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Football is the national sport of Myanmar (formerly Burma). Khin Maung Lwin said (Secretary General of the Myanmar Olympic Committee): "As in most countries around the world, football is the most popular sport in Myanmar. If our football team won the world championship at 5 Asia in 1966 and Bangkok 6 1970 Bangkok Asian Games, football was more popular in our people.Apart that athletics and wushu SepaktakrawThey are also very popular in our country. "
Japan has won five gold medals at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, one of four from athletics and judo.
Susanthika Jayasinghe as the second athlete in Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon, is an Olympic medal when she won the silver medal in the 200 meters to win the 2000 Olympics in Australia. 100m and 200m sprint great Susanthika won the gold medal at the 2007 Asian Championships in Amman (Jordan). When the athletics track and field samples inIn 2007 he won the bronze medal in the 200 meters. Susanthika was 17 born in December 1975 Atnawala, Sri Lanka.
Bangkok (Thailand), has organized four Asian Games (1966, 1970, 1978, 1998).
Pakistan has sent 32 athletes to the Olympics 1972 in Monaco of Bavaria (Germany). Pakistani athletes competed in six sports (athletics, boxing, wrestling, weightlifting, hockey, sailing).
Naoto Kan was one of the best gymnasts in the 20th Century. Obtained in 1960 and 1970, Katoseveral international medals in Europe, Asia and Mexico. At the 1968 Olympics, won three gold medals in the individual all-around, floor exercises and competition team.
Kabbadi is practiced by millions of people in Bangladesh and India. Unfortunately, it is not an Olympic discipline.
Brunei, one of the richest countries in the world, won two bronze medals at the Games in Hiroshima in 1994.
Volleyball (men and women) was the first time the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo (Japan). The host country has won the volleyball competition. The winners were: Yuriko Handa, Kinuko Tanida, Emiko Miyamoto, Ayano Shibuki, Massaka Kondo, Yoko Fujimoto, Setsuko Sassaki, Yoko Shinozaki, Katsumi Matsumura, Sata Issobe, Yoshiko Matsumura, Masae Kasai.
The Kingdom of Bhutan, which is about 2 times the size of the U.S. state of Massachusetts has never been a medal in any sport at the Asian Games.
Jordan has sent 7 athletes to the Barcelona Olympic Games 1992 The Arab countryin four disciplines: athletics (2), shooting (1), table tennis (1) and Taekwondo (3).
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) 1975 hosted the World Cup of Hockey men. Final standings: 1.India, 2.Pakistan, 3.West Germany, 4.Malaysia, 5.Australia, 6.England, 7.New New Zealand, 8.Spain, 9.Holland, 10.Poland, 11.Argentina, 12. Ghana.
The United Arab Emirates has won 22 medals in the 2005 West Asian Games in Doha (Qatar).
Japan is the birthplace of judo. The first World JudoChampionships was held in Tokyo (1956). Judo made its debut as an official sport at the Olympic Games in 1964 in Japan.
The most popular sports in Oman-Arab country are football, volleyball, athletics and handball.
The 1962 Asian Games held in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia. As host, Indonesia has won a total of 48 gold medals and 9. Had, for political reasons, Israel and Taiwan did not participate in the Games.
Ahmed Al Maktoum (UAE) won a shootoutGold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, were made. A sports journalist, said: "In a memorable day in August 2004 during the Olympic Games in Athens, tear up the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Ahmed Bin Hasher Al Maktoum to victory in the men's double trap shooting event matches, the Olympic record of 189 points established earlier Australian Mark Russell 1996 during the Olympic Games in Atlanta. "
Mongolia sent two female archers to the Olympics in 1972 were NatjavDariimaa and Doljin exchange Demberel.
Tokyo hosted the FIVB Men's World Cup in 2007. Final Standings:
1.Brazil,
2.Poland,
3.Bulgaria,
4.Serbia & Montenegro,
5.Italy,
6.France,
7.Russia,
8.Japan,
9.Germany,
10.United Member
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, which is already famous athletes: Ryoko Tani (judo), Takehiro Kashima (gymnastics), Kori Murofushi (athletics), Saori Yoshida (wrestling), Ayumi Tanimoto (martial arts), Mizuki Noguchi (Marathon), Kosuke Kitajima ( Water), Ai Shibata (swimming), Hiroshi Yamamoto) (archery.
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