you might have another chance today lebnon vs kazakhastan check up ^^^^

Todays handball schedul

Women's Preliminary League Group A Match W01
KAZ - UZB 10:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Women's Preliminary League Group A Match W02
CHN - IND 12:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Preliminary League Group B Match M19
KUW - HKG 14:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Preliminary League Group C Match M20
UZB - KSA 16:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Preliminary League Group A Match M21
BRN - QAT 18:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

no arabs in volleyball :(

Strongman set to star on day six

Possibly the strongest man in the world will take to the centre stage at the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 on Wednesday 6 December. Hossein Reza Zadeh, or, as he is more commonly known, ‘the Iranian Hercules’, will be the star attraction at the Al Dana Banquet Hall, where he is due to take part in the +105kg men’s weightlifting final at 19:00.

At the opening ceremony, IR Iran could hardly have opted for a more trustworthy source to hold aloft their flag; this is a man who has hoisted a massive 263kg above his head. He clean and jerked that mighty weight to break the world record when winning gold at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, defending the title he won four years earlier in Sydney.

He has also won an incredible 10 gold medals at the World Championships and holds the world records for the snatch (213kg) and total (472kg) as well as the clean and jerk. Unsurprisingly, he is the defending Asian Games gold medallist with a mighty 440kg total in Busan 2002.

His entry total for Wednesday’s competition is 430kg or roughly the weight of seven domestic fridge/freezers. It’s enough to make his opponents shiver. One man who will be hoping not to go cold is Qatar’s Jaber Salem. The former Bulgarian won the World Championships in 2001 and will enter at an impressive total of 400kg.

In the battle of the women's 'heavies' World and Olympic champion Jang Mi-ran of Korea will resume her rivalry with World Championship silver medallist Mu Shuangshuang of China in the +75kg class.

It also promises to be an exciting day for traditional Asian sports, as finals for kabaddi and sepaktakraw also take place. The men’s gold medal match in kabaddi will be contested by India and Pakistan at ASPIRE Hall 4. IR Iran and Bangladesh will battle it out for the bronze one hour earlier.
In sepaktakraw, the Al-Sadd Indoor Hall will see Thailand and Vietnam contest the women’s team final at 12:00, with the Thailand and Malaysia vying for the men’s team gold at 15:00. Lung-bursting action is assured in rowing, cycling and swimming, all of whom will have some top quality finals.

Five rowing finals will take place at the West Bay Lagoon, where China are well-fancied to take the lion’s share of the medals. The Corniche will stage the men’s cycling team time trial at 12:30 which will be contested by 16 teams.

At the Hamad Aquatic Centre, the penultimate night of swimming will take place with six finals, including the ‘blue riband’ 100m freestyle events for men and women.

In team sports, water polo plunges into Doha 2006 for the first time at the Al-Sadd Aquatic Centre, as the baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, handball, hockey and volleyball tournaments continue. The group phase of the men’s football will also conclude, to finalise the line-up for the quarterfinals.

Fans of racquet sports will be able to enjoy another feast of action. ASPIRE will play host to the early stages of the men’s and women’s singles and doubles tournaments, the tennis team semi finals will take place at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex and the soft tennis singles finals will begin at 15:00 at the same venue.

More compact, but no less skilful, the men’s and women’s table tennis doubles finals will take place at the Al-Arabi Indoor Hall. The women’s final begins at 19:00, with the men’s due to begin one hour later.

Bowling, cue sports and shooting will also see more gold medals decided. The all-events bowling titles are up for grabs for men and women at the Qatar Bowling Centre, the men’s snooker team final will also be contested at the Al-Sadd Multi-Purpose Hall at 19:00, whilst at the Lusail Shooting Range, the women’s 50m 3 positions final and the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol final will be contested.

In equestrian, the three-day event gets underway the Equestrian Dressage Centre at 9:00. Elsewhere, there will be more boxing preliminary bouts at ASPIRE, sailing continues at Doha Sailing Club and in chess, the team classical swiss round 1 will be held at the Al-Dana Indoor Hall from 15:00.

Mu wins gold with world record

Mu Shuangshuang had a nervous few moments to wait to see if she would be crowned women’s +75kg weightlifting champion, but when her only rival Jang Mi Ran failed with her final attempt the Chinese lifter could finally celebrate.

As Olympic silver medallist Jang attempted to lift the 182kg in the clean & jerk she needed to post the same 317kg combined total as Mu, having trailed by 4kg after the Chinese lifter’s World and Asian record of 139kg in the snatch element.

The Korean had the bar above her head, but could not raise it for a valid lift and it dropped behind her – just as the effort to break her own snatch world record had minutes before Mu did – to hand her rival the gold medal.

Had Jang completed the lift she would have taken the gold medal – just as she had when the pair had tied in the last two World Championships – by virtue of her significantly lighter bodyweight of 113.61kg to Mu’s 132.04kg.

It was not to be though and Jang was instead consoled by her coach as the tears flowed at the side of the stage, leaving Mu to shed tears of happiness on the podium as the Chinese national anthem rang out again at the Al-Dana Club.

The bronze went to Thailand’s Annipa Moontar, who lifted 117kg in the snatch and 148kg in the clean & jerk for a total of 265kg. This was 6kg more than managed by Alexandra Aborneva of Kazakhstan in fourth.

The heaviest class in women’s weightlifting was always going to be a battle between Mu and Jang, both having entered the snatch with a minimum of 13kg more than either of the other competitors managed to lift in three attempts.

Mu entered with the highest at 131kg, albeit only 1kg more than Jang and they both lifted that with ease before doing the same with their next attempts of 136kg and 135kg respectively as the battle for supremacy intensified.

Both elected to attempt a new world record of 139kg on their final lift. Jang was first to try and better the 138kg mark she set in May, but while she snatched it above her head, she could not complete the lift, the bar falling behind her.

To rub salt into her wounds, Mu stalked onto the stage minutes later and lifted it to take a 4kg advantage over the two-time defending world champion into the clean & jerk element that would ultimately prove decisive.

Mu’s victory at the Al-Dana Club in the final women’s event was China’s 10th of 13 gold medals awarded so far in weightlifting and their sixth of seven possible in the women’s classes, only Thailand’s Pawina Thongsuk in the 63kg event denying them a clean sweep.

Lebanon lost :(

oh snap :(

hand ball
bahrain - qatar
25 - 29 :):):)

China sets new medals record

China became the first country to win 100 Asian Games artistic gymnastic gold medals today when Zhang Nan won the women’s beam. Just one hour later they racked up their 101st medal in the closing artistic gymnastics events of the Doha 2006, when Cheng Fei won the women’s floor exercise.

Cheng Fei took gold on the floor with an assured 15.750 while Pang Panpan took silver with 15.250, a good deal ahead of Japan’s Kyoko Oshima, 15.075. In the men’s horizontal bar Japan performed much better, with Hisashi Mizutori securing gold with 16.075, ahead of China’s Zou Kai at 15.950, while Kim Ji Hoon of Korea followed up with bronze (15.725). It was the last medal awarded in Doha 2006 for artistic gymnastics.

What does it all mean? Simply Doha 2006 assured China’s place as the supreme artistic gymnastics power in Asian. The gymnastics giant took a staggering 11 gold from a total of 18. They scored six out of the 11 silver on offer, while they failed win a single bronze. During the Games some of China’s greatest stars matched Asian Games records.

Yang Wei won his eighth Asian Game gold medal overall – putting him on a par with compatriot Li Ning – after his victory in the parallel bars garnered his fourth Doha 2006 gold. On the women’s side, compatriot Zhang Nan won her sixth Asian Game gold medal overall, equaling the record of another Chinese woman, Chen Cuiting.

It was not, however, China’s most successful tournament ever. Impressive as their 11 medals are, the Chinese won 13 in both Hiroshima 1994 and Busan 2002. DPR Korea stole some of China’s thunder, reaching No 2 on the medals table overall with three gold, two silver and three bronze.

Japan reached No. 3 with two gold, two silver and five bronze. Korea was the only other country to rack up a gold win, ending the tournament with two gold and two and three bronze.

But perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Doha’s gymnastic competitions was the number of shared medals in the men’s competitions. Yang Wei shared gold with Korea's Kim Dae Eun in the men's parallel bars. Hiroyuki Tomita of Japan, Kim Soo Myun of Korea and Jo Jong Chol of DPR Korea all shared gold in the men’s pommel horse while China’s Chen Yibing and Yang Wei tied for gold in the men’s rings.

It demonstrates that, despite China’s dominance overall, in many disciplines the competition is very tight indeed.

Defying the years

Age is no barrier to competing at the Doha 2006. A massive 55 years separates the youngest and oldest competitors, both of whom will also be making their Asian Games debuts, demonstrating perfectly how sport is a great unifying force.

Iraq’s Amer Ali who only turned 10 on 31 August this year, is bravely competing in the swimming competitions. He was slowest in the heats of the 200m backstroke, but told poolside reporters that one day he hopes to win gold for his nation.

There is also no lack of ambition at the opposite end of the scale. 65-year-old Alan Puan Teik Chong of Singapore will take part in cue sports, where he is entered for the billiards and is aiming for a medal. Through the whole range of ages that thrill of competition remains constant.

Qatari schoolgirl Alaa Shoudy will turn 11 on 22 December and is excited at the prospect of making an impact in the sailing at Doha 2006. Shoudy is a remarkable sporting talent, who has also represented her nation in gymnastics.

But, the more time she spent at the marina with her sailing-enthusiast father, the more she enjoyed it and eventually she decided to switch sports and follow in his wake. Her first outing at the 15th Asian Games will be on Tuesday 5 December, where she will begin take to the waters in Doha Bay for the first of twelve races until the competition concludes the following Tuesday.

She will be taking on some of Asia’s finest and most experienced female sailors. Understandably, the youngster and proud parent Amro are feeling a little anxious. Alaa said: "It’s a little bit scary being so young. Before I started sailing, I came and played with the boats and I liked it very much."

Amro said: "I tried to get her into another sport when she stopped going to gymnastics because I am a sailor. She started in August. I just want her to finish the course. I want her to get more experience, but I’m a little nervous."

Chong too is also keyed up and despite his advancing years is equally buoyant as the young sailor about Doha 2006. “It is my first Games, my biggest Games, and it could also be my last. But I will continue to compete as long as I feel fit. Billiards is mainly about skill. Age and stamina are not so important.

“I’ve never felt old at the table and I’m game for a match with anyone, any age.” He boldly stated. He reached the last 16 at the World Billiards Championships last year to prove his ability at the top level. He will take part in the singles, which begins on Monday 4 December.

He is also expected to contend strongly in the doubles, where he will partner former world champion Peter Gilchrist, who has no qualms over teaming up with the senior player. “He is still very fit, both mentally and physically and he puts in the same amount of training time as younger players.” said Gilchrist, a Briton who took out Singaporean citizenship earlier this year.

Not making up the numbers

Other competitors at Doha 2006, who find themselves at the extreme ends of the age spectrum are Chan Weng Sam of Macau, China and Emiko Nakagawa of Japan. Chan, just 13, finished 70th in the women’s bowling on Sunday and still has the doubles to come.

Nakagawa, winner Japanese Championship in 1975, is taking part in the women’s chess competitions which run through until Thursday 14 December. At 65, she is just 10 weeks younger than Chong.

Though the youngest and oldest participants always attract a certain amount of curious interest, don’t be fooled into thinking they are merely making up the numbers. There are plenty of examples from Asian Games history to suggest that they can succeed, perhaps even win a medal.

Even in track and field, a sport where athletes are widely believed to be on the decline upon reaching 30, conventional wisdom has often been contradicted. At the 1998 Games in Bangkok, China’s Li Meisu shrugged off her 39 years to win the shot put, 16 years after winning gold at the 1982 Games in New Delhi.

"I feel that in some events athletes retire too early.” She rightly said afterwards. Likewise, Doha 2006 has already seen another competitor pay little heed to regular thinking. Shooting is a sport where the cool head of experience is often seen to be a decisive factor.

Dare to dream

But in the men’s 10m air rifle competition on Saturday 2 December, 15-year-old Yu Jaechul of Malyasia caused a minor sensation when leading his country to team silver, before going on to grab individual bronze. “I was not affected at all because I was not paying attention to the score.” He said of his mindset during the competition as a medal beckoned. They were hardly the words one would usually associate with the impetuosity of youth.

Yu was not supposed to succeed, but then neither was Li in 1998. Often the greatest figures in sport are those that do not do what they are supposed to do. They dare to dream. At Doha 2006, it is the youngest and the oldest that have the greatest incentive of all.

They have the power within all of them to shock and amaze and change other people’s mindset and maybe even rethink their own capabilities and limitations. Of all the competitors at the 15th Asian Games they, more than anyone else, can be the true history makers.

Qatar, Saudi and Kuwait through :)

Saudi Arabia, already qualified on top of group C, eased past Uzbekistan 51–23 on day four of the men's handball tournament at Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall. Kuwait also cruised to victory in the men's handball at Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall, crushing Hong Kong, China 41–23. Meanwhile Qatar had a much closer run against Bahrain, winning 20–25.

For the Saudis against Uzbekistan, Abdullah Al Dossari opened the scoring just 30 seconds into the match and Bandar Al Harbi doubled the lead seconds later.

Even so, Saudi Arabia, missing a number of key players, didn't look focused and made numerous unforced errors in the first half. However, the Uzbeks were unable to punish Saudi Arabia's slackness with poor shooting accuracy of their own.

The vocal Saudi crowd eventually woke up their team and they finished the half strongly, with Turki Al Anbaawi, Bandar AlHarbi, Sultan Alobaidi and Faisal Al Flati all scoring four times to give their side a 24–11 lead at the break.

In the second half the Saudis kept up the pace and continued to stretch the margin. Uzbek goalkeeper Jasurbek Abdullaev showed his attackers how to score when he caught Saudi goalkeeper Abdullah Al Abdalali off guard, becoming the second keeper of the Games to find the net. The Saudis stayed strong and finished the game with five consecutive goals to win 51–23.

It was a relatively easy game for Kuwait, who have already qualified for the next round, as Hong Kong, China fought to keep up with their more experienced opponents.

The Kuwaiti attackers were quick to stamp their authority on the game, with Abdullah Altheyab and Meshal Alenezi scoring four goals each in the first 20 minutes.

Goalkeeper Chan Wing Cheong of Hong Kong, China, soon got his own back however, catching Hamad Alrashidi off-guard and launching the ball from one end of the court to the other to score. Ali Almithin missed a seven metre throw just before halftime as Kuwait went into the break leading 20–14.

