2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Host cityAshgabat, Turkmenistan
MottoHealth, Inspiration, Friendship (Turkmen: Sagdynlyk, Ruhubelentlik, Dostluk)
Nations63
Athletes4012
Events348 in 21 sports
OpeningSeptember 17
ClosingSeptember 27
Opened byGurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
President of Turkmenistan
Torch lighterPygy Baýramdurdyyew
Main venueOlympic Stadium
Websiteashgabat2017.com

The 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (Turkmen: Ýapyk binalarda we söweş sungaty boýunça V Aziýa oýunlary/Япык биналарда ве сөвеш сунгаты боюнча V Азия оюнлары), which is also counted as the 5th Asian Indoor Games, was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in 2017. It became the third city in the former Soviet countries to win the right of hosting an Olympic Council of Asia-sanctioned event, following Astana and Almaty in Kazakhstan, which jointly-hosted the 2011 Asian Winter Games. The host city was chosen in Kuwait on 19 December 2010. On 6 July 2013 the flag of the Olympic Council of Asia was officially handed over to the mayor of the city of Ashgabat.