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India at the 2009 Asian Martial Arts Games

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IOC code
  
IND

7
  
23

3
  
7

23
  
33

India at the 2009 Asian Martial Arts Games

NOC
  
Indian Olympic Association

Medals Ranked 10th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 7 23 33

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.

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.

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India at the 2009 Asian Martial Arts Games Wikipedia