Australia at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games explained

Noc:	AUS
Nocname:	Australian Olympic Committee
Games:	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Year:	2017
Date:	17–27 September
Location:	Ashgabat
Competitors:	17
Sports:	3
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	2

Australia competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. 17 athletes competed in 3 different sports.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Australia 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.^{[4] [5]}

Participants

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Taekwondo	3	3	6
Weightlifting	4	2	6
Wrestling	3	2	5

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
	Waterford Janice	Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg
	Ruth Tahere	Taekwondo	Women's 67 kg

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australia The 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games - 2017. ashgabat2017.com. 2017-10-11.
2. Web site: Australia select 18 athletes to compete at Ashgabat 2017 Latest News Ashgabat 2017. ashgabat2017.com. 2017-10-11.
3. Web site: Olympic Council of Asia : Games. www.ocasia.org. 2017-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20171212124624/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPdkzAjI%2FK7uyA=%3D. 2017-12-12. dead.
4. News: IOC turns a blind eye to Turkmenistan using sport to legitimise tyranny Kieran Pender. Pender. Kieran. 2017-09-17. The Guardian. 2017-10-11. en-GB. 0261-3077.
5. News: Game on for Ashgabat and Fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. 2017-09-17. euronews. 2017-10-11. en.