51kg division, Chinese Taipei’s Meng-Chieh Pin defeated Japan’s Aya Shimmoto on points. While the Philippine’s Annie Albania also defeated Kazakhstan’s Zhaina Shekerbekova.

    The women’s event has attracted the participation of 51 boxers from 12 countries and territories who will compete in eight weight categories for women.

    As the host, Viet Nam has eight boxers coached by Vu Duc Thinh competing at all divisions. This event finishes next Wednesday. — VNS
    Muay fighters see action
    By CLYDE MARIANO
    November 1, 2009, 7:33pm

    VIETNAM – A three-man Philippine muay team plunges into action Monday in the 3rd Asian Indoor Games at the Rach Mieu Gymnasium in Ho Chi Minh City here.

    Harold Gregorio, Zaidi Laruan and Maricel Subang – who arrived from Manila yesterday – battle separate foes with hopes of improving on their one-gold medal performance last year. Two years ago, they produced
    also one gold.

    Gregorio, silver medalist in the 2008 TAFISA Games in Korea, competes in the welterweight class, while Lauran and Subang see action in the lightweight and bantamweight divisions, respectively.

    Laruan was a silver medalist in the first Asian Martial Arts Games held in Thailand two years ago while Subang was also silver medal winner in the 2007 Thailand Southeast Asian Games.

    Nine gold medals – six in the men’s division – are at stake in muay.

    Meanwhile, sanshou players Jennifer Lagilag (48kgs) and Rhea Mae Rifena (60kgs) open their campaign in wushu tomorrow at the Trinh Hoai Duc Gymnasium.

    Swimmer Miguel Molina, the 2007 SEA Games Most Valuable Players, starts what appears to be an impossible mission on Wednesday at the My Dinh Aquatics pool.

    Action in chess, boxing and bowling – events where the Filipinos have pretty good chances – has already started.

    Boxer Mitchell Martinez, meanwhile, assured herself of a bronze medal due to limited participants in the light welterweight class. The two-time world championship medalist clashes with local bet Vui Nguyen Thi in the quarterfinals.

    Alice Kate Aparri was the first boxer to be eliminated, bowing to Jin Mei Lin of China, 2-8, last Saturday at the Bac Ninh Stadium in Hanoi.

    Aparri, silver medalist in the 2007 Thailand Southeast Asian Games (SEAG), tried her best to upstage her foe but the crafty Chinese fighter proved too hot for her in their flyweight division tussle.
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    More AIG

    Here's a list of the events off the official AIG website. There are a lot of martial arts. I'm not sure why only Women's Boxing, Sanshou and Duilian are listed. I'm fascinated to see that they just list Duilian and no Taolu. I've repeatedly made the argument that modern wushu should focus on Duilian competition and drop Taolu as a spectator sport.

    Athletics
    Swimming
    Fin Swimming
    Dance Sport
    Petanque
    Women's Boxing
    Women Sanshou (Wushu)
    Women Duilian (Wushu)
    Shuttle ****
    Hoop Takraw
    Kabadi
    Kurash
    E-Sport
    Indoor Archery Recurve
    Indoor Archery Compound
    Aerobics
    Pencak Silat Tanding
    Pencak Silat Seni
    Chess Chess
    Chess Xiangqi
    Futsal Men
    Futsal Women
    3 on 3 Batketsball
    Muay
    Kick - Boxing
    Vovinam Fighting
    Vovinam Performance
    Billiard - Sports
    Dragon & Lion Dance
    Bowling
    Jujitsu & Beltwrestling

    RP assured of bronze in wushu
    By CLYDE MARIANO
    November 3, 2009, 8:34pm

    HANOI, Vietnam — On the eve of the boxing finals of the Asian Indoor Games, the Philippines received a bit of good news in wushu when Jennifer Lagilag advanced into the semifinals through the luck of the draw Tuesday.

    Lagilag, competing in the five-woman, 48-kilogram division, became one of three fighters who drew byes into the Last Four, assuring the country of at least a bronze medal.