In the second half, Kuwait continued to outclass their younger opposition, with Al Mithin scoring six goals. Hong Kong, China ended the game on a high when 16-year-old Leung Hoi Yip came on in the last minute to score the final goal of the game. Kuwait, who won silver at the 2002 Asian Games is Busan, Korea, finished top of group B.

Busan bronze medallists Qatar will hope to dent Kuwait’s record in the later stages of the tournament after their hard-fought victory over Bahrain. Indeed, in the early stages of the game it looked like Qatar might be sent to the showers for good when they lost the first half 13–10, but vocal encouragement from the local fans lifted their game and they snatched victory with 12–19 second half, giving them 25–29 overall. Qatari hero of the match was Ahmed Saad Al Saad, who scored nine points out of 13 attempts, four more points ahead of next best Qatar scorer, Mohammad Walid Ghazal.

7 medals for Qatar now!

yep massilia 4 silver and 3 bronze :) we need gold

suzan this is for you, Lebanon stunned by court star Ponomarev

Men’s basketball continued at the Basketball Indoor Hall on Wednesday 6 December with group F matches, as Kazakhstan’s star 18 year-old forward Anton Ponomarev carrying his team to a shock 80–75 win over gold medal contenders Lebanon.

Ponomarev scored 27 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as Kazakhstan won their first match of round two in beating a team ranked 24th in FIBA’s rankings – the second highest ranked team in the tournament behind China [11th]. Kazakhstan won the bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan and are currently ranked 56th in the world.

The Kazakhs shocked Lebanon early in the game by racing into a 14–6 lead on the back of some outstanding three-point shooting from guard Rustam Yargaliyev, who hit three, three-point baskets in the first quarter and finished the game with 18 points.

Lebanon’s star player El Cheikh Fadi El Khatib, who was still clearly feeling the effects of a back injury sustained during the opening ceremony, was again the go-to-guy for his team as he scored 19 points in the first half to help Lebanon take a 41–38 lead at halftime.

But it was Ponomarev who led a stirring third quarter fight back for Kazakhstan as they assembled a 10-point lead at one stage before Lebanon reduced it to five by the end of the quarter.

The large contingent of Lebanon fans found voice during the last quarter as they tried to carry their team to victory; El Khatib produced a number of plays late in the game, moving to within four points with less than two minutes to play.

El Khatib was unable to get his team across the line, however, as they eventually went down by five points at the final whistle, which brought howls of protest from Lebanese players who clearly thought they were on the receiving end of some bad decisions.

“We played hard to get the win,” said Ponomarev after the game. “We have a new chance now to fight into the next round. This team [Lebanon] was in the world championship, and now we have shown that we can play.”

Earlier, a dominant second quarter helped Japan maintain their unbeaten record following the team’s 75–56 win over Uzbekistan. The game was tight in the first quarter with Japan leading 20–16, while the second quarter saw Japan move away in scoring 21 points to 11 and lead into the half time break 41–27.

The Uzbeks never really threatened from then on and the Japanese ended up winning the game by a comfortable 19 points, enough to indicate they could cause trouble for gold medal favourites China in their next match.

Japanese guard Takehiko Orimo was influential during the team’s run in the second quarter and he finished the game with 17 points, including three, three-point baskets. Kosuke Takeuchi also provided an imposing presence in the paint in grabbing 12 rebounds, whilst also adding 15 points.

Uzbekistan’s hopes of causing an upset were not helped by the dismal shooting of star guard Aleksandr Kozlov, who has been the team’s leading scorer in the tournament to date. Kozlov shot a horrible 1 for 7 from the field for the game and finished with just four points.

Meanwhile, China continued to look like gold medal favourites after thrashing Chinese Taipei 101–65 and maintaining their perfect record at the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006. The win means China now join their next opponents, Japan, at the top of group F.

China’s comfortable win again showcased the enormous talent of Yi Jianlian, who scored 20 points in the first half before finishing the match with 28 points after spending the majority of the second half on the bench.

Yi shot an incredible 12 of 13 from the field with most of his baskets coming from low-post work under the ring. He was also dominant in the key, grabbing nine rebounds as he formed a dangerous pairing with former NBA player Wang Zhizhi, who finished with 13 points and eight rebounds.

China’s Lithuanian coach Jonas Kazlauskas used previous games to experiment with his team’s line-up and, if this game is anything to go by, he appears to have settled on playing both Yi and Wang together with the other young Chinese centre, Tang Zhengdong, to be used sparingly off the bench.

Chinese Taipei were courageous early in the match, but too much was left to Chen Hsin An, who has been one of the tournament’s leading scorers in averaging 24 points per game. He finished this match with 14 points.

“Our defence was very successful and the rhythm was good,” said Yi. “In the second quarter our successful defence gave them [Chinese Taipei) little chance to shoot the three-pointer.”

Japan play China in a table-topping clash in their next match while only a miracle will now secure Lebanon a top two position as they next play Chinese Taipei. On the Group’s other game, Kazakhstan take on Uzbekistan and all matches will be played on Friday 8 December.

Iraq score enough to qualify

Final group E places in the men’s football tournament were decided on Wednesday 6 December as Malaysia took on Iraq at Al-Arabi Football Stadium and China played Oman at Qatar Sports Club Stadium, with both matches kicking off at the same time.

Iraq are through to the quarterfinals of the competition after beating Malaysia 4–0, with their victory by four clear goals meaning they finish as one of the two best runners-up in the group stage and will now face group A winners Uzbekistan on Saturday 9 December.

Iraq effectively wrapped the match up when captain Younes Khalef struck twice in a two-minute spell in the second half after missing a first half penalty. But Iraq were always dedicated to attacking and defender Ali Rehema played behind three forwards, led by Khalef, and scored his team’s first after 13 minutes when his deflected shot found the corner of the net.

It looked like the first of many goals for Iraq as they sliced through the Malaysian rearguard at will, but were unable to finish off a number of well-crafted moves. Right wing Samer Mujbel saw one shot cannon off the post and another was well saved by keeper Syed Adney S. H.

Khalef had the perfect opportunity to extend Iraq’s lead when they were awarded a penalty after 28 minutes. After scoring with his first attempt, Jordanian referee Naser Alghafary ordered a retake due to an Iraqi encroachment and Khalef’s second attempt struck the post and rebounded away.

Iraq’s anxiety in getting the goals they required was lifted in two devastating second half minutes, as Rehema and Khalef combined for two memorable goals. After 54 minutes, Rehema broke down the left and delivered a perfect cross for Khalef to slot home.

The game had barely restarted when the ball fell to Rehema again and he lofted an inviting pass to Khalef on the edge of the area, who struck a sweet volley into the bottom corner.

Iraq only needed one more goal to be certain of qualifying for the quarterfinals and it duly arrived nine minutes later when substitute Mostafa Abd Alla guided the ball past the Malyasian keeper and into the net.

“I hope the guys can handle the pressure of getting to the next stage,” said a delighted Khalef after the match. “We were very motivated for this game. We knew we needed to win by four goals and we did it. We have big ambitions and we hope to finish with one of the medals.”

China, who had already qualified for the quarterfinals, survived an early scare against Oman during a spiteful match that ended 2–1 to the Chinese and saw nine yellow cards, two red cards and three penalties awarded.

Oman took the early lead in the game when Ahmed Al Mukhaini scored from the penalty spot in the 29th minute, only for China to equalise three minutes before half time through Gao Lin’s effort.

Not long after, Fawzi Bait Doorbeen of Oman was shown a straight red card for shoving China’s Wang Dalei in the face, before a scuffle broke out between both sides on half time and Al Mukhaini saw red after another push to leave Oman with nine men.

Zheng Zhi put his side ahead in the 55th minute when he scored from the penalty spot, to give China some breathing space, and the captain should have grabbed a second 10 minutes later, but failed to connect with a volley.

In the 74th minute, Oman’s Sulaiman Al Mazroei gave away another penalty, but Zheng once again missed his chance as his effort was saved.

Speaking after the match, Zheng looked forward to China’s quarterfinal match against the defending champions and said: “Iran is very strong team. We’ll fight against them, but we need to make some changes to the team. We don’t have much time for practice. They are the defending champions so the match will be very tough.”

The men’s football quarterfinals all take place on Saturday 9 December with Thailand taking on hosts Qatar at Al-Gharrafa Football Stadium and China facing Iran at Al-Rayyan Football Stadium, with both matches kicking off at 16:00.

In the evening, Uzbekistan will play Iraq at Al-Gharrafa Football Stadium, while Korea and DPR Korea compete against each other at Al-Rayyan Football Stadium. Once again, both matches are scheduled to kick off at the same time – 19:00.

Todays basketball schedul

Women's Preliminary Group Y Match 8
TPE - THA 09:00 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Preliminary Group E Match 19
BRN - SYR 15:00 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Preliminary Group E Match 20
JOR - KOR 17:15 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Preliminary Group E Match 21
IRI - QAT 19:30 Basketball Indoor Hall

dont bother about football its women match and no arabs :(

Todays handball schedul

Women's Preliminary League Group B Match W03
KOR - THA 10:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Women's Preliminary League Group B Match W04
JPN - TPE 12:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Main Round Group F Match M22
KUW - JPN 14:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Main Round Group F Match M23
KOR - BRN 16:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Main Round Group E Match M24
QAT - IRI 18:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Main Round Group E Match M25
KSA - SYR 20:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

i wont brodcast volleyball anymore sorry for any problems

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Rainy Corniche finish for Han

Han Yucheng of China made light of tricky road conditions to win the first athletics gold of the Games in the men’s 20km walk.

The 27 year-old came home in 1:21.41 to finish 1 minute 31 seconds ahead of Korea’s Kim Hyun-Sub, who took his country’s first-ever Asian Games walking medal. Kim overtook Japan’s Koichiro Morioka late on to take silver with Morioka five seconds further behind.

Han, the 2003 Asian champion, led throughout but was disappointed to finish nearly four minutes outside the Asian record.

“Before the Games I wanted to set a new Asian Games record but I didn't,” he said. "I felt good but not relaxed. I was tense. This is the first time I have competed in a major race as the only Chinese athlete, so I had to control the race by myself.

“It was a challenge. I had to compete by myself, no one could help me. The rain was so heavy I couldn't open my eyes. It also affected my rhythm."

Kim was delighted with silver and said: "I'm very happy to win this medal for Korea. It's the first medal we have won in walking races at the Asian Games."

Bronze medallist Morioka felt his tactics did not work and admitted: "I thought a lot about the pattern of the race and when I moved out of second place [to third] I got defensive.

“My condition was good, I could train a lot. In Japan I train in this sort of weather so I didn't mind the rain. If only I raced more aggressively. My race was very conservative."

Qatar’s Mabrook Saleh N Mohamed finished sixth while Waleed Ahmed M Al Sabahy was seventh.

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Rana on target despite illness

Jaspal Rana turned back the clock to win the men’s 25m standard pistol final and claim India’s first shooting gold medal of Doha 2006.

The Asian Games gold medallist at Hiroshima 12 years ago, who shot silver in Bangkok four years later, surprised the field by firing a winning score of 574 in the three-round 20-shot final.

Silver medallist Park Byung Taek of Korea was three points behind with a score of 571.

Vladimir Issachenko of Kazakhstan out scored pre-final favourite, Asian record holder Liu Gouhui, a gold medallist in China’s 25m rapid fire pistol team and individual silver winner in the same event, in a shoot-off for the bronze medal after both scored 570.

Liu Zhonsheng of China, the 25m rapid fire pistol gold medallist, finished well down the field in 10th with Busan 2002 winner, Thailand's Opas Ruengpanyawut, further behind in 12th.

The team event was won by Korea whose team consisted of Park, Hwang Yoon Sam and Jang Dae Kyu. Indian claimed silver and Thailand bronze.

Rana said his triumph came despite feeling ill: “I've been sick for three days with fever. I feel tired, have a headache and feel dizzy today so I'm happy with the score. I just keep concentrated on my technique.”

Individual silver medallist Park commented: "I have trained very hard so it is very rewarding that I am able to take at least the silver medal. There are disheartened people who trained just as hard who missed out on the medals."

Park was also proud of the Korean team’s golden triumph. “We have trained hard this year and so we had high hopes. Taking the gold is a good wrap up for this year."

One win away from a boxing medal

The boxing will pack a bigger punch at the ASPIRE Hall 5 in the afternoon of Thursday 7 December as the competitors do battle in the quarterfinals. By the end of the day we will be down to just four fighters in the flyweight, featherweight and light welterweight divisions.

In the flyweight top Thai boxer Somjit Jongjohor, who is the defending champion, will take on Mirat Sarsembayev, who at only 20 years old will probably be outclassed. However, Jongjohor showed signs of fallibility in his earlier round as he only just beat virtual unknown Anvar Yunusov from Tajikistan 25-20. In contrast Sarsembayev came through his opener 25-3.

The most impressive fighter in the flyweight division in the early rounds was Lee Ok Sung of Korea, the 2005 world champion but even he had to dig deep in his preliminary round.

In the featherweight division Olympic silver medallist Kim Song Guk takes to the ring in the first quarterfinal. He fights Ahmed Mayouf Ahmed from Saudi Arabia in what could be the pick of the 12 bouts on Thursday 7 December.

The light welter weight division looks especially hard to pick a winner. Thailand boxing sensation Manus Boonjumnong survived a mighty fright before overcoming Xia Wenje of China with an unimpressive 14-11 victory to qualify for the quarterfinals.

The out-of-sorts Thai, who won the 2004 Athens Olympic gold medal, made a sluggish start in that fight and will want to put that right against Morteza Sepahvandi from IR Iran as he aims to qualify for the last four.

Equestrian athlete Kim Hyung Chil of Korea has died after falling from his horse during the cross country competition this morning, Thursday 7 December.

Father-of-two Kim, 47, who won silver at the Asian Games in Busan four years ago, fell from his horse Bundaberg Black while attempting the eighth fence at Sports City Temporary Venue in Doha.

A message from Abdulla Khalid Al Qahtani, Director General of Doha Asian Games Organising Committee (DAGOC), to the President and Chef de Mission of the Korean National Olympic Committee read: “I send my deepest sympathies on the sad loss of your country’s rider Kim Hyun Chil during the Equestrian Cross Country competition this morning.

“The competition has lost a noble and an able rider. Our prayers and thoughts are with you, the family of the deceased and the whole team representing your nation in the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006.”


