India won three gold, seven silver and 23 bronze to finish a commendable 10th in the 2009 Asian Martial Arts Games. For India, all the three gold were won by women and two came in kurash, a form of upright jacket wrestling originated in Uzbekistan.
| India at the 2009 Asian Martial Arts Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| in Bangkok | |
| Medals Ranked 10th |
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Shally Manral gave India their first gold in the women's 52 kg half-weight category in kurash, while Laxmi Tyagi scored second in the 52 kg low kick kick-boxing. Jaya Chaudhary rounded off India's campaign with a gold in the women's 72 kg half-heavy division in kurash to help the side finish in the top 10 bracket.
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kurash | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
 Kickboxing | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
 Wushu | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
 Judo | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
 Ju-jitsu | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 Muay Thai | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
 Karate | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 3 | 7 | 23 | 33 |
Medalists edit
| Medal[1] | Sport | Event | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold
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Kurash | Women’s Half Lightweight -52 kg | Shally Manral |
| Gold
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Kurash | Women’s Half Heavyweight -78 kg | Jaya Chaudhary |
| Gold
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Kickboxing | Low Kick -52kg women | Laxmi Tyagi |
 Silver
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Judo | Men's -100 kg Half-Heavy | Anil Kumar |
| Silver
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Jujitsu | Fighting System (Men -69 kg) | Lalit Singh |
| Silver
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Kurash | Men’s Half Middleweight -81 kg | Manish Kumar |
| Silver
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Wushu & Kungfu | Men’s Sanshou 52 kg | Gulshan |
| Silver
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Wushu & Kungfu | Men’s Duilian Bare Hand Combat | Somorjit Saglosem, Roshan singh Namdeibam, Dewan singh Huidrom |
| Silver
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Wushu & Kungfu | Women’s Sanshou 48 kg | Sanathoi devi Yumnam |
| Silver
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Wushu & Kungfu | Women’s Sanshou 56 kg | Sandhyarani devi Wangkhem |
 Bronze
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Judo | Men's -73 kg Light | Ramashrey Yadav |
| Bronze
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Judo | Women's -48 kg Extra-Light | Khumujam Tombi Devi |
| Bronze
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Judo | Women's -52 kg Half-Light | Kalpana Devi Thoudam |
| Bronze
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Judo | Women's -57 kg Light | ishram nirupama Devi |
| Bronze
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Judo | Women's -63 kg Half-Middle | Garima Chaudhary |
| Bronze
|
Jujitsu | Duo Mixed | Sakshi Singh, Lalit Singh |
| Bronze
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Jujitsu | Fighting System (Women -55 kg) | Sakshi Singh |
| Bronze
|
Jujitsu | Fighting System (Women -62 kg) | Gule surkhab Wani |
| Bronze
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Jujitsu | Duo Women | Sakshi Singh, Gule surkhab Wani |
| Bronze
|
Karate-do | Men Individual Kumite -55 kg | Laxman Singh |
| Bronze
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Kickboxing | Full Contact -75kg men | Sanjay madhusudan Kaoted |
| Bronze
|
Kickboxing | Low Kick -71kg men | Arun singh Charak |
| Bronze
|
Kickboxing | Full Contact -56kg women | Heena nasreen Jahan |
| Bronze
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Kurash | Men’s Lightweight -73 kg | Praveen Thakur |
| Bronze
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Kurash | Men’s Half Heavyweight -100 kg | Manish Kumar |
| Bronze
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Kurash | Women’s Half Middleweight -63 kg | Narayan Bhal Paul |
| Bronze
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Muay Thai | Men's Fly weight (48-51 kg) | Dolan singh Ningthoukhongjam |
| Bronze
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Muay Thai | Men's Middle weight (71-75 kg) | Balkrishna shekhar Sheety |
| Bronze
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Muay Thai | Women's Pin weight (42-45 kg) | Mudrika |
| Bronze
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Muay Thai | Women's Light Fly weight (45-48 kg) | Sarita devi Nongmaithem |
| Bronze
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Muay Thai | Women's Light Fly weight (45-48 kg) | Harbansh kaur Sandhu |
| Bronze
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Muay Thai | Women's Light weight (57-60 kg) | Mamta Verma |
| Bronze
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Wushu & Kungfu | Women’s Duilian Apparatus Combat | Sapna Devi Yumlembam, Ayapana toshibala Ngangom, Sanathoibi chanu Angom |
References edit
- ^ "1st Asian Martial Arts Games 2009". Archived from the original on 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2009-08-09.