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.

The Games So Far

2006 Asian Games

-	Indonesian Strikes Bowling Gold
-	IR Iran Revival Stuns Champions Korea
-	Kuwait Claims Men's Trap Team Title at 15th Asiad
-	Macao Wins Part of Appeal in Table Tennis
-	Kazakhstan Wins Men's Rifle Prone Team Event at 15th Asiad
-	South Korea, China to Clash for Table Tennis Gold
-	Japan Beats Kazakhastan, Bahrain Upsets HK, China
-	Uzbekistan Shocks Host Qatar in Convincing Style
-	Japanese Judoka Nakazawa Wins Women's 78kg Title
-	Philippines Begins Asiad Medal Quest
-	Home Hopes Dashed as Shaheen Pulls Out
-	Japan Gives Jordan Soccer Masterclass
-	It Will Be Very Difficult for Us: Qatari Tennis Coach
-	Soccer: Maldivians Scare IR Iran
-	Baseball: Philippines Felled by Irresistible Japan
-	Volleyball: Bahrain Take the Match
-	Japan Eyes 42-58 Gold Medals at Doha Asiad
-	Chinese Taipei Eyes at Least 15 Golds
-	Afghanistan to Re-invent Itself at Asian Games
-	India Withdraws More Teams
-	Chess Champ Humpy Is Happy
-	Syria Looks Good for Second Round
-	Korea Reap Rewards of Golden Success
-	Kyrgyzstan and Iraq Look to Build on Wins
-	Kyrgyzstan Slots in Seven
-	Iraq Gives Indonesia Six of the Best
-	Singapore and Syria Stalemate
-	Asian Games Torch Lit up in Doha
-	Asiad Snooker Schedule Changed
-	Olympic Champ Luo to Miss Doha Asiad

Gold

Silver

Bronze

1.China 29 11 7

2.Japan 7 10 10

3.S.Korea 4 7 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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