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sad day

well well we have another sports caring man i was gonna post that but he won the race :)

i just feel sad that we had a death in qatar during the asiangames :(

check this :

Iranians impressed by Qatar teens

IR Iran routed hosts Qatar 17-3 to move to the top of the men’s water polo preliminary round group A – but later praised the raw talent of their youthful opponents.

After drawing their opening game 10-10 against Kazakhstan, the Iranians found Qatar – playing their first game in the tournament and fielding a team of boys and teenagers – much easier opposition

They sped into a 3-0 lead in the first period, which soon turned to seven in the second. Qatar, with 12 year-old Ali Abdin playing centre forward, scored their first ever Asian Games goal thanks to Abdullah Al Shahrani.

Qatar played much better in the third period in which the goals were shared 2-2 but couldn’t prevent IR Iran running away with the game in the final period when IR Iran scored eight goals. Seyed Mir Mehdi top scored for the Iranians with five goals.

Speaking afterwards, Iranian captain Mohsen Rezvani praised Qatar’s inexperienced team. “It was a fun game and I was impressed with the way the Qatari youngsters played. I hope to meet them in the Olympics.”

Qatar’s coach Yousry Tolba said. “Our team is young and we have a good future. We have the motivation to become the best. Training is the most important thing and we are sure to make sure we can bring good results in future.”

In the other group game Kazakhstan, winners of the last three Asian Games tournaments, registered their first win by beating the Philippines 5-0 with all the goals coming in the opening period. However IR Iran top the group with superior goal difference.

The Philippines have now lost their two games but Qatar are bottom of the table having leaked 17 goals in their only game.

handball

kuwait vs japan
35 - 24 :)

Equestrian athlete Kim Hyung Chil of Korea has died after falling from his horse during the cross country competition this morning, Thursday 7 December.

Father-of-two Kim, 47, who won silver at the Asian Games in Busan four years ago, fell from his horse Bundaberg Black while attempting the eighth fence at Sports City Temporary Venue in Doha.

A message from Abdulla Khalid Al Qahtani, Director General of Doha Asian Games Organising Committee (DAGOC), to the President and Chef de Mission of the Korean National Olympic Committee read: “I send my deepest sympathies on the sad loss of your country’s rider Kim Hyun Chil during the Equestrian Cross Country competition this morning.

“The competition has lost a noble and an able rider. Our prayers and thoughts are with you, the family of the deceased and the whole team representing your nation in the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006.”


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sad day
An Indian volunteer also died a couple of days ago after getting hit by a car...

Really sad! :(

Qatar in for a bowling medal

Qatar sit in second place at the midway point in the men’s five player team bowling.

The hosts, though, are 219 points behind leaders Korea. Philippines sit in third place. The event concludes with three more games on Friday 8 December.

Qatar are still searching for their first gold of the Games, although they already have a silver in bowling from the men’s doubles. Saed Al Hajri is in the quintet and is looking for his second medal at Doha 2006.

Korea’s Joung Seoung Joo is not too concerned with the Qatari team: "We are not thinking about any other competitors, we are just thinking about performing well ourselves,” said the player who averaged the highest score over Thursday’s three games of 232.

Teammate Kang Hee Won thought team spirit helped them along: "Especially in the team events we work together – we team up together and never give up, and cheered each other on every shot ... that's why we are in the lead," he said.

basketball

bahrain - syria
79 - 96 :( un plesant

handball

korea - bahrain
43 - 29 >(

bahrain lost twice today
btw qatar vs iran is on now they are almost the same power :)

An Indian volunteer also died a couple of days ago after getting hit by a car...

Really sad! :(

That is sad. Allah yir7amha inshalla. :(

Saudi through as India edge out Kuwait

Saudi Arabia, who have won all four of their men’s volleyball pool A games, are through to the quarterfinals after a three-set victory over Lebanon, who languish at the foot of the five-team table having lost each of their three games.

The Saudi side achieved their 25-15, 25-15, 25-15 win in a little over an hour with Elais Abi Chedid top scoring with nine points, and will face Japan in the quarterfinals on 11 December.

In the other pool A game, India leapfrogged over Kuwait after defeating the West Asian team in straight sets, 25-17, 25-16, 25-18, but cannot now catch undefeated Saudi Arabia.

Tom Joseph, 13 points, and Srikath Pakalapati, 14, top scored for India, whose final game against United Arab Emirates is now academic.

qatar is winning :):):):) !!!!

That is sad. Allah yir7amha inshalla. :(

yep alah yirhmah alright ( why do you put numbers in words somtimes i cant read any thing:( )

handball
first half done
qatar - iran
12 - 12

2nd half starts

we won !!!!!!!!!!
handball

qatar - iran
27 - 24 :):):)

basketball just started

iran - qatar
22 - 41

basktball

iran - qatar
61 - 78 yay we won :)

handball

ksa - syria
25 - 34 >(

Qatar and India chess points leaders

Qatar and India, seeded No 3 and No 1 respectively, were the points leaders after the second round of mixed team’s classical Swiss chess competition, both ending the day with 5.5 points. They both lost just a half-point in six games.

Uzbekistan won against China in the most anticipated game of the day. The players never faced each other before, so it meant that both the players and the audience were entering the unknown. Uzbekistan are seeded fifth and China fourth, but the Uzbeks won convincingly 2–1. Both teams drew two games, but the Uzbek women’s International Master Olga Sabirova won her bout against Zhao Xue to secure the lead.

Uzbekistan’s Rustam Kasimdzhanov explained his draw. "I got nothing from the opening, although I played white. Bu [Xiangzhi of China] opted for a Slav Defence and we were soon in a position where neither of us could try and go for a win. He had no weak points and neither had I. So we signed the peace after some 25 moves or so. It is far too early to say who will be our strongest opponents. There are several good teams in the tournament. I expect the outcome will only be decided in the eighth and ninth rounds."

Bu will be happy about the result, however. Before the match, he admitted his anxiety to reporters. "Yesterday we won. Today we're playing Uzbekistan. They have really good players and so we are prepared for quite a challenge. I am playing black. I am nervous,” he said.

Qatar’s Mohammed Al Medaihki and Chen Zhu won their games, while Mohammed Al Sayed drew his for 2.5 points overall against No 8 seed Indonesia. India, thanks to a long-anticipated return to form from world No 1 seed Sasikiran Krishnan, won all three games against 10th seed Turkmenistan. India were clearly favourites in their match against Turkmenistan with a 160-point average Elo rating lead.

Harikrishna Pentala, however, was not one to quibble about Elo ratings after his second-round win against Turkmenistan’s Mesgen Amanov. "I am very happy with this win, because I took a serious risk. We were in an equal position when I decided to create some complications that would make him think. Fortunately, this worked for I was hard up for time, while he had been playing fast. The win gives me confidence. I am sure I'll do even better tomorrow,” he said.

In the so-called Swiss system, teams are paired against other teams with approximately the same amount of points or in other words: after a loss a team is normally paired against a weaker one. As a consequence, the standings can shift rapidly. Today's losers will often be tomorrow's winners.

Just watched the video of that Korean rider on Al-Jazeera... The horse was jumping over one of these poles where he landed only on his front legs and then his back turned in the air. The guy fell on the ground followed by the horse landing straight on his head! The guy just stayed there without moving!
Really sad and painful... :(

Tragedy strikes Games



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Despite the work of ambulance officers Kim Hyung Chil was not revived

The Doha Asian Games suffered a tragedy on Thursday when South Korean rider Kim Hyung-chil died after falling from his horse during the equestrian competition.

He was 47.

Kim, from Seoul, fell from his horse on jump No. 6 on the cross country stage of the three day eventing competition and was taken to hospital, Asian Games organizing committee spokesman Ahmed Abdulla Al Khulaifi said.


The organising committee later confirmed the death of an equestrian athlete.

Reports said his horse, Bundaberg Black, got caught in an obstacle, throwing Kim and then rolling over the rider. Kim never regained consciousness and died shortly before noon local time.

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This might sound wrong.. but is the video available in youtube? I didnt see what happened!

lots of things suzan lots of things :(

This might sound wrong.. but is the video available in youtube? I didnt see what happened!

I searched for it on YouTube but couldn't find it... Someone might upload it later one, but I'm sure they'll show it again on Al-Jazeera. Keep tuned to Asia 1 Channel...

Khalifa the place to be

Seven days after the spectacular opening ceremony, the Khalifa Stadium becomes the focus of attention again on Friday 8 December as the Athletics gets going in earnest. There will be four gold medals on offer in track and field on the opening day of competition in the stadium. This follows the men and women’s walk which took place on Thursday.

Qatar’s Kenyan born Gamal Belal Salem has a great shot at gold in the men’s 3000m steeplechase, he has the second fastest personal best of the eight starters, but Bahrain’s Tareq Mubarak Salam is the favourite. Unfortunately for the home fans, world record holder Shaheen Saif Saaeed will not be competing because of injury. World number 42 Kamal Ali Thamer is another Qatari with a chance of a medal in the event.

Elsewhere on the first day inside the Khalifa Stadium the men’s and women’s hammer competitions will take place. In the men’s event watch out for Kuwait’s Ali Zehkawi who is the only man in the field to throw further than 70m. World record holder Zhang Wenxiu looks to be unbeatable in the women’s hammer. Japan’s Kayoko Fukushi should have too much for the rest in the women’s 10,000m.

The heats for the men’s 100m are another highlight on what should be a fierce day of competition on the track and in the field.

Badminton could be the hot ticket of t the day on Friday 8 December. The sport at ASPIRE hall 3 has attracted huge crowds everyday and it looks like Friday will be no exception. It is semi-final day in the men and women’s singles and doubles and the mixed doubles final rounds off the action.

A big crowd is also expected along Doha’s famous Corniche which will be the scenic stage for the men’s and women’s Triathlon, swimming (1.5km), cycling (40km) and finally a run (10km). Japan are likely to dominate the women’s race while the men’s is likely to see Japan and Kazakhstan fighting over the medal places.

The three-day eventing reaches its conclusion after the rain sodden cross country on Thursday, with the show jumping to decide who wins gold and who does not. Host Qatar are first in the team event and second in the individual.

Bodybuilding is a sport which splits opinions but the first day of competition will give those in Doha the opportunity to judge first hand whether it is a winner. Four men will be a winner that is for sure as a quartet of gold are on offer at the Al-Dana Banquet Hall. Synchronised swimming starts tomorrow for two days, while Triathlon makes a one-day appearance.

Two sports will have their last day of competition at the Games. Shooting and soft tennis will have their final 24 hours in the sunshine, in shooting the men’s skeet final is the main attraction while on the soft tennis courts the men’s and women’s doubles will take place.

Elsewhere, four days of golf begins at the Doha Golf course, Qatar play Syria in handball at 18:00 in the Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall and we are up to the quarterfinals in boxing and in women’s volleyball where the line up as follows: China v Mongolia, Japan v Vietnam, Korea v Thailand and Kazakhstan v Chinese Taipei.

Football: Qatar’s match moved to 19:00

Qatar’s crucial men’s football quarterfinal with Thailand has been put back to 19:00 on Saturday 9 December – that’s a change from the original time of 16:00.

This means Uzbekistan v Iraq will now be played at 16:00 at the Al Gharrafa Football Stadium with the Qatar v Thailand match following.

The move means Qatar’s match will be screened across the Middle East in a prime time television spot and, perhaps more importantly, more people will be able to get to the stadium to cheer on the men in maroon.

Qatar may need the help. Thailand finished top of group C after winning all their matches against Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan and Palestine without conceding a single goal.

Host Qatar qualified in second place from group A behind Uzbekistan – the only team to beat them so far.

The other two quarterfinals taking place at Al-Rayyan Stadium go ahead as scheduled with China doing battle with IR Iran at 16:00 and Korea against DPR Korea kicking-off at 19:00.

Riders jump to Qatar's first gold :):):););)

Hosts Qatar won their first gold of the Asian Games with team success in the equestrian three-day eventing, while also claiming an individual silver.

Awad Mohammed Al Qahtani, Rashid Faraj Alat Al Marri, Ali Mohammed Ali Al Marri and Abdulla Ali Abdulla Al Ejail totalled 182.30 points over three days of dressage, cross-country and show jumping. Japan claimed the silver on 204.10 and Indonesia the bronze with a total of 230.20.

The success was Qatar’s 15th gold medal in Asian Games history, dating back to 1986 when Talal Mansoor won the men’s 100m athletics. It was also their first ever equestrian gold.

Al Ejail led the way with a clear round in the show jumping to add to his perfect display in the cross-country. A combined team effort of only three fences knocked down and minor time penalties kept Qatar clear of Japan overall.

“The team did their best. We came to this competition to win the gold medal and it’s a huge achievement,” said Al Ejail, whose display on horse Quinten was enough for him to claim individual silver.

“It was a very strong competition. The determination of the team was what got us the gold medal. I was the last Qatari rider to compete for my team, which is why I was extremely nervous. Before I entered the [show jumping] arena I took all the pressure away, went calmly and just gave my best.”

Gold in the individual event went to Japan’s Yoshiaki Oiwa on Khanjer Black while Jeremiah Husref Malek took bronze for Malaysia.