    “So far so good," said RP Chief of Mission Julian Camacho. "We have two boxers fighting for gold medals while our athletes in muay, bowling, wushu, swimming, and chess are still competing and possible contenders. I truly believe we are headed into a good showing this year."

    Wushu kicks off Wednesday with Lagilar taking on the winner between India's Purhrambam Sakuntala Devi and host bet Nguyen Thi Bich, the 2007 world champion.

    Rhea May Rifani, the other RP bet, battles Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Ngan in the 52 kilogram division.

    On Wednesday, Annie Albania and Mitchell Martinez try to give the country its first two gold medals when they compete against separate opponents.

    Albania faces Sopida Satumrum of Thailand and Martinez challenges China’s Cheng Dong Wednesday in the flyweight and light welterweight, respectively.

    For reaching the semis, Albania and Martinez are each assured of P20,000 bonus, and they can increase the cash incentives if they win the gold.

    Albania ousted Choto Luora of India and Martinez eliminated local bet Vui Nguyen Thi to enter the finals.

    The Philippines has so far won two bronzes, courtesy of bowler Biboy Rivera and boxer Josie Gabuco.

    Rivera placed third in the men’s singles played at the Saigon Super Bowl in Ho Chi Minh City.

    The Philippines, however, continued to struggle in chess and bowling.

    In chess, Grandmasters Joey Antonio and Mark Paragua failed to land in the semifinals of the men’s rapid play.

    Antonio garnered 5.5 points on five wins against three losses and one draw.

    Paragua, on the other hand, totaled 5 points on four wins against three losses and one draw.

    Over in Ho Chi Minh, the country’s bets in the men’s doubles failed to advance into the quarterfinals.

    Rivera and Chester King combined for 2505 and finished outside of the top eight.
    Vietnam targets top eight ranking at AIG III

    Vietnam is hoping to win 15- 20 gold medals and finish among the top eight at the third Asian Indoor Games (AIG) that starts October 30.

    For this, the host nation would have to put in much better performance than at the second AIG in Macau two years ago.

    In the first competition held in Thailand, teams from 37 countries and territories participated in nine sports.

    China topped the medal table with 24 golds, followed by Kazakhstan with 23 golds and Thailand with 19 golds. Vietnam earned one silver and one bronze medal and finished 21st out of 27 teams.

    In the second contest, teams from 45 countries and territories took part in 16 sporting events.

    China continued to be on top with 52 gold medals, while Thailand came in second with 19 golds, and Vietnam took two golds, five silvers and 11 bronzes to finish 13th out of 45 teams.

    Vietnam will have 477 athletes competing in all of the 20 games.

    The host nation fancies its chances for gold in Vovinam, swimming, wushu, pencak silat, kick-boxing, chess, billiards & snooker, sepak takraw, aerobic, track & field and the kylin-liondragon performance.

    Vovinam and pencak silat martial artists are expected to win three or four gold medals in each event while wushu, chess and track & field athletes may win one or two gold medals in each game.

    Tran Van Quynh, manager of the Vietnamese contingent at the AIG

    III, said, “Although there have been lots of difficulties, especially the effects of the global economic recession, our sports agencies have invested a big amount to ensure our athletes will win at least 15 gold medals.”

    New games

    At the indoor games this time, Vietnamese athletes will compete in some new games like kabaddi, kurash and e-sports.

    Kabaddi (sometimes written as Kabbadi or Kabadi) is a team sport that originated in central India.

    Two teams, each with seven players, occupy opposite halves of a field and take turns sending a "raider" into the other half, in order to win points by tagging or wrestling members of the opposing team.

    The raider then tries to return to his own half, holding his breath during the whole raid. Each match has two halves, each lasting 15 minutes.

    Kabaddi was introduced at the second AIG in Macau in 2007. At this third event, it will be held at the Cau Giay District Sports Center in Hanoi from October 30 till November 6. Vietnam’s participation in the game is aimed as a learning experience.

