Cook Islands at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games explained

Cook Islands competed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from September 17 to 27. 10 athletes competed in 4 different sports. Cook Islands team couldn't receive any medal at the Games.^[1]

Cook Islands also made its first appearance at an Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games event during the Games along with other Oceania nations.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Participants

Sport	Men	Women	Total
3×3 basketball	0	4	4
Indoor Athletics	0	1	1
Short course swimming	2	1	3
Weightlifting	0	2	2

3×3 basketball

See main article: 3x3 basketball at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Cook Islands participated in 3×3 basketball.^[5]

Summary

Women's tournament

Team roster

• Janet Main
• Terai Sadler
• Adoniah Lewis
• Keziah Lewis

Indoor Athletics

See main article: Indoor athletics at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Cook Islands participated in indoor athletics.^[6]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• qR = Qualified to the next round by referee judgement
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Field events
Women

Short course swimming

See main article: Short course swimming at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Cook Islands participated in short course swimming.^[7]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=3	Temaruata Strickland	50 m freestyle	24.74	28	colspan=2 rowspan=9
100 m freestyle	54.85	26
50 m butterfly	27.42	29
align=left rowspan=6	Bede Aitu	100 m freestyle	56.80	31
50 m backstroke	28.74	22
100 m backstroke	1:01.81	17
50 m breaststroke	31.51	23
100 m breaststroke	1:08.69	25
100 m individual medley	1:02.94	24

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=3	Kirsten Fisher-Marsters	50 m freestyle	27.93	14	colspan=2
50 m breaststroke	33.70	8 Q	33.98	8
100 m breaststroke	1:14.75	10	colspan=2

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Cook Islands participated in weightlifting.^[8]

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Philippa Woonton	−75 kg	72	6	90	6	162	6
Luisa Peters	+90 kg	100	5	120	6	220	6

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cook Islands The 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2017. ashgabat2017.com. 2017-10-11.
2. News: Cooks debut in Asian Indoor Games. Kumar. Rashneel. 2017-10-11. en-gb.
3. Web site: Olympic Council of Asia : Games. www.ocasia.org. 2017-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20171212124624/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPdkzAjI%2FK7uyA=%3D. 2017-12-12. dead.
4. News: IOC turns a blind eye to Turkmenistan using sport to legitimise tyranny Kieran Pender. Pender. Kieran. 2017-09-17. The Guardian. 2017-10-11. en-GB. 0261-3077.
5. Web site: Results Book 3×3 basketball. 30 July 2022.
6. Web site: Results Book Indoor Athletics. 30 July 2022. 2 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200802080856/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/3/35/AIMAG_AT_resultsBook.pdf#page48. dead.
7. Web site: Results Book Short Course Swimming. 30 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190819125649/http://ashgabat2017.com/atos/ashgabat17/resAG2017/pdf/AG2017/SW/AG2017_SW_AA1_SW0000000.pdf . 19 August 2019.
8. Web site: AIMAG Results Book - Weightlifting. 30 July 2022. 30 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200530101026/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/3/54/AIMAG_WL_resultsBook.pdf#page13. dead.