"The pressure was harder today because it was the first time to ride for a team and it was the first time to come out as the last rider,” said Oiwa, whose one mistake in the show jumping did not prove costly. Oiwa’s coach Andrew Hoy, a multiple Olympic medallist, added: “I am so relieved. It was worse watching than riding.”

todays boring basketball schedul :S

Women's Preliminary Group X Match 10
CHN - JPN 09:00 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Preliminary Group F Match 22
UZB - KAZ 15:00 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Preliminary Group F Match 23
TPE - LIB 17:15 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Preliminary Group F Match 24
JPN - CHN 19:30 Basketball Indoor Hall

theres no football match today :(

todays intersting handball schedul

Women's Preliminary League Group A Match W05
KAZ - IND 10:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Women's Preliminary League Group A Match W06
CHN - UZB 12:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Main Round Group F Match M26
KUW - BRN 14:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall LIVE

Men's Main Round Group F Match M27
KOR - JPN 16:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Main Round Group E Match M28
QAT - SYR 18:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Main Round Group E Match M29
KSA - IRI 20:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

handball

kuwait - bahrain
32 - 28

qatar - syria
now LIVE

This might sound wrong.. but is the video available in youtube? I didnt see what happened!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwFzMHsjvtU

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may his soul rest in peace

لا حول ولا قوة الا بالله العلي العظيم

Very sad to learn about this...:no: :( :(
Rest in peace.

rest in peace korean guy rest in peace
btw any more info on the qatari that broke his neck whene he fell from the horse ?

yesterday qatar won handball

qatar - syria
29 - 21 ;)

todays handball schedul

Women's Preliminary League Group B Match W07
KOR - TPE 10:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Women's Preliminary League Group B Match W08
JPN - THA 12:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Main Round Group F Match M30
KUW - KOR 14:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Main Round Group F Match M31
JPN - BRN 16:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Main Round Group E Match M32
QAT - KSA 18:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Main Round Group E Match M33
SYR - IRI 20:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

todays basketball schedul

Women's Preliminary Group Y Match 12
KOR - THA 11:15 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Preliminary Group E Match 25
JOR - BRN 15:00 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Preliminary Group E Match 26
SYR - IRI 17:15 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Preliminary Group E Match 27
QAT - KOR 19:30 Basketball Indoor Hall

todays football schedul is

Men's Quarterfinal Match 50
CHN - IRI 16:00 Al-Rayyan Football Stadium

Men's Quarterfinal Match 51
UZB - IRQ 16:00 Al-Gharrafa Football Stadium

Men's Quarterfinal Match 49
THA - QAT 19:00 Al-Gharrafa Football Stadium

Men's Quarterfinal Match 52
KOR - PRK 19:00 Al-Rayyan Football Stadium

well thats an interesting schedul :)

todays my most important matches are

handball
QAT - KSA 18:00

football
THA - QAT 19:00

basketball
QAT - KOR 19:30

Water polo: Korea crush Qatar

Qatar were looking for their first win in the pool against after they received a 5–0 forfeit in their first game against the now withdrawn Philippines. They came nowhere near.

The team suffered a shock 19–5 defeat at the more experienced hands of the Koreans. The first three periods Qatar failed to mark up a single point, losing 0–7, 0–4, 0–11. It was only in the fourth quarter that Qatar finally recovered from their shock, and began to respond. In the final quarter Qatar scored a creditable 5–9, but it still left the Qatari’s 5–31 behind, the largest margin in the Games water polo competition so far.

It is Qatar’s first time to compete in an Asian Games water polo competition and the young side includes the youngest swimmer of the tournament, 10 year-old Ali Abdin. With only six years under their belt as a team, Qatar were testing themselves against the best in Asia.

Speaking after their game against Qatar two days ago, Iranian captain Mohsen Rezvani had praised Qatar’s inexperienced team, “It was a fun game and I was impressed with the way the Qatari youngsters played. I hope to meet them in the Olympics.” Most of the Qatar team are teenagers.

Qatar’s coach Yousry Tolba told reporters after that match, “Our team is young and we have a good future. We have the motivation to become the best. Training is the most important thing and we are sure to make sure we can bring good results in future.”

Japan for second disappointment?

Olympic silver medallists Japan, favourites to win the synchronised swimming team competition, could see yesterday repeat itself today and put give China the synchronised swimming team gold. Yesterday China won the synchronised swimming duet ahead of Japan and against all expectations.

The teams fought out their technical routine this morning at Al Sadd Aquatic Centre and despite some creative and original routines from Kazakhstan and Malaysia, it was China and Japan that were competing for top marks.

China won.

Now Japan could face their second disappointment of the Games with another defeat after they narrowly lost out to the Chinese in the Synchronised swimming duos yesterday. It all depends on Japan’s performance in tonight’s free routine.

After the technical routine in the team competition China led with an impressive 48.000, just 0.083 ahead of the Japanese at 47.917. Japan did not particularly fall down in either execution or overall impression, but rather scored consistently a little lower than the Chinese who put on a breathtaking display.

So it all comes down to pulling off a performance tonight that’s 0.083 points better than China’s. Will it be a case of so near and yet so far?

To be decided.

What’s unimaginable, however, is that any of the other teams could mount a serious bid for gold. At 42.750 DPR Korea, the closest chaser to Japan, is fully 5.250 points behind and all that remains for the other teams is the battle for bronze. Kazakhstan at 41.834 and Malaysia at 40.667 can entertain some hopes of taking the coveted third place.

Congrats Qatar for the 3 nil victory over the land of the golden buddah!!

3?? I thought 4!@!!!!!!!

^^ Maybe 4,I think!

Well.... I'd like to congratulate you guys for winning over my football team today. You team played very well today and really deserve to win the match. I hope you guys will win a gold medal because it will be good to know that my team have just lost to the champion. ;)

Well.... I'd like to congratulate you guys for winning over my football team today. You team played very well today and really deserve to win the match. I hope you guys will win a gold medal because it will be good to know that my team have just lost to the champion. ;)

That's so sweet of you! THANKS! I hope all of us win GOLD MEDALS! :hug:

:)

yep we won over thiland in football
qatar - thiland
3 - 0 ;)

Four go mad in Doha

Nine pm in Doha, Saturday 9 December. Within minutes of the news spreading across the Qatari capital, cars cruised the Corniche, horns blazing, maroon flags fluttering in the wind.

The reason? Qatar 3, Thailand 0…and the football-mad Doha 2006 hosts through to their first ever Asian Games men’s football semifinals.

And how. Brace ace Khalfan Ibrahim Al Khalfan was the hero – netting goals either side of the break in a game controlled by the home side and played in a fervent atmosphere in front of an expectant crowd, which included HH The Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani at Al-Gharrafa Sport Club.

Classy Qatar proved too strong for a Thai side previously unbeaten in the tournament but unlocked by the precise passing of a confident Qatari team.

Al Khalfan opened his account in the 26th minute but Thailand, forced to defend deeply for long periods, held it at 1-0 to half time. Qatar weren’t to be denied though. They kept up the pressure and soon reaped the rewards. Al Khalfan latched onto a rebound to tap in his second goal in the 50th minute, which was quickly followed by a third from Abdulla Obaid Koni, who wrong-footed Kosin Hathairattanakool to flick the ball neatly past him in the 52nd minute.

Qatar coach Dzemaludin Musovic was delighted. “If you look at all four games we have played we deserved our win and our place in the semifinals. Especially today. My team played very well, we got a good goal early on."

Defending champions IR Iran sneaked through a tense tight encounter with revitalised China at Al-Rayyan Sports Club.

Arash Borhani beat the offside trap and dummied past China keeper Wang Dalei to put them ahead. But China levelled after the break when Feng Xiaoting scored from a 51st minute corner. China were soon down to 10 men though when Zhu Ting was shown a red card in the 63rd minute for a dangerous foul.

China edged ahead eight minutes into extra time when Zhou Haibin slotted in a shot from the edge of the box. But IR Iran responded immediately when Hosseini Koshkebejar latched onto a long ball and blasted a shot past the ‘keeper.

In the resulting penalty shoot-out Zhao Ming was the unfortunate Chinese player to miss – cracking his effort against the woodwork to trigger wild scenes of joy from the Iranian players and their large contingent of fans.

“I dedicate the goal to all Iranian people and to the crowd,” said jubilant Iranian goalscorer, Borhani, afterwards.

yes yeterday we got four4 gold medals we are the highset in the middeleast and in the 9 place befor yesterday we wer 16 place

basketball

qatar - korea
81 - 87 >(>(>(>(>(>(>(>( but lucky us we are still in the simifinals watever thingy

dont care about the boring schedul of basketballor the boring schedul of football

handball todays schedul

Women's Preliminary League Group A Match W09
KAZ - CHN 09:30 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Women's Preliminary League Group B Match W10
KOR - JPN 11:30 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Women's Preliminary League Group A Match W11
UZB - IND 13:30 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Women's Preliminary League Group B Match W12
THA - TPE 15:30 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Placement 9-12 Match M34
IND - UAE 17:30 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Placement 9-12 Match M35
CHN - LIB 19:30 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Placement 13-16 Match M36
MAC - UZB 21:30 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Shami cleans up in marathon 5th medal WoW

The streets of Doha’s Corniche were paved with gold for Qatar’s Mubarak Hassan Shami as he won the men’s marathon at the 15th Asian Games on Sunday. Shami, the pre-race favourite, had pulled out a 15 second advantage over the chasing pack at the 25k mark of the 42.195k distance.

From that point on, he continued to push and the pack could not live with him as he clocked a winning time of 2:12:44 in warm conditions of around 23C. The best of the rest were Bahrain’s Khalid Kamal Taseen and Japan’s Satoshi Osaki who had a titanic tussle for the silver; just won by Taseen on a photo-finish after both were timed at 2:15:36.

Qatar’s other entrant Ahmed Jumah Jaber ran alongside Taseen and Osaki for much of the race, but dropped away from medal contention in the last 8k, eventually fading to 5th behind Satoshi Irifune in Japan. Another fancied contender, Abdulhak Elgorche Zakaria of Bahrain pulled out after 25k when placed in the chasing pack behind Shami.

There is another thread talking about Asian Games.. in the Asian forum!
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=375789

nice to know other fourmers have some games spirit

There is another thread talking about Asian Games.. in the Asian forum!
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=375789

oh yeah, that one, hehehehehe.... i was wondring how in the world @quatar son 333 learned about that thread coz i saw his username in the thread viewers list... hehehe, you had it linked in this thread :cheers:

well if you scroll down really down in this thread you will see the threads that are related and such things

ahahaha... oh yeah... i forgot about the "related threads listing" below the page...

hmmm, so you guys continue to update qatar while we will continue with our updates as well! cheers!

:cheers: cheers

Wrestlers prepare final floor moves

With four more finals due to be contested in the men’s Greco-Roman wrestling competition this evening on the mats at ASPIRE Hall 4, grapplers from different weight categories spent the morning session contesting a number of bouts as they aimed to qualify for the medal matches.

In the 55kg class, China’s Jiao Huafeng was first to qualify for the final after a 3–1 win over Rinat Usupjanov of Kyrgyzstan. Jiao received a bye in the preliminary round before beating Vinayak Dalvi Dalvi 3–1 in the quarterfinal to start his campaign.

China’s 25 year-old wrestler will step up against Jasem Amiri in the gold medal match after the 19 year-old from IR Iran defeated Iraq’s Amjad Jassim, Margarito Angana of the Philippines and 2005 Asian champion Cha Kwang Su from DPR Korea on his way to the final.

Korea’s Kim Min Chul made it through to the final in the 66kg category after three convincing bout wins culminated in a 3–1 semifinal victory over Hamid Reihani of IR Iran.

Kim will compete against Uzbekistan’s Rawshan Ruzikulov for the gold medal after the 2006 Asian Championships bronze medallist defeated Aibek Yensekhanov of Kazakhstan 3–1.

There was a titanic battle in the second semifinal of the 84kg class when reigning Asian champion Kim Jung Sub of Korea fought the current Olympic champion Alexandr Dokturishivili of Uzbekistan and emerged the winner with a 3–1 victory.

The Korean will take on Jordan’s Yahia Abutabeekh in the final after he overpowered Qatar’s Idrees Rahman 3–0 in a last eight match and Janarbek Kenjeev of Kyrgyzstan 3–1 in the first semifinal.

In the heavyweight 120kg category, IR Iran’s Mehdi Ghesmatiazar Sharbaiani mauled Nurbek Ibragimov of Kyrgyzstan 3–0 to reach this evening’s gold medal match, where he will compete against Kim Gwang Seok of Korea – after he beat 2005 Asian Championships silver medallist Liu Deli of China 3–1.

Liu makes long-awaited entrance

China’s world superstar Liu Xiang takes centre stage on day 11 at the Khalifa Stadium. The Olympic 110m hurdles champion, who set a new world record of 12.88 secs in Lausanne in July this year, runs in the heats at 09:20 in the morning.

Shingo Suetsugu of Japan starts as favourite in the men’s 200m with Qatar’s Yaser Omar Elhaj also going for a medal.

Qatar has two athletes in the 800m final, but both Abdulrahman Ahmed Suleman and Albadri Salam Amer will have to beat Asian record holder Youssef Saad Kamel of Bahrain.

Bahrain’s Ruqaya Al Ghasara qualified fastest for tonight’s women’s 200m final while there is also the women’s 5,000m final and medals decided in three field disciplines. The decathlon comes to a conclusion and the sprint relays begin with the heats.

Seconds out for a big day of boxing at ASPIRE Hall 5, with the semifinals of all the weight divisions from 14:00.

It is the final day of cue sports action at Al-Sadd with medals decided in the men’s and women’s 9 ball pool, while the individual and team golf competitions enter the final round at Doha Golf Club.

Asia’s top archers will be looking to be on target with the women’s individual final taking place while it is the second and final day of rugby sevens at Al-Arabi Stadium.

Qatar’s teams face crucial matches in handball and volleyball. The host’s men take on Korea in the handball semifinals with the winners playing Kuwait or IR iran for gold.

Meanwhile Bahrain stand in the way of Qatar reaching the men’s volleyball semifinals at Al-Rayyan. China take on Kazakhstan, Korea face IR Iran and Japan play Saudi Arabia in the three preceding quarterfinals.

qatar medals are , our rank number 8 yesterday 9

gold
6
silver
8
bronze
6

total
20
http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/medals/InfoMedal.aspx

todays football schedul is

no such thing as football on 11 december :(

todays basketbll schedul

Women's Classification 5th-6th Match 14
LIB - THA 10:00 Basketball Indoor Hall

Women's Semifinal Match 15
CHN - KOR 17:00 Basketball Indoor Hall

Women's Semifinal Match 16
TPE - JPN 19:15 Basketball Indoor Hall

todays handball schedul

Men's Placement 13-14 Match M37
UZB - HKG 10:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Placement 11-12 Match M38
IND - CHN 12:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Women's SemiFinal Match W13
KAZ - JPN 14:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Women's SemiFinal Match W14
KOR - CHN 16:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's SemiFinal Match M39
KUW - IRI 18:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's SemiFinal Match M40
QAT - KOR 20:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

basketball
lebanon - thiland
77 - 85 toooooooot :(

handball
kuwait - iran
31 - 22 :):):):):):):):):)

handball
game started
qat - korea
14 - 8 were winning ;)

today handball
qatar - korea
40 - 28

Nice thread and nice update qatarson...keep it up!!!
Qatar got it all this year...;)

Support Qatar tommorow

QATAR vs IRAN

Go Khalfaninho!!

Support Qatar tommorow

QATAR vs IRAN

hope to see u in the event tomorrow in the basement :)

Tomorrow when? Wednesday?

