2006 Doha Asian Games_

Photos

	Hosts Qatar got off to a perfect start in the handball competition with a crushing 48-19 victory over India in group A. Qatar led 19-9 at half time and then went on a scoring spree after the interval with Ahmed Saad Al Saad scoring 12 goals.

	Olympic champion Chen Yanqing broke three world records in the women's 58kg class weightlifting on day 2 of the Asian Games on Sunday on a day when China won 13 gold medals out of the 29 on offer.

	Four Chinese girls, Zhao Jing, Luo Nan, Zhou Yafei and Pang Jiaying, two of them newly crowned, rallied to win the 4x100m medley relay on Saturday at the Asian Games.

Headlines

2006 Asian Games

-	Indonesian Strikes Bowling Gold
-	IR Iran Revival Stuns Champions Korea
-	Weightlifting Hat-Trick of World Records at Asiad
-	China Shows Expected Dominance at Asian Games
-	China Takes Men's Air Pistol Team Title at 15th Asiad
-	China Sweeps Gymnastics Men's Team Title in Asiad History
-	Doha Asiad: Chinese Marksmen Grab First Gold
-	Bumper Day Gets Games Underway
-	China to Dominate Weightlifting, Eye 9-10 Golds
-	Doha Asiad Opening Ceremony, a Time to Remember
-	Doha Opens 15th Asian Games
-	Doha to Dazzle on Debut
-	China Victorious in Soccer, Table Tennis and Badminton
-	Asian Games: 1st Soccer Win for China
-	China Goes for Gold at Asian Games
-	Volleyball: Bahrain Take the Match
-	Afghanistan to Re-invent Itself at Asian Games
-	The Flame Comes Home
-	Outsiders Dreaming of Glory
-	Kyrgyzstan and Iraq Look to Build on Wins
-	Triathlon Set for Plunge
-	All Smiles as Athletes' Village Opens
-	Singapore and Syria Stalemate
-	Chinese Atheletes Star on Asian Games Song Video
-	China Appears Set to Extend Domination in Doha
-	China Fields Nearly 1,000 to Defend Asian Title
-	China to Face Uphill Battle in Asiad
-	China's World Championship Teams for Asian Games
-	Doha Asian Games Torch Relays to Beijing
-	Doha Games Flame Travels Through Manila

Gold

Silver

Bronze

1.China 31 12 8

2.Japan 7 10 10

3.S.Korea 4 8 14

Useful Information: In 1948, Indian sports pioneer Guru Dutt had a dream of a sporting event held by Asians for Asians. Now, close to 60 years later, athletes gather in Doha from Dec.1-16 to compete in friendship, and bring that dream to life once again...

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