Did you know…
Soccer is the nationwide activity of Myanmar (previously Burma). Khin Maung Lwin (Secretary Typical of the Myanmar Olympic Committee) explained, “As in most of the nations all over the world, soccer is the most popular sport in Myanmar. When our countrywide soccer staff grew to become champions at the 5th Asian Online games Bangkok 1966 and the 6th Asian Online games Bangkok 1970, soccer turned even far more preferred amongst our people.Apart from that, athletics, sepaktakraw and wushu are also preferred in our state.”
Japan received 5 gold medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Video games: 1 from athletics and 4 from judo.
Susanthika Jayasinghe turned the 2nd athlete in Sri Lanka -previously Ceylon- to earn a medal in the Olympic Online games when she gained the silver medal in the 200m at the 2000 Summer time Olympics in Australia. Sprinting wonderful Susanthika received 100m and 200m gold at the 2007 Asian Championships in Amman (Jordan). At the IAAF Earth Monitor and Discipline Championships in 2007, she won the bronze medal in the 200m. Susanthika was born on December 17, 1975 in Atnawala, Sri Lanka.
Bangkok (Thailand) has hosted 4 Asian Games (1966, 1970, 1978, 1998).
Pakistan sent 32 sportspersons to the 1972 Summer months Olympics in Munich (West Germany). Pakistani athletes competed in 6 sporting activities (athletics, boxing, wrestling, weightlifting, field hockey, sailing).
Sawao Kato was a single of the greatest gymnasts in the 20th century. In the 1960s and 1970s, Kato won quite a few worldwide medals in Europe, Asia and Mexico. At the 1968 Olympic Video games, he won 3 gold medals in the particular person all-all over, ground physical exercise and crew competition.
Kabbadi is practiced by thousands and thousands of people today in Bangladesh and India. Unfortunately, it is not an Olympic activity.
Brunei Darussalam -one particular of the world’s richest nations around the world- gained two bronze medals at the Hiroshima Video games in 1994.
Voleyball ( guys & ladies ) was initial featured at the 1964 Olympic Game titles in Tokyo ( Japan ). The host place gained the women’s volleyball level of competition. The winners were: Yuriko Handa, Kinuko Tanida, Emiko Miyamoto, Ayano Shibuki, Massako Kondo, Yoko Fujimoto, Setsuko Sassaki, Yoko Shinozaki, Katsumi Matsumura, Sata Issobe, Yoshiko Matsumura, Masae Kasai.
The Kingdom of Bhutan -it is about 2 times the sizing of Massachusetts- has hardly ever gained a medal in any sport at the Asian Online games.
Jordan despatched 7 athletes to the Barcelona Olympic Game titles in 1992. This Arab state participated in 4 sports: athletics (2), shooting (1), desk tennis (1) and taekwondo (3).
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) hosted the 1975 Area Hockey Men’s Environment Championship. Final standings: 1.India, 2.Pakistan, 3.West Germany, 4.Malaysia, 5.Australia, 6.England, 7.New Zealand, 8.Spain, 9.Holland, 10.Poland, 11.Argentina, 12.Ghana.
The United Arab Emirates received 22 medals at the 2005 West Asian Game titles in Doha (Qatar).
Japan is the birthplace of judo. The 1st judo globe championships took area in Tokyo (1956). Judo made its debut as an official sport in the course of the 1964 Summer months Olympics in Japan.
The most common sports activities in Oman -Arab country- are soccer, volleyball, athletics and handball.
The 1962 Asian Games were held in Jakarta, the money metropolis of Indonesia. As hosts, Indonesia received a complete of 48 medals and 9 golds. For political factors, Israel and Taiwan did not take part in the Game titles.
Ahmed Al Maktoum (United Arab Emirates) received a capturing gold medal at the 2004 Summer season Olympics, which ended up held in Athens, Greece. A sportswriter said, “On a impressive working day in August for the duration of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the United Arab Emirates’ Sheikh Ahmed Bin Hasher Al Maktoum blasted to victory in the men’s double lure shooting function, equalling the Olympic document of 189 points previously set by Australian Russell Mark at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Game titles”.
Mongolia sent two feminine archers to the 1972 Summer season Olympics. They ended up Natjav Dariimaa and Doljin Demberel.
Tokyo hosted the FIVB Men’s Earth Championship in 2007. Closing standings:
1.Brazil,
2.Poland,
3.Bulgaria,
4.Serbia & Montenegro,
5.Italy,
6.France,
7.Russia,
8.Japan,
9.Germany,
10.United States,
11.Canada,
12.Puerto Rico,
13.Argentina,
14.Czech Republic,
15.Cuba,
16.Tunisia,
17.China,
18.Greece,
19.South Korea,
20.Venezuela,
21.Australia,
22.Egypt,
23.Iran,
24.Kazakhstan.
Japan has well-known athletes: Ryoko Tani (judo), Takehiro Kashima (gymnastics), Kori Murofushi (monitor & discipline), Saori Yoshida (wrestling), Ayumi Tanimoto (martial arts), Mizuki Noguchi (marathon), Kosuke Kitajima (aquatics), Ai Shibata (swimming), Hiroshi Yamamoto (archery).