^^ sorry I meant today

yep today

Qatar palm off Korea for handball final

There were cheers of delight from a noisy packed crowd at Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall as Qatar’s men’s handball team defeated defending champions Korea 40-28 to reach their first even Asian Games final.

The Busan 2002 bronze medallists proved too strong for five-times winners Korea to set up a clash with Middle East rivals Kuwait, victors over IR Iran by 31-22.

“This is for our fans,” said Qatar’s Anas Mohammad Al Suweidan on a memorable night in which the hosts set up a 19-13 half time lead which they stretched by six goals in the second period to win by a 12 goal margin.

“I hope more of them will come for the final so the hall will be full. We expected to win because we have been improving day by day,” added Al Suweidan.

Al Saad Abdulla Saad, who scored Qatar’s opening goal, was equally delighted “We played well, we planned well and almost every player today was able to score a goal,” he glowed.

Nothing went right for Korea, who had earlier seen key players Kim Tea Wan and Lee Jae Woo, who had scored almost 50 goals between them at Doha 2006, suspended by the technical committee. During the match, they had a number of goals disallowed and received 10 two-minute suspensions and two red cards.

Four successive goals late on made the score respectable on a disappointing night for Korean handball

Afterwards Yoon Kyung Shin, Korea’s former World Handball Player of the Year, who had flown in from Germany to join his teammates on Sunday, could not hide his anger with the result and Korea’s play. “I have been playing this game for 20 years and have never seen anything like it,” he commented.

“It makes an embarrassment of handball. It was like child's play at times. I think even if we had 10 people on the court we wouldn't have won this match. We are really disappointed.”

Qatar will contest gold against Kuwait, silver medallists at the last two Asian Games finals, who recorded an impressive 31-22 win over IR Iran.

Allahkaram Esteki opened the scoring for the Iranians but Kuwait soon jumped into a 4-1 lead to end the half with a commanding 16-10 advantage.

The young IR Iran side, who have excelled to reach the semifinal, started the second period with two goals in a minute from Hani Zamani, but Kuwait soon increased their lead. At 29-21, with just 90 seconds remaining, a time-out was the signal for the Kuwait players and coaches to start celebrating their passage into the final. When the game resumed they scored two more goals to end up 31-22 winners.

Abdulredha fired eight goals to end top-scorer and will look to add more to his 48 goals in the tournament so far when he leads his side’s quest for gold on Thursday 14 December.

In the earlier women’s semifinals, Busan silver medallists Kazakhstan beat Japan 32-28 and Korea, who have won all four previous Asian Games women’s handball gold medals, defeated China 34-32.

China trailed 18-14 at half time but bounced back, outscoring Korea in the second half 18-16, but couldn’t quite overhaul the four-times winners.

Choi Im Jeong, eight, and Moon Pil Hee and Myong Bok Hee, seven each, were Korea’s top scorers. Li Weiwei netted eight times for China.

In the other women’s semifinal, Kazakhstan established a three-goal half time lead of 17-14 over Japan, then edged a closer second period 15-14, to win by four goals. Yelena Kozlova netted 11 goals for the Kazakh’s with Akio Hayafune on target nine times for Japan.

The women’s handball final and bronze medal playoff between Japan and China will be played on Wednesday 13 December.

Football the focus for Qatar

Twenty-two sports may be on the schedule for Tuesday 12 December, but only one has truly been the hot topic of conversation across Doha and that is men’s football thanks to the presence of hosts Qatar in the semifinals.

Qatar face two-time defending champions IR Iran in the second semifinal – their first ever at the Asian Games – in a 19:00 kick-off at Al-Sadd Sports Club before what is expected to be a passionate crowd.

If these flag-waving, drum-banging supporters can inspire Qatar to victory they will become the first hosts to reach an Asian Games final for 20 years, Korea having been the last in 1986 – and they went on to win the gold.

IR Iran will be no pushover, however, as they look to preserve a 15-match unbeaten run in the Games which stretches back to a 4-2 defeat by Oman in the 1998 Ganes in Bangkok.

China came close to ending that run in the quarterfinals, losing only 8-7 on penalties, but the Iranians remain on course to become the first to win three consecutive titles and will hope to better the 1-1 draw with Qatar in Busan.

The other semifinal, which has been switched from Al-Sadd to Al-Gharrafa Sports Club at 16:00, pits Korea – the only team yet to concede a goal – against Iraq, who are the only team from the qualifying round still in contention.

Iraq have reached the final only once before, in 1982 when they beat Kuwait in Delhi, while Korea have not made the gold medal match since their third and last success in 1986 on home soil in Seoul.

Iraq go into the encounter without striker Karrar Muhamed, who is suspended following his red card in their 2-1 extra-time defeat of Uzbekistan, in which he scored the first goal, so will instead rely on forward Younes Khalef.

Aside from the football there are many other sports worth watching, not least the final day of athletics at Khalifa Stadium where Olympic champion and world record holder Liu Xiang is expected to defend his title with ease in the men’s 100m hurdles.

A trip to Al-Rayyan Sports Club is also a must with the women’s volleyball final and men’s hockey semifinals taking place in the evening.

Olympic champions China and Japan will face each other over the volleyball net in a repeat of the fifth place playoff at last month’s World Championships in Japan, one the Chinese won 3-0.

Both nations also feature in the last four of the men’s hockey as China face Pakistan in the first semifinal, followed swiftly by Japan taking on defending champions Korea at 20:00.

Only two sports are yet to get underway at the 15th Asian Games – karate and equestrian endurance – but the former starts at Qatar Sports Club Indoor Hall with the individual kata and kumite for both men and women.

Medals will also be handed out in archery, boxing, track cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, gymnastics trampoline and sailing on what promises to be an action-packed day at the Games of your Life.

todays basketball schedul

Men's Quarterfinal Match 31
IRI - JPN 10:00 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Quarterfinal Match 32
JOR - KAZ 12:15 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Quarterfinal Match 33
CHN - KOR 17:00 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Quarterfinal Match 34
QAT - TPE 19:15 Basketball Indoor Hall

todays intresting football schedul

Men's Semifinal Match 54
IRQ - KOR 16:00 Al-Gharrafa Football Stadium

Men's Semifinal Match 53
QAT - IRI 19:00 Al-Sadd Football Stadium

todays handball schedul

Women's Placement 7-8 Match W15
IND - THA 10:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Women's Placement 5-6 Match W16
UZB - TPE 12:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Placement 9-10 Match M41
UAE - LIB 14:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Placement 7-8 Match M42
BRN - KSA 16:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

^^well this is a hard one who are you with ? i will take UAE & BAHRAIN

football

iraq - korea
1 - 0 :)

handball

uae - lebanon
29 - 31 :( but still good

handball

bahrain - ksa
32 - 31 horray :)

Iraq through to footy final

Iraq, who entered the tournament on the opening day of preliminaries, are through to the final of the men’s football competition after beating Korea 1-0 in a close-fought semifinal at Al-Gharrafa Sports Club.

Samer Mujbel scored the all important goal in the 24th minute to see Iraq to their first Asian Games final since 1982 when they won the title in Dehli.

Korea, winners in 1992 and bronze medallists in Busan four years ago, piled on pressure towards the end of the game but Iraq held on.

They will meet the winners of Tuesday (12 December) night’s later game between defending champions IR Iran and hosts Qatar at Al-Sadd Sports

Kurui adds to Qatar's tally
James Kwalia Kurui produced a superb final burst to clinch Qatar’s third gold in athletics, when he outsprinted his rivals to win the 5,000m.

Kurui burst ahead of Bahrain’s Mucheru Salem Jawher and Qatar’s Sultan Khamis Zaman at the final bell and stayed clear with a blistering 53-second lap.

The 19 year-old, who celebrates his birthday on Thursday 14 December, won in a time of 13:38.90mins, with Jawher taking silver in 13:41.10 and Zaman four seconds further back.

The trio had led unchallenged from the halfway point with Kazuhiro Maeda of Japan coming home in fourth place in 13:56.16mins.

whats the status of the football game? who is winning?

we won !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
football

qatar - iran
2 - 0 :):):):);););););)

CooooooooooooooLLL!!!
Mabruk ya Qatar
:cheers1:

we won !!!!
basketball

qatar - taipei
103 - 96 :):):):):);););););)

MABROOK QATAR! ive got my tickets to the game on thursday, should be great! thank god i decided to buy them yesterday, now that qatar has one it'll be impossible to get any!

2 wins today !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :):):):););););) :banana: :banana: :banana: :dj::dj: :cucumber: :applause: :cucumber: :applause: :cheers2: :rock: :rock: :banana2: :righton: :cheer: :nocrook: :okay: :carrot: :pepper: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance2: :guns1:

Qatar through in historic footy thriller
Hosts Qatar ousted defending champions IR Iran to reach their first ever Asian Games football final – a result which arguably indicates a wind of change about to sweep through West Asian football.

Qatar were well worth their win, which was achieved with goals in either half. Sebastian Quintana set the hosts on their way with a stunning left foot finish after latching onto a long pass in the 28th minute.

Hussain Yaser Adbulrahman, who had been a thorn in the Iranians’ side all night, added the vital second goal 16 minutes from time with a 25-yard shot which caught a deflection and looped over stranded Iranian ‘keeper Hassan Roudbarian.

The game was ill-tempered near the end as five-times winners IR Iran – previously unbeaten in 15 Asian Games matches – pressed but were unable to create any clear openings.

There were wild scenes of celebration at the end of the match at Al-Sadd Sports Club and Doha is set to be a noisy place tonight as Qatar celebrates reaching its first major football final.

The Doha 2005 men’s football between Qatar and tournament surprise packet Iraq, earlier 1-0 victors over Korea, will take place on 15 December at Al-Gharrafa Sports Club.

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S Qatar!!

QATAR=ARABS=CHEATERS=FKN CHEATS..........I HOPE YA ARABS DIE LIKE ALL DA REST!!!! BURN WIF YA FKN ALLAH!!!!!!

Double K!

You are not welcomed to this forum!!!
Do respect us you little kid!
This is how jelousy comes isnt it?

I get really mad when someone brings up Allah's name or bring up something related to us MUSLIMS!

We are much better than you, and ask you, to turn your head back and leave this forum!

>(>(>(>( wat the heck wat are you so mad about !!!!! we did not cheat except if your talking the game of handball qatar vs korea it was that kuwaiti حكم that was cheating not qatar ?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????????????

If all airports were like this…

At the far end of the main runway of Doha International Airport is, rather peculiarly, another airport. Or to be more precise, a temporary terminal built specifically for welcoming and processing the Asian Games participants.

It is mightily impressive. Airports don’t have to be complicated, it seems. Built in less than six months, the terminal was opened at the beginning of November and looks like a mini Heathrow, JFK or any international airport come to that, except it has got better facilities than most.

Everyone involved in the Games comes through here from athletes to VIPs.

The aircraft land as normal at Doha International Airport and the Games passengers are bussed from the plane to the terminal.

One thousand two hundred passengers can pass through in only an hour. There are about 10 custom officers ready and waiting for the passengers when they enter, and lines are kept to a premium. Everyone is given a red rose as they come through the door, a beautiful welcome to Doha 2006.

The whole operation runs like clockwork. The athletes are off the plane, on the bus, into the terminal, through passport control, grab their bags, nip through customs and whizzed onto their transport. In, through and out, all in less than half an hour. The system is seamless.

At the time of our visit to the terminal at the start of the Games, India's hockey squad are the latest batch to travel through the treadmill. The men, some in turbans, are wearing white jackets with their team name emblazoned on their backs. They smile as they speed into the queue for customs.

India's women's hockey squad sport dark blue suits and look really stylish. They too pass through in the blink of an eye, red roses poking out of blazer pockets.

Later in the day the terminal will deal with its biggest test yet as the Japan and Korean teams embark. The East Asian nations will jet in within an hour of each other just before sunset. The Japanese charter will zoom in from Tokyo with 208 passengers on board with 565 items of luggage weighing 8.5 tons.

Luggage with a difference

So that brings us to the luggage which is a conveyer belt of varied treats. There aren’t many terminals which allow their passengers to bring in guns and swords (shooters and fencers can’t compete without them), but they have to here. But security is as tight as a 100m photo finish.

“The guns are inspected by the customs and the police and taken into custody, they are given to athletes for training and competitions. We even have the bows and arrows for the archery. We’ve had everything so far!” says Abdullah Al Mulla, Director of Protocol and International Relations, Doha Asian Games Organising Committee (DAGOC).

“We expect everything, oversized equipment, pole vaults, the competition bicycles are very expensive, they have to be handled with care. We expect canoes and kayaks, sailing masts...”, Al Mulla points out, reeling off a further list of bewildering sporting paraphernalia.



Back in arrivals, Pakistani baggage handler Amer Mohammedayaz is directing the Thai baseball team towards the carousel where their bags will shortly be ready for collection.

The Thai ballplayers load their almost identical holdalls onto trolleys. They cut dashing figures in matching navy blue suits. The coach stands back overseeing; he has seen it all before, he probably has the T-shirt, literally, in his snazzy suitcase somewhere. He looks proud but protective.

Doha too can be proud of this terminal – another example of DAGOC's insistence on nothing but the best for the 15th Asian Games and those who come to participate in and enjoy the action here in Qatar.

Qatar teams in spotlight again

Qatar’s teams continue to do the nation proud, with their volleyball players hoping to join the football and handball squads in the finals. Korea stand in their way at 20:00 at Al-Rayyan while Saudi Arabia take on China in the first semifinal at 14:00.

Nerves are likely to be frayed again when Qatar take to the basketball court in search of a place in the Asian Games final for the first time. Qatar, who needed two overtime periods to defeat Chinese Taipei, take on IR Iran in the second semifinal. Favourites China face Jordan in the first match at 19:00.

All eyes will be on India’s Sania Mirza and Zheng Jie of China in the women’s tennis singles final at 11:00. Expectant Indian fans could see a hat-trick of gold with Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi in the men’s doubles final and Mirza and Paes in the mixed doubles final.

It’s getting to the business end in a number of combat sports with wushu exponents providing plenty of entertainment thus far. Rene Sornito Catalan from the Philippines and Pakistan’s Maratab Ali are among those to have shown no mercy so far and they are in action again in the semfinals of the sanshou combat competition.

Seconds out for the final time in ASPIRE Hall 5 with the last five boxing finals, the last of which being the men’s super heavyweight bout between Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan’s Rustam Saidov.

