title: Martial arts at the Asian Games
text: # Martial arts at the Asian Games
  
  Martial arts were included as events during the 2018 Asian Games. Two games included pencak silat and sambo.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Indonesia (INA) | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
  | 2 | Vietnam (VIE) | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
  | 3 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
  | 4 | Mongolia (MGL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
  | 5 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
  | 6 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
  | 7 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
  | 8 | Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  | 9 | Laos (LAO) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | 10 | Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 11 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
  | 12 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 13 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 13 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 20 | 20 | 34 | 74 |
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  ### Pencak silat
  
  | Nation | 18 | Years |
  | - | - | - |
  | Brunei | 4 | 1 |
  | East Timor | 5 | 1 |
  | India | 3 | 1 |
  | Indonesia | 22 | 1 |
  | Iran | 9 | 1 |
  | Japan | 1 | 1 |
  | Kyrgyzstan | 9 | 1 |
  | Laos | 17 | 1 |
  | Malaysia | 19 | 1 |
  | Nepal | 1 | 1 |
  | Pakistan | 5 | 1 |
  | Philippines | 9 | 1 |
  | Singapore | 17 | 1 |
  | Thailand | 22 | 1 |
  | Uzbekistan | 5 | 1 |
  | Vietnam | 18 | 1 |
  | Number of nations | 16 | |
  | Number of athletes | 166 | |
  
  ### Sambo
  
  | Nation | 18 | Years |
  | - | - | - |
  | Afghanistan | 1 | 1 |
  | Bahrain | 1 | 1 |
  | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 |
  | Indonesia | 8 | 1 |
  | Iran | 4 | 1 |
  | Iraq | 1 | 1 |
  | Japan | 3 | 1 |
  | Kazakhstan | 8 | 1 |
  | Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 1 |
  | Lebanon | 3 | 1 |
  | Malaysia | 2 | 1 |
  | Mongolia | 7 | 1 |
  | Syria | 2 | 1 |
  | Tajikistan | 4 | 1 |
  | Thailand | 4 | 1 |
  | Turkmenistan | 7 | 1 |
  | Uzbekistan | 8 | 1 |
  | Vietnam | 1 | 1 |
  | Number of nations | 18 | |
  | Number of athletes | 71 | |
  