    Kurash is a form of upright jacket wrestling native to central Asia that has been practiced for more than 3,500 years.

    Competitors, one wearing a green jacket and the other a blue jacket, try to throw each other to the ground on either side. Throwing the opponent to the back won’t count.

    These events will take place from November 1-4 at Gia Lam District’s Sports Center in Hanoi.

    The e-sport is a competition for gamers on computers that will be organized from November 1-4 at the Hanoi University of Technology.

    Vietnam has 16 gamers competing in the event. They were selected from a competition early this month.

    Team coach Duong Vi Khoa said, “The team will participate in four categories and expects to win medals in the FIFA 09 and DotA Allstars categories.”
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    a little more wushu

    I need to surf around that official site. I'm not sure that list I copied above is quite right.
    Wushu bet in final; boxers go for gold
    By CLYDE MARIANO
    November 4, 2009, 7:14pm

    HANOI – Rhea May Rifani beat Vietnamese Nguyen Thuy Ngan, 2-1, Wednesday to reach the wushu final in the third Asian Indoor Games at the Trinh Hoai Duc Gymnasium.

    Rifani became the third Filipino to fight for the gold medal, joining boxers Annie Albania and Mitchell Martinez who were set to climb the ring later in the day.

    A silver medalist in the 2005 World Wushu and gold medalist in the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, Rifani overcame the scrappy Vietnamese and a highly-partisan crowd to forge a showdown with Gong Jinlan of China in the 52-kilogram division.

    Another wushu fighter, Jennifer Lagilag, has been assured of a bronze medal through the luck of the draw in the 48-kilogram class.

    Six sanshou events are being disputed in wushu, one of three martial arts disciplines on tap in the 10-day competition.

    “Our sanshou players are ready and we hope we can win gold medal here,” said delegation head and wushu secretary general Julian Camacho.

    In muay, Maricel Subang stopped Nongmaithum Sarita Devi of India to advance into the semifinals of the 48-58 kilogram division.

    The 24-year-old fighter from Benguet takes on Chanthavong Songka of Laos for a spot in the gold medal bout.

    Songka also stopped Aghajan Maha of Iraq.

    “The win is a morale boost to my quest for the gold. It really inspired me,” said Subang, a silver medalist in the 2007 SEA meet in Thailand.

    Swimming got under way with Miguel Molina clocking the second best time in the preliminaries of the 200-meter individual medley event at the My Dinh National Aquatic sports complex.

    Molina, who won four golds in the last SEA Games, timed 2:03.26 in topping the first heat. Taiwan’s Hsu Chi Chieh was fastest in 2:02.61.

    The final will be held in the evening.

    The 25-year-old Berkeley University graduate just arrived Monday and barely had warmed up for his events.

    “It’s difficult because this is an Asian level competition,” said Molina about his chances. “I’ve already met some of the finalists like the swimmers from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Chinese Taipei. I’ll swim the best I can.”

    National coach Pinky Brosas was impressed with Molina’s form after arriving from Japan last Monday.

    “Pagod pa yung bata,” said Brosas, silver medalist in 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok.

    Molina is also set to compete in the 400-meter IM, 50-meter backstroke, and 100-meter freestyle.
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    China wins three Wushu golds at 3rd AIG
    www.chinaview.cn 2009-11-06 18:18:15

    HANOI, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Wushu team embraced three gold medals and one silver in Wushu finals at the third Asian Indoor Games (AIG) here on Friday.

    In the women's 52kg Wushu final, Chinese Gong Jinlan beat a Philippine player 2-0 to win the gold medal.

    The second gold medal went to Chinese Shi Wenqi when she defeated an Iranian opponent 2-0 in the women's 56kg category competition.

    In the women's 65kg final, Chinese Song Ling was the winner against a Vietnamese player to get another gold medal.

    Chinese Wang Wei got one silver medal in the women's 60kg category.

    By the press time, China has won 33 gold medals, continuing to top the gold medal tally. It is followed by host Vietnam with 28 golds and Kazakhstan with 14 golds.