There are big days in karate at Qatar Sports Club and wrestling at ASPIRE Hall 4, while the women’s team epée and men’s team sabre events are decided in the penultimate day of fencing at Al-Arabi.

The men’s and women’s team events are concluded in archery, with Korea expected to be to the fore, while the Chinese are likely to continue to dominate at Hamad Aquatic Centre in the men’s and women’s 3m springboard finals.

Double K!

You are not welcomed to this forum!!!
Do respect us you little kid!
This is how jelousy comes isnt it?

I get really mad when someone brings up Allah's name or bring up something related to us MUSLIMS!

We are much better than you, and ask you, to turn your head back and leave this forum!

He wont be causing anymore problems ;)

Look of the Games

The 'Look' is the term used to describe the pageantry and festive dressings used to present the branding of the Games. For the 15th Asian Games, the theme for the Look is 'Old and New' combining traditional elements of Qatari culture with modern patterns. The colours of the Sea, Sand and Sun will combine to create dramatic corridors of colour and celebration.

The 15th Asian Games Look will be unveiled in two phases. Phase one focuses on Orry the oryx - the official mascot of the 15th Asian Games. Orry has been seen all over Doha as the city gets ready to host the biggest multi-sport event in the world this year. Life-sized statues of Orry playing various sports can be seen throughout the city, providing a warm welcome to residents and visitors to Doha. Perhaps the most famous statue is the massive Orry on the Corniche, counting down to the Games and acting as one of the city's most recognisable landmarks.

Gigantic building wraps of Orry dress up entire sides of prominent buildings around Doha. One example is the Ramada Hotel, where Orry stands tall over the busy intersection. At the Ministry of Agriculture, another image of Orry with outstretched arms covers the front of the multi-story building, welcoming visitors to Doha when they enter the city from Doha's International Airport.

"Orry is our ambassador. You will be able to see him everywhere to welcome everyone, visitors and residents to Doha, host city of the Games," says Ahmed Abdulla Al Khulaifi, Deputy-Director General, Corporate Support, of the Doha Asian Games Organising Committee (DAGOC).

In all, seven buildings have undergone large-scale graphic treatments in the first phase of the Look campaign: Ramada Hotel, Sheikh Mohd. Tower, Barzan Tower, Dana Towers, Qatar National Olympic Committee, Rydges Plaza and the Ministry of Economy & Commerce.

"The owners of the buildings have shown a great sense of national pride and a desire to be a part of this festive campaign," said Al Khulaifi.

"The Games is a national celebration for the entire community to enjoy. Dressing the city inspires the community and creates a wonderfully festive atmosphere in the spirit of the Games," he added.

In addition to the large-scale building wraps, 30 life-size versions of Orry in a variety of different sporting poses can be spotted throughout the city. Touchscreen kiosks set up at hotels, malls and businesses offer quick information on tourism in Qatar and the 15th Asian Games, including competition schedules and ticket sales.

Adding colour to the streets are banners featuring Orry. To round off the campaign, a select number of water towers in the city are being treated with an Orry makeover, a job that takes about seven weeks to complete and involves 900 litres of paint. The water towers at the airport, at Al Khulaifat and at Al Rumaila were among the first to show off their new look.

In mid-September, as we draw closer to the Games, Phase 2 of the 'Look' campaign will continue and will include additional building wraps and giant building banners, spectacular lighting installations, over 3,500 street banners creating a colourful journey for spectators, athletes and residents as they travel throughout the city. This Phase will also showcase the diversity of sports involved in the 15th Asian Games.

He wont be causing anymore problems ;)

wat do you mean did you banned him or somthing becase he is veiwing this thread right now

wat do you mean did you banned him or somthing becase he is veiwing this thread right now

That's scary.. sounds like a horror movie :lol:

todays basketball schedul

Men's Classification 9th-12th Match 35
BRN - LIB 09:00 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Classification 9th-12th Match 36
UZB - SYR 11:15 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Classification 5th-8th Match 37
JPN - TPE 14:00 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Classification 5th-8th Match 38
KAZ - KOR 16:15 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Semifinal Match 39
JOR - CHN 19:00 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Semifinal Match 40
IRI - QAT 21:15 Basketball Indoor Hall

That's scary.. sounds like a horror movie :lol:

loooooooooooool no seriocly he was here whene i posted that post infact hes her now

boring football schedul ....

todays handball schedul

Men's Placement 5-6 Match M43
JPN - SYR 14:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Women's Bronze Medal Match W17
JPN - CHN 16:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Women's Gold Medal Match W18
KAZ - KOR 18:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

basketball

bahrain - lebanon
65 - 90 :) i geuss

Seriously?

wat do you mean did you banned him or somthing becase he is veiwing this thread right now

YUP

ok thanks no need for children around yes suzan serioscly he was here but thanks to halawala hes gone

ok thanks no need for children around yes suzan serioscly he was here but thanks to halawala hes gone

A bit ironic, but true. ;)

lol

wats funny bit ironic wat do you mean ?

I am not laughing at that qatar son :)

still no body told me wats ironic ?

basketball

uzbakistan - syria
104 - 111

Football win sparks joy in streets of Doha

If it hadn’t been for the instantly-recognisable setting of Doha’s famous Corniche you could have confused the Qatari capital with one of the top footballing cities of the world.

Quite simply, Qatar was in football dreamland as celebrations hit fever pitch and lasted long into the night to cheer the triumph of the nation’s football heroes, who defeated defending champions IR Iran 2-0 to reach the final of Asian Games men’s football tournament for the first time.

The Spirit of the Games was well in evidence as the host nation’s sporting victory translated into a night of joy among the citizens of Doha.

None who were there will forget the scenes of the night of Tuesday 12 December as the people of Doha exemplified the power of sport to spread happiness and friendship.

Doha’s main thoroughfares had been unusually quiet during the game played at Al-Sadd Sports Club – but soon after the final whistle as news spread of the national team’s amazing victory, the city steadily burst into life.

It began with one or two cars hooting their horns and the occasional passenger waving Qatar’s maroon and white national flag. But gradually the city burst into a huge procession of joyous jubilation.

Cars cruised the Corniche in a cavalcade of colour to commemorate Qatar’s best ever football night, with people calling happy greetings and discussing the game.

Not that it was just a night that belonged solely to football. Terrific Tuesday was a double team sport celebration for Qatar whose basketball players reached their semifinal by beating Chinese Taipei.

Onlookers on foot – tourists, walkers, joggers, diners – indeed anyone simply taking the night air – waved back as the convoy weaved its merry way to other parts of the city.

Cheering crowds had earlier flocked to watch the unfolding action at the screens at Sports City. Doha’s City Center mall was another lively venue.

Who knows what awaits on Friday – the final day of the 15th Asian Games – should Qatar’s football and basketball stars clinch double gold as Doha 2006 comes to an official ending with the Closing Ceremony at the Khalifa Stadium.

Sporting history is ready to be made.

lol! I didn't post back to that guy 'cause I was sure Halawala was going to kick his butt! And he did! ;)

looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool haha :lol:

i am gonna sleep now good night gonna tell ya the results of iran - qatar basketball tommorrow

i am gonna sleep now good night gonna tell ya the results of iran - qatar basketball tommorrow

We can get it from the website :wink2:

well i am posting it for people that dont like going to the website oh and for the guests that always come here:)

China and Qatar set for basketball face off

The dream final will now become reality. Gold medal favourites and last year’s Asian Championship winners China will play host country Qatar in the men’s basketball final on Friday 15 December, after both teams won contrasting semifinal games on Wednesday.

After an early scare, China cruised to a comprehensive 86–58 victory over Jordan at Sport City. There was much more excitement in the evening’s second game as Qatar squeezed past IR Iran 67–64 in a hard-fought encounter which swung one way and then the other.

Having accounted for IR Iran by 17 points earlier in the tournament, Qatar entered its first Asian Games semifinal favoured to progress. A nervous start saw both team miss a combined seven field goal attempts, IR Iran opened the scoring and raced to an early 16–4 lead to silence the home crowd, which included HH The Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani.

Qatar shot a horrible one from 15 attempts from the field early in the quarter before a three point basket from Saad Abdulrahman Ali seemed to spark them into action and put them 9–16 down at the end of the first quarter.

Qatar scored the opening five points of the second quarter in a scrappy and error-riddled game that also saw some outstanding defence contribute to a halftime score of 25–24 favouring IR Iran. Ali scored 12 points in the third quarter alone as Qatar found its rhythm in offence, sinking 29 points in the quarter to take a 10 point lead into the final quarter.

Ali’s shooting form continued in the fourth before a three-point basket from Aidin Nek Khah Bahrami brought IR Iran to within four points with 1:39 to play. A layup from Mahdi Kamrany in the final 10 seconds to make the score 67-64 was to be the game's final score, completing a historic win for the Qatari team, who headed to the stands to celebrate with fans.

After the game. Qatar’s American-born coach Joseph Stiebing said, "A great win, not our best performance but a hard-earned victory. I just told them to play with confidence and that we needed to attack the basket more. Give Iran credit, they really slowed us down."

Looking ahead to the final, "Anytime you want to climb a mountain you climb the best and China is the best. They have a nice combination of players. It'll be a tough game for us." He also added, "We may be a little more athletic than China."

In the earlier game, Jordan came in without key player centre Ayman Dueis. The centre was averaging 9.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, but suffered a hamstring tear in the team's win over Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals.

It became apparent early in the game that in the absence of Dueis Jordan would struggle to contain China's twin towers Wang Zhizhi and YI Jianlian. But it was Jordan, making their Asian Games basketball semifinals debut, who took a surprise early lead at 19-13 as the team hit their first four three-point shots in the game.

Jordan's 30 year-old captain Zaid Al Khas was inspirational during their early run, scoring 13 points in the first quarter to see Jordan lead 26–21 at the first break. It was not until the latter stages of the second quarter that a three-pointer from centre Mo Ke gave China the lead for the first time; 31–28.

Another massive three-point shot from Mo on the first half buzzer saw China take a nine-point lead to the main break with the score 41–32 - China outscoring Jordan 20–6 in the second quarter. The three point shot continued to serve the Chinese well during the third quarter as their lead blew out to 64–42.

China's taller players Mo, Yi and Wang Zhizhi continued to dominate in the final quarter as China ran away with the game to win by 28 points. Wang Zhizhi led the team's scoring with 20 points, while 19 year-old Yi was also impressive with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

The only sour note for China was an injury to starting guard Wang Shipeng, who left the court on a stretcher during the third quarter after hurting his knee. Al Khas, who also left the game with three minutes to play with a neck injury, was a standout for Jordan, amassing 27 points and five rebounds in a great solo performance.

After the game, Mo said, "In the first quarter Jordan rebounded many times, which made it difficult for us to score. Before the game the team emphasised this, but we didn't expect them to rebound so well. Jordan fans are well-organised and it affected us to some degree, but I think if we meet Qatar in the next match I think the fans will be louder than today." He remarked before knowing the outcome of the other semifinal.

Jordanian coach Mario Palma said, "We had problems in shooting, we were winning the match when China was playing man-to-man defence, they then switched to a zone defense and this created many problems for us because China has so many big guys."

The men’s basketball gold medal match between Qatar and China will take place at Sport City on Friday 15 December at 13:30, it will be preceded by the bronze medal match between Jordan and IR Iran at 11:00.

YESTERDAY

basketball

iran - qatar
64 - 67 :):):););););)

todays basketball schedul

Men's Classification 11th-12th Match 41
BRN - UZB 09:00 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Classification 9th-10th Match 42
LIB - SYR 11:15 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Classification 7th-8th Match 43
TPE - KAZ 14:00 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Classification 5th-6th Match 44
JPN - KOR 16:15 Basketball Indoor Hall

Women's Bronze Medal Match 17
KOR - JPN 19:00 Basketball Indoor Hall

Women's Gold Medal Match 18
CHN - TPE 21:15 Basketball Indoor Hall

todays last handball matches :(

Men's Bronze Medal Match M44
IRI - KOR 16:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

Men's Gold Medal Match M45
KUW - QAT 18:00 Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall

todays football match

Men's Bronze Medal Match 55
IRI - KOR 17:30 Al-Gharrafa Football Stadium

Qatar final dream is spiked >(

Korea have put an end to Qatar's hopes of reaching the men's volleyball final with a four set semifinal win at Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall on Wednesday. Korea won an absorbing match 25–27, 25–21, 25–22, 25–16 and will play China in the final on Thursday 14 December at 20:00. Qatar will have to settle for playing Saudi Arabia in the bronze medal match two hours earlier.

In a thrilling semifinal, Qatar enjoyed superb backing from their supporters and they did not disappoint them, by starting off intensely. Three consecutive service aces by Qatar proved vital as they levelled the score 21-21. The Qataris stayed calm in the most critical moments of the set and Ismaeel Al Sheeb’s attack clinched the set 27–25.

Qatar continued their momentum in the second set and took a three point lead. Setter Mohammed Abuwatfa's drop shots in the middle were often effective. But a towering block followed by two spikes at the back court allowed Korea to lead by two points at the second technical timeout. Qatar lost their concentration and made more errors in their service as the Koreans went on to level the match.

The third set was intense as the top scorers from both teams, Who In Jung of Korea and Ali Bairami of Qatar went head-to-head and exchanged powerful attacks. Korea eventually capitalised on Qatar's service and attack errors to take the set 25–22.

In the fourth set, the Koreans started fiercely, establishing a five point lead. Qatar’s Mohamed Jumah was injured when he landed badly after a spike and was carried off the court by his teammates.

In the absence of their ace spiker their opponents took advantage and attacked Qatar's back court to lead 16–6 into the second technical timeout. Korea went on to clinch the set and the match 25–16. Who In Jung finished as the highest scorer of the match with 21 points.

Qatar coach Juan Diaz said, "I'm happy with my team's performance. My team played against Korea and the Korean team is a very experienced team. We are just a new team. Korea participated in many international tournaments, but this is only our second international tournament.

“It was really difficult for the players to adjust their mental game against them. In the first two sets, they played really well but they played badly in the last two sets."

Looking ahead to the crucial tie with Saudi Arabia, he said, "We will prepare to win and I will tell the team to forget about today's match. If we win a medal tomorrow it would be good for us. But even with a fourth place finish, it will still be OK. It will be the first medal in Qatar's volleyball history if we win tomorrow's match. "

In the evening’s other action, IR Iran beat Bahrain 25–19, 23–25, 25–23, 25–20 in their classification match. IR Iran will now play Japan for fifth place in the tournament, whilst Bahrain will take on Kazakhstan for seventh.

