The Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (abbreviated as AIMAG) is a pancontinental
multi-sport event
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held every four years among
athletes
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Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-develo ...
from all over
Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...
. It is organised by the
Olympic Council of Asia
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees. The current Acting President is Raja Randhir Singh, substituting Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah.
The headquarters ...
(OCA) and consists of Indoor and martial arts events with TV broadcasting potential, some of which were not contested at the Asian Games and Asian Winter Games Programs and are not Olympic sports.
The event is a merger of two formerly separate OCA-sanctioned events – Asian Indoor Games (abbreviated as AIG) and Asian Martial Arts Games (abbreviated as AMAG), first held in
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...
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Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
in 2005 and 2009 respectively. Both events merged to form the present-day event in 2013, with the subsequent editions inherited the edition numeral of the former. These Games are described as the second largest Asian multi-sport event after the
Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...
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In its history, five nations have hosted the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games and sixty-three nations from Asia and Oceania and two teams have participated in the event. The
last Games were held in
Ashgabat
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,
Turkmenistan
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17–27 September 2017, while the
next edition are scheduled to be held in
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
between 17 and 26 November 2023.
Participating nations
All 45 countries whose
National Olympic Committee
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s are recognized by the Olympic Council of Asia and 18 countries whose
National Olympic Committee
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s are recognized by the Oceania National Olympic Committees.
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List of Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Sports
All-time medal table
See also
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Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...
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Asian Winter Games
The Asian Winter Games (AWG) is an international multi-sport event held every four years for members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) which features winter events. The Japanese Olympic Committee first suggested the idea of holding a winter ...
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Asian Beach Games
The Asian Beach Games, also known as ABG, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The Games are described as the second or third largest ...
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Asian Youth Games
The Asian Youth Games, also known as AYG, is a multi-sport event held every four years among Sportsperson, athletes from all over Asia. The Games have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The Games are described as the second lar ...
References
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{{Multi-sport events
Asian international sports competitions
Indoor sports competitions
Martial arts competitions
Multi-sport events in Asia
Olympic Council of Asia