    The third Asian Indoor Games, running until Nov. 8, has attracted athletes from 43 countries and regions. More than 2,500 athletes are competing for 242 gold medals in 21 games.

    The games include indoor track and field, short course swimming, dancing, boxing, chess, shuttle****, billiards and snooker, and computer games.
    Wushu artist gives RP another silver medal

    HANOI—The Philippines added another silver and a bronze to its treasure trove yesterday in the 3rd Asian Indoor Games, easily surpassing its medal harvest in the past two stagings of the event.

    Rhea May Rifani secured the country’s third silver medal in the women’s 52-kilogram sanshou event, even as muay artist Zaidi Laruan and Jay Harold Gregorio took the bronze medals in the lightweight and welterweight class as the Filipinos improved their medal tally to a gold, three silvers and five bronze medals.

    Rifani found the 20-year-old Chinese rival Gong Jinlan too tough to handle and yielded a 0-2 decision at the close of the sanshou event yesterday at the Trinh Hoai Duc Gymnasium.

    “No excuses, I lost to a better fighter,” said the 24-year-old Benguet native Rifani, who was wrestled down four times in the two-round encounter.

    “Even though I failed to win the gold, I am contented with my performance because the experience I gained especially in the finals against a Chinese rival, will help me become a better player,” added Rifani.

    The Philippines thus ended its campaign in sanshou with a silver and a bronze medal as Jennifer Lagilag settled for third place in the 48-kilogram class.

    Jinlan joined teammates Shi Wenqi (56 kg) and Song Ling (65 kg) to give China the overall championship in sanshou, which the Chinese themselves pioneered as a martial art.

    Laruan and Gregorio, meanwhile, also bowed to superior rivals to settle for a bronze each in the semifinals Thursday at Rach Mieu Gymnasium in Ho Chi Minh City.

    Laruan absorbed a 0-5 decision to Thailand’s Plengsanthia Pongpan, while Gregorio lost to Yaser Abusafiyah of Jordan, 1-4.

    The two defeats thus left Maricel Subang as the lone RP bet vying for the gold medal in the finals to be held today.

    The 25-year-old Subang, who hails from Abatan Buguias, Benguet, will face Thailand’s Konnika Nuanboriboon for the flyweight title.

    Subang beat Chanthavong Sonka of Laos, 4-1, while Nuanboriboon posted a 5-0 win over Jenny So Ming Wai of Hong Kong-China in the semifinals.

    Nuanboriboon is the gold medalist in the 2009 Asian Martial Arts Games and is the favorite over the Filipina muay player who needs a win to keep muay’s string of gold medals in the AIG.

    Muay has accounted for a gold each in the 2005 Bangkok and 2007 Macau Asian Indoor Games and has contributed a total of two golds, two silvers and three bronze medals in the country’s overall medal tally in the AIG at 2-2-5.

    “This is the first time they will meet each other and I must admit Nuanboriboon is the favorite being the AMAG gold medalist. But being in the finals may push Subang to do her best,” said Muay Association of the Philippines officer in charge and delegation head Red Dumuk.
    I imagine the complete results are posted on the official site, but didn't bother to look yet...
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    Hold the phone...

    Are the Asian Martial Arts Games & the Asian Indoor Games the same thing?

    6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games to be held in March 2022

    Staff Report

    JANUARY 15, 2021

    ELAHORE: The Olympic Council of Asia on Thursday announces that the 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, scheduled to be held in Bangkok and Chonburi Province in Thailand from May 21st to 30th, 2021, had been postponed. The OCA released a statement to say that the situation regarding the global COVID-19 pandemic, travel restrictions and health protocols around the continent had brought about the postponement. The new dates of the OCA’s 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games will be from March 10th to 20th, 2022. The decision was made by the OCA after an in-depth discussion between the Olympic Council of Asia, the Thailand National Olympic Committee, and the 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Organizing Committee. The decision aims at serving the common interests of all related National Olympic Committees and ensuring the safety and health of the athletes and all relevant participants.
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