Games legacy of colourful Doha

The Doha landscape has been transformed for the 15th Asian Games, not just with the renovations of sporting stadia but by the abundance of colourful street banners, fence fabrics, giant billboards and building wraps that adorn the Qatari capital.

Whether you’re driving along the main thoroughfares of the capital, taking a walk along the Corniche or even doing a spot of shopping at one of the main centres, you can’t fail to have seen the eye-catching displays.

These range from the vibrant banners hanging from lampposts proclaiming these as the Games of your Life to two gateways on the Corniche to 13 giant billboards portraying, for example, gymnasts tumbling over ribbons across their length. However what is arguably more impressive are the giant building wraps that adorn 32 of Doha’s most prominent buildings, including hotels and government ministries, with colourful and powerful sporting images.

Many of these can be seen by driving or walking along the Corniche, including a rugby ball being kicked on the Rydges Plaza, mini basketball and ‘be there’ on the General Post Office and a taekwondo competitor bowing from a distance.

A little further round near City Center and the riot of colour continues with fencing and basketball images, not to mention a building colourfully wrapped on three sides with pink backed images of two divers tumbling and a water polo competitor in throwing motion.

Other examples include the Barzan Tower with its giant chess pieces, highlighting a sport which makes its Asian Games debut in Doha, and the wushu competitor on the side of the Ramada Hotel. Not to forget the male gymnast cleverly fitted onto the Sheraton.

Breathtaking

Ahmed Abdulla al Khulaifi, Games Official Spokesperson, explains that Look creates memorable experiences that “will inspire and engage people” be they citizens of the host nation, visitors attending the event or the global audience watching on television.

There is no question that the challenge set by DAGOC has been met. Doha is indeed breathtaking and inspiring.

Over 90 venues across Doha have been transformed with a record breaking volume of materials, including 300,000sqm of fabric in the form of street banners, stadium banners, fascias and wall treatments.

Fence fabric lining the city amounts to 250km and when joined from end-to-end, the full length would have covered the equivalent of six marathons.

The building wraps equate to 42,000sqm while 100km of lighting cable has been used.

Doha 2006 also delivered a world first with the innovative Walkway of Champions; a unique real-time celebration of champions.

Within eight hours of an athlete winning one of the 424 gold medals at the 15th Asian Games, their picture is printed onto a banner and hung at the Village, the perfect and lasting tribute to the best that the continent has to offer.

The tribute is certainly an impressive sight for athletes returning from the colourful venues with, as of 09:00 on Thursday 14 December, 387 gold medals having already been awarded at Doha 2006 – 147 of them to Chinese competitors.

Even with 15th Asian Games drawing to a close now, the vibrant colours and images around the capital will ensure the memories of the Games of your Life will remain for years to come.

Qatar's natural beauty in safe hands

Qatar has a beautiful natural landscape – and there is nothing more important than preserving this gift from nature for future generations to enjoy.

Fortunately, it is in safe hands, with the organisers of Doha 2006, official partners and the Qatar government acting as guardians of the land through conservation and education projects.

In line with its commitment to preserving a healthy and vibrant environment for the future, Doha Asian Games Organising Committee (DAGOC) and the Supreme Council for the Environment and Natural Reserves (SCENR) have ensured a lasting legacy for Qatar in launching the ecological attraction – Umm Tais National Park. The park, on the north-eastern tip of Qatar, will provide significant environmental, educational, and recreational advantages to residents.

Visitors will be able to observe a variety of avian and marine life. It presently hosts two vital mangrove forests and an important turtle nesting beach.

As a valued supplier of the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006, Nestlé Pure Life is likewise committed to the environment by route of education. In February this year, Nestlé kicked-off the WET (Water Education for Teachers) campaign in the Gulf Co-Operation Countries (GCC), of which Qatar is one. The project WET has already been successfully launched by Nestlé Waters in 20 countries including United Arab Emirates (in 2006).

The main objective of the WET project is to educate students regarding the importance of water and the need to conserve this scarce resource. The students, having gone through the comprehensive curriculum provided by Nestlé Waters Management & Technology[P1] and Project WET International Foundation, are expected to acquire critical thinking and problem-solving skills to make prudent decisions regarding water resources use.

The state of fresh ground water availability around the globe and especially in GCC puts additional responsibility on the residents of this region and the companies operating in the region to educate people, especially younger generation on this important subject and possibly help in rectification of the issue.

In order to ensure successful implementation of the project, Nestlé Waters partnered with local Ministries of Education in participating countries for their full involvement in the endorsement of WET curriculum, the translation of education material into Arabic language, as well as the participation of schools in the kick-off.

Indeed, working together, we will yet see a beautiful and rich environment for everyone to enjoy!

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basketball

bahrain - uzbakistan
73 - 92

Just an offhand topic, does anyone actually read the articles?

i dint know maybe the geusts read the news and articals

Qataris lead desert challenge
Two individual Qatari riders arrived ahead of the field in the desert, as the convoy went past its first check point in the equestrian endurance event – a 120km race over sand.

The first arrival clocked in at just under 84 minutes, 30km after the start. Saoud Al Marri, riding Nu Piece, and Mohammad Atta on Proavodo held a slight lead ahead of a group of 10 riders representing Qatar, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates in what has been a Middle Eastern-dominated race so far.

Fifty one horses headed out into the desert after a mass start at 06:00 in the dawn light. Heavy overnight rainfall has made the track difficult and heavy. Team coaches and veterinarians say they expect problems in the later stages of the gruelling race on Thursday 14 December.

Bahrain are the next best placed team. Their first rider making the first mark was Ahmed Hamad Saleh Al Rowaiei on Lormar Lorraine. Second for Bahrain was Sheikh Nasser Bin Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa on the grey gelding Shar Rushkin.

The race was always expected to be dominated by countries and regions from from the Middle East. Korea and Malaysia are the only teams outside the Middle East with competitors in the event.

Korea are competing on Qatari horses. The only true non-Arabic combination is Malaysia's Bin Muhammad Rahman Azman riding Colorado, a horse brought over especially from Malaysia for this marathon through the desert. But they have found the going tough and were more than 20 minutes behind the leaders at the fist checkpoint.

Bahrain comes full force with three members from the ruling family. Sheikh Duaij Salman Mubarak Al Khalifa finished ninth at the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany. Sheikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa from Bahrain came 14th. The third is Sheikh Nasser Bin Al Khalifa on Shar Rushkin.

United Arab Emirates are represented by four members of the ruling Al Maktoum family, with HH Sheikh Rashid Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum being the oldest at 25. The youngest, HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, aged 19, won the title at the 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain, where endurance racing was introduced over a distance of 160km.

I heard that Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid al Maktoum and other royal members in other Gulf countries are participating in horse riding today?
Whats up with that?
Anyone knows?

i do turn your tv to asia 1
+ read the artical ^^

did you know whene did thaey start they started 6:00am and they will stop 2:pm 8hrs its سباق القدره

Yes!!

I heard that!!
WOW!!!

I heard that Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid al Maktoum and other royal members in other Gulf countries are participating in horse riding today?
Whats up with that?
Anyone knows?

Well Sheika Maitha bin Mohammed, his daughter wona Bronze yesterday for Karate. Maybe its related to his visit.

yes he also came in a yacht from dubai and also some one in bahrain came also witha yacht

UAE take endurance gold

The flag of the United Arab Emirates was flying high when HH Sheikh Rashid Al Maktoum won gold by crossing the finish line of the first Asian Games equestrian endurance ride to claim the individual gold medal after a gruelling 120km race through the Qatar desert.

It was a dream finish for the UAE’s Al Maktoum family, concluded the first ever Asian Games equestrian endurance competition. The team of four brothers finished with the gold medal and the eldest, HH Sheikh Rashid Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, claimed individual gold on Magic Glenn, also known as Nashmi or 'The Brave' in Arabic.

"WHOOO!!!! I'm just over the moon,” HH Sheikh Rashid whooped with joy as he finished. “The horse is very good. It was fresh till the end. Our team is still in the lead and now I am waiting for my brothers and hopefully we will make gold.”

The three Al Maktoum brothers, HH Sheikh Rashid Bin Mohammed, HH Sheikh Ahmad Bin Mohammed and HH Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed, came in with a riding time of 18:55:23 for the 120 kilometres .

Fourth member of the team, HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum counted as the team's dropped score, after his horse was eliminated at the third vetiniary gate.

The Bahraini team, with two of its riders finishing, clinched silver. Bahrain's best rider, HH Sheikh Nasser Bin Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, riding Shar Rushkin, took individual silver, after crossing the finish line just over three minutes after the winner.

HH Sheikh Nasser had opted to ride the last lap alongside HH Sheikh Rashid . On the final 10km of the race HH Sheikh Nasser told reporters: "I need a massage."

The third rider to cross the finish line was Dubai businessman Sultan Bin Sulayem, starting as an individual rider for the UAE.

Time-keeping proved to be a problem at this first Asian Games endurance ride and, after the first two laps, the ground jury and their team of stewards resolved to register the times manually by stopwatch.

What was planned to be a first for a modern timing system that works through an electronic chip to be read by a base unit, did not work satisfactorily and was abandoned during the competition.

The final results took some time to compute, when Qatar’s Fahad Mohammed Adhajri was confirmed as fourth place in the individual event.

In the team event, Qatar performed better, receiving the bronze medal, behind winners UAE and second-placed Bahrain.

hand ball

kuwait - qatar
27 - 24 >(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(>(

loool...its ok qatar son :)...its only 3 points that means it couldve gone either way :)....but luckly 4 us ;)

no problemo man we have 2 chances of gettin gold today !!! ;)

this is for the kuwait guys btw tat gold did not help you anyway could hve helped us but sadly not you :(

Handball joy for Kuwait

Kuwait are the new Asian Games men's handball champions after a fierce 27–24 win over Qatar at Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall on Thursday. The players could hardly hear each other in a cauldron of noise at the start of the game and both teams looked nervous, missing good early opportunities. Abdulaziz Al Zoabi eventually opened the scoring for Kuwait after three minutes.

This match was billed as a battle between the tournament's top scorer Ahmed Saad Al Saad and giant Kuwaiti goalkeeper Yousef Alf Adhli. It was Alf Adhli who won the first round, tipping over a deflected shot. Al Saad hit back immediately, firing in with a long-range effort as Qatar took a 4–3 lead.

The game remained tight with both goalkeepers looking solid, but disaster struck for Qatar mid-way through the first half when captain Abdulla Saad Al Saad was sent off. Without their influential leader, Qatar looked shaken and Kuwait took advantage, forging a two-goal lead that they took into half time at 13–11.

In Al Gharrafa Indoor Hall, the electric atmosphere intensified further after the break when Qatar’s Samir Hashim Ali was sent off for an apparent push. It looked harsh on Ali and the crowd showed their displeasure by throwing missiles onto the court.

Meshal Alenezi then stamped his authority on the game, scoring seven goals in a 10-minute spell as Kuwait increased their lead. With only three strikes in the match, the goals had dried up for Al Saad at the worst possible time, but five goals from Mohammad Walid Ghazal gave Qatar hope. It wasn't enough, however, and the final whistle sparked joyous celebrations from the Kuwaitis.

After the game, Markovic NikoIaj said, "This tournament was tough, especially for us because most of our team members are amateurs. But we have prepared well overall and worked hard together to achieve the gold medal.

"Our matches have always been at 14:00 and our players were playing without having lunch or training prior to the matches. But they showed from match to match that they really wanted the gold. We are definitely the best team in Asia. We have come first in all four competitions we participated in this year. We have played against IR Iran twice, Japan and now Qatar and beaten them all."

Qatar’s Abdulla Saad Al Saad, whose threat was nullified by Kuwait, said, "I am surprised with the referee's decisions. I am happy for Kuwait. Some bad decisions provoked our players, but we didn't lose control."

Doha 2006 set for spectacular finale

All good things must come to an end. But what an end it promises to be. Two major finals, both involving the host nation, will be followed by another superb show at Khalifa Stadium, where the closing ceremony for the 15th Asian Games will take place.

Friday 15 December is set to deliver yet another magnificent day of drama, excitement and thrills that have defined Doha 2006. At Sport City, Qatar will take on the mighty Chinese team in the men’s basketball final.

China won gold at the same venue in last year’s Asian Championships and have looked simply unbeatable so far. But with the backing of their passionate home supporters, who knows what Qatar can achieve? Four years ago in Busan, Korea, the host nation shocked China in the basketball final 102–110. Can lightening strike twice? The men’s basketball gold medal match will take place at 13:30, it will be preceded by the bronze medal match between Jordan and IR Iran at 11:00.

In the afternoon, attention will shift to Al-Sadd Sports Club, where another packed crowd of largely maroon and white will welcome Qatar and Iraq to the field for the men’s football final. Both teams have done it the hard way, but eventually seen off some higher rated opponents to put themselves on the verge of glory. Qatar suffered a loss in the group stages to Uzbekistan 1–0, but since that setback have looked awesome and were simply unstoppable in their semifinal against defending champions IR Iran, which they won 2–0.

No matter what the result, the Qatar team will be able to celebrate their best-ever result at an Asian Games. Never before has the nation won a medal in the football tournament, let alone gold. As for their opponents, no other athletes have spent more time as competitors at Doha 2006 than the Iraq men’s football team. They opened their campaign way back on Saturday 18 November against Indonesia in the preliminary qualifying round, a match which they won 6–0. They picked their way through to the main tournament proper and eventually the final. They won gold at last year’s West Asian Games in Doha, but can they resist an inspired Qatar team in 2006? The men’s football final will take place at 16:00.

Finally, a superb day will be complete with the Closing Ceremony for the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 at Khalifa Stadium, which gets underway at 18:00. 40,000 people will watch the show live and an estimated global television audience of three billion will tune in for a spectacular two hours that will pay tribute to Arabian culture. If it comes anywhere near to being as good as the Opening Ceremony, spectators, athletes and officials can look forward to a real treat.

It has been 15 days of magical competition and celebration, with memories to last a lifetime. Truly it has been the “the Games of your Life”. But the best could yet be still to come.

todays besketball schedul is

Men's Bronze Medal Match 45
JOR - IRI 11:00 Basketball Indoor Hall

Men's Gold Medal Match 46
CHN - QAT 13:30 Basketball Indoor Hall

todays football schedul

Men's Gold Medal Match 56
QAT - IRQ 16:00 Al-Sadd Sports Club

Qatar vs China...
Thats a scary game!!!!!!!!!

Go Qatar! :D

^^ i think this is the best asian games .........

thanks kongola

basketball
qatar - china
44 - 59 ;):):(:ohno: :sleepy: :sly: :cry: :no: :mad:

Closing Ceremony a ‘thank you’ to Qatar

A magnificent spectacle at Khalifa Stadium will celebrate the success of Doha 2006 as Qatar bids farewell to the athletes and visitors who have lit up the 15th Asian Games.

Over forty thousand spectators will pack the flagship venue of the Games to be taken on a journey into the story-telling traditions of Arabic culture.

The tale of One Thousand and One Nights, one of the Arab world's most loved literary works, will come to life in a show watched by an expected global television audience of 3 billion.

Khalifa’s awe-inspiring interior has played host to fantastic athletic competition over the past two weeks, witnessing two athletics gold for the host nation – not including the marathon gold – four silver and one bronze, making the Qataris who flocked to cheer on their heroes immensely proud of their country’s sporting prowess and of the magnificence of Doha 2006 as a whole.

Those who return for the Closing Ceremony will be astounded at the change inside Khalifa, as more than 2,370 tons of steel transform the stadium from a centre for athletic performance to an outdoor theatre. Volunteer performers in costumes from around the world – including 1,000 metres of gold fabric – will entertain the crowd during the two hour ceremony.

Surprises are planned alongside a spectacular fireworks display using 3,200 pyrotechnical effects, and a tribute to Qatar in a segment dedicated to HH The Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani.

“Basically the whole story is from Arabic literature and storytelling of this region. There is also a thank you message in one of our scenes produced in Doha, the land of the oryx. It is a message to HH The Emir thanking him for his guidance in making the Asian Games and Qatar very successful”, said Sharif Omar Hashisho, Doha Asian Games Organising Committee (DAGOC) Director of Ceremonies and Cultural events

“Our aim was to show the richness of the culture and humanity to the world. That was the guiding light for our Opening and Closing Ceremonies.”

David Atkins, artistic director and producer of Opening and Closing Ceremonies, said: “It's a time to celebrate the athletes that have thrilled us in the past days and to thank the State of Qatar.

“It is much simpler than the Opening Ceremony and very, very different. It is much more about entertainment.

One Thousand and One Nights, also known as Arabian Nights, is one of the best-loved stories in both Arabic countries and the world as a whole.

The medieval literary epic tells the story of Scheherazade, a Sassanid (or fourth Iranian dynasty) Queen, who must relate a series of tales to her malevolent husband, King Shahryar, to delay her execution. The stories are told over a period of 1,001 nights, and every night the Queen ends the story with a suspenseful situation, forcing the King to keep her alive for another day.

Created over many centuries, by many people and in many styles, the stories have become famous in their own right, examples being Aladdin, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor.

The richness of Middle Eastern culture will be communicated to the Western TV audience and those watching the Closing Ceremony at Khalifa Stadium.

Mr Hashisho said of the choice of One Thousand and One Nights: “The stories have a wonderful imagination inter-twined with Arabic and Islamic traditions. Furthermore it is a masterpiece really valued by Western scholars who translated its volumes.

“It is a book worthy of the shelves of every home and is read in Eastern and Western culture.”

The Closing Ceremony begins at Khalifa Stadium at 20:00 on Friday 15 December.

If it is as spectacular as the Opening Ceremony on 1 December, the audience is in for a treat.

Last gold to China as hosts take silver

China won the men’s basketball final as their surgical approach left Qatar always one step behind on the court. The Chinese led from the start and always had a cushion of more than three points to eventually run out 59-44 winners and reclaim the gold which they lost to Korea in Busan four years ago. The bitter memory of their 102-100 overtime loss in 2002, which ended hopes of five gold medals in a row, has been partially erased after reclaiming the crown.

Qatar can wear their silver medals with immense pride, having vastly improved on the Gulf State’s previous best Asian Games finish of ninth.

If it had not been for Wang Zhizhi Qatar may have won gold. The 7ft centre was head and shoulders above everyone else on the court. He scored nearly half of China’s points and with 28 next to his name at the finish he was the man of the match, if not the tournament.

When Wang was not draining three-pointers the 27 year-old marshalled the Chinese defence like a military general. The sellout stadium full of noisy young Qatari fans did not get the grandstand finish it desired as the hosts, perhaps a little nervous, always struggled playing catch-up.

Qatar mounted a mini revival in the third quarter after they trailed 34-25 at half time. Daoud Mousa Daoud got three points and then two more to reduce arrears after the break to just 38-32. Daoud added another triple as Qatar briefly threatened a shock. He scored eight and was probably the men in maroon’s best player.

However a few moments later, a three pointer by Li Nan kept the hosts at arm’s length at 43-37. Man of the match Wang added four more points to China’s total to make it 47-39 with just the final 10 minutes remaining.

Qatar could not dig out the three pointers when they needed them as China’s class prevailed and the match drew to its inevitable conclusion.

Wang said afterwards: “Our coach analysed Qatar's defence, offence and their cooperation, and we didn't give them opportunities to hit three-point shots.

“Some of our young players were playing in such an important game for the first time so they are not familiar with [the pressure] but they played better and better.”

Two members of China’s population are about to get very lucky. “I will give the gold to my parents,” said Wang.

Seconds out: Qatar and Iraq take field for gold

The tension is building as Qatar and Iraq make their final preparations for their gold medal football clash at Al-Sadd Sports Club – the last sporting encounter of the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006.

Supporters are on the edge of their seats, waving flags and singing. It is a truly electric atmosphere inside the stadium. Whoever wins will be making history. Those lucky enough to be there will remember it for the rest of their lives.

Can Qatar live the dream and take gold? Will Iraq put the struggles of their football past behind them and win their first Asian Games for 24 years?

Giants of Asian football have fallen by the wayside here in Doha. Defending champions IR Iran – losers to Qatar in the semifinals. Korea, beaten by Iraq in the last four. China, Japan. The heavy hitters go home with sore heads. The two plucky flyweights are still in the ring.

Football has proved to be one of the most popular sports of the Games, helped by Qatar’s progress to the final.

Both teams are unlikely finalists, having lost a match each in the group phase and eventually qualifying for the quarterfinals as best runners-up.

Defeat to Uzbekistan in their second match threatened the hosts’ progress but they eventually scraped through following a 4-1 win over United Arab Emirates. Qatar then beat Thailand 3-0 and defending champions IR Iran 2-0 to reach their first Asian Games final.

“The players are very positive and have got better match by match,” said Dezemaludin Musovic, the Qatar coach. “I haven’t seen much of Iraq but I know they are a very strong team.

Sebastian Quintana has led Qatar’s attack with four goals and has dreams of reaching the World Cup finals with his country. “My ultimate dream is to make the World Cup finals with Qatar. This is a young and talented group. We have a good infastructire, an ever-growing league and I think we can do well against the best teams in Aisa.”

Iraq, gold medallists back in 1982, have had to qualify through the preliminary rounds and have played eight matches to get to this stage. Their 17 goals have been spread around with Younes Khalef and Ali Rehema the only players to have notched twice.

“My team are exhausted,” admitted Iraq coach Yahya Manhel. “They have played so many matches but I have 20 years experience as a coach and I have urged the players on.”

Minutes to go until the 16:00 kick-off, players will be pumping themselves up in the dressing room before running out on the pitch to the cheers of the crowd. Team talks are over. It’s all down to 22-men on a pitch, a gold medal at stake – and who wants it most.

0-0 FIRST MATCH

PRAY FOR US!!!!!

i wish we win

Football: Qatar v Iraq half time

Qatar enjoyed the better of a goalless first half of the men's football final against Iraq at Al-Sadd Sports Club, but will go into the break frustrated to only be on level terms.

The hosts nearly opened the scoring after six minutes when Sebastian Quintana went close to adding to his four goals in the competition. The striker connected with a header from a corner but saw it pushed onto the bar by Iraq goalkeeper Mohammed Khadum.

Qatar continued to dominate as Ali Nasser Saleh dragged a shot wide from 20 yards and Khalfan Ibrahi Al Khalfan tricked his way past four players but failed to deliver a telling cross from the right wing.

On 32 minutes Qatar went close again when Mohammed Bilal Rajab was left unmarked in the penalty area but did not connect properly with his header.

Iraq showed little attacking ambition of their own and relied heavily on breaking from defence at pace. Their best opportunity came after 38 minutes when Alaa Khasen ran at a retreating Qatar back line only to squander possession all too easily.

Late in the half a chance fell to Qatar’s Wesam Rizik Abdulmajid but his tame header was easily saved by Khadum.

With seconds to go before the whistle, Quintana took a ball on the left and sent two defenders the wrong way as he cut inside to open up an ambitious shooting opportunity. But the tall forward, too intent on shooting, kept his head down and failed to see an unmarked teammate in a much better position on the edge of the box.

Quintana let fly…and the ball went out for a throw. Referee Hiroyoshi Takayama blew the whistle, and Qatar trooped off for their half-time team talk with missed chances on their minds.

1-0!!
Qatar won! Congrats everyone!!

Congrats Qatar!!!!!!!!!! :):):)

Congrats to Qatar

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Mabrooooooooooooooooooooookeeen!!

Mabrook on the winning of Qatar for the best gold medal in the asian games
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i geuss we have to lock this thread now :(

Worth the wait

Qatar did it. They put on the best Asian Games ever, the biggest Asian Games ever, the most widely reported Asian Games ever, the highest standard of Asian Games in terms of both sporting achievement and planning ever – and they even won some medals too.

Of course it is usual for national teams to perform better when the Games are happening on their own turf and the athletes are being inspired by the passion of their own fans, but Qatar’s success on the field amazed everyone and leaves a legacy for the whole country and the wider Middle East.

The 15th Asian Games was not just about putting Doha on the map in a sporting sense, but Qatar acted as flag bearer for the whole of the region. Never before had a Middle Eastern country and region staged anything on this scale. Now Qatar has done it, others will follow.

Many years of planning and hard work bore fruit. A monumental investment not just of cash but of enterprise and toil paid off. Everyone played their part, whether it was the 16,000 volunteers who chaperoned and scrutinised, the theatrical geniuses who produced the spectacular Opening and Closing Ceremonies, the stadium announcers, the dignitaries who presented the medals, the competitors who won the medals or the person who spent two weeks in a furry costume pretending to be Orry the oryx, the official Games mascot.

Qatar’s footballers were the heroes of the games. Despite enormous pressure on their shoulders the men in maroon came through to win the gold medal. Bilal Mohammed Rajab scored the only goal against Iraq in the final to spark incredible scenes of jubilation in the Al-Sadd Football Stadium and along Doha’s famous waterfront, the Corniche.

The host claimed nine gold overall and finished ninth in the medal table. It was a fantastic effort. As well as showing football finesse Qatar also triumphed in athletics with three titles. The bronzed bodybuilders took two gold, Abdulqadar Hikamt A Sarhan was a taekwondo champion and the equestrian team managed gold in the eventing team competition and individual show jumping.

One of the high points, in more ways than one, came at the Opening Ceremony as HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al-Thani, captain of the Qatar equestrian endurance team, rode his horse to the top of the Khalifa Stadium to light the Doha 2006 Flame. What a start to the fortnight. Qatar also won their first gold on a horse in the guise of the three day eventing team.

China dominated in so many sports it is almost unfair to pick out a couple of their star names as they had a galaxy of them. Weightlifter Mu Shuangshuang was not only crowned women’s +75kg weightlifting champion, but in addition she snatched an amazing 139kg, creating a new world record in the process.

Seven foot centre Wang Zhizhi was head and shoulders above everybody else on the basketball court as the men beat Qatar to take the title, China’s women basketball players also won gold. Ding Junhui won three cue sport gold while compatriot Yang Wei was the undoubted star of the gymnasium, winning the men’s all-round competition.

Chinese swimmers ruled the pool with 16 gold and 22 silver. Japan pushed them all the way with 16 gold and 14 silver but China swept the board elsewhere in the impressive Hamad Aquatic Centre. Chinese water wonders won every single gold in water polo, diving and synchronised swimming.

The men’s and women’s beach volleyball players both won gold, the fencers were too sharp for the rest and the Chinese shooting team outgunned everyone with 27 gold between them. When all was said and done, China took 165 gold and 316 medals in total.

Korea came second in the overall medal table and boasted the Most Valuable Player of the Asian Games. Teenager Park Tae Hwan clinched three swimming gold medals: 200m, 400m and 1500m freestyle. In the process he became the first Asian to break 15 minutes in the 1500m. He won seven medals from seven events.

The Koreans also won all the gold in archery and golf while the men’s teams in cycling, hockey, tennis and volleyball also excelled.

Elsewhere, there were less high-profile heroes. The Thai men cleaned up in sepaktakraw with all three gold. Bahrain won six of their seven gold on the athletics track, Maryam Yusuf Jamal doing the double in the women’s 800m and 1500m.

Uzbekistan’s boxers emerged as the strongest in the ring. Kazakhstan’s rhythmic gymnasts twisted and twirled their way to glory, Singapore had the best sailors at the games and Malaysia won the men’s and women’s squash titles.

Japan’s Kosuke Kitajima got two gold in swimming, reclaiming the 100m and 200m titles he took in Busan. Meanwhile compatriot and women’s wrestler Saori Yoshida won in the -55kg gold to win her 13th major title. Meanwhile, Lao PDR had to wait until the penultimate day to win their one and only a medal of Doha 2006, a silver in combat wushu. Well done, Phoxay Aphailath.

Despite all the planning, meetings and conferences there are some things you cannot prevent. Mother Nature looked on Doha with a crooked smile through most of the fortnight. The Qatari capital uncharacteristically suffered the most rain that many could remember. The weather was terrible for much of the time as Doha was subjected to dozens of sudden downpours, but it didn’t dampen the spirit which will live on in the legacy this most fantastic of Games leaves behind.

Great job Qatar!
As a huge football fan, I of course watched Qatar-Iran and Qatar-Iraq!! Wonderful games!! This team is still very young and has a great potential...see you in the world cup 2010? :) ;)

I think they will make it to the world 2010! For sure!

yep it might make it

Good job guys. I'd like to congratulate your football team for winning a gold medal. It's really good to know that my team had lost to the champion. I hope we will compete again on the next world cup soccer 2010. ;)

Anybody watching the Dawri lately?!?!?!

^ I was till the games came...

you mean the channel right becase i dont acctully watch th game but i just want to know the results