I am making this thread to post all the pictures related to Opening Ceremoney and others....

Please share your pics here..

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here are some vids I found from the opening:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf8_h...elated&search=

this is the one where I was like ooooooooooh shit I hope he doesnt tip over!!! :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRDWSlk7ERE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw1IpSbHrvY&NR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkfw0Z_1qls

I'll try to find some more

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http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/7144/3117308446c45420692bmg1.th.jpg (http://img86.imageshack.us/my.php?image=3117308446c45420692bmg1.jpg)
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video for horseman mohamed bin hamad al-thani

http://www.qfup.com/qat_cool/2006.wmv

pics

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http://www.br2h.com/up/uploads/4e5b3f6dec.jpg

This pic is a killa!!
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/8979/3117308408e1e4fc9bebeu3.jpg

Amazing!

I stop breathing when I see those pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Proud to be Qatari...

absolute magic

Proud to be Qatari...
Q4E, are you in Doha now? Have you been to the ceremony?

video for horseman mohamed bin hamad al-thani

http://www.qfup.com/qat_cool/2006.wmv


This video is great! But do you have in a version where it's running smoothly? where it doesnt stop for a ½ a sec every second? :)
I would so appreciate that, cos I want to show it to my friends.

This pic is a killa!!
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/8979/3117308408e1e4fc9bebeu3.jpg

Amazing!

Dear "omarmakki"
how did u make it bigger in the thread.:)

????????? no idea but the idea of fireworks on the tower is amazing

Dear "omarmakki"
how did u make it bigger in the thread.:)
Just followed your thumbs... Right click, Copy Image Location (firefox), then pasted the url and added the img tags...

wat i dont care any way but still i did not understand

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Great Thread!! Nice idea. I also made another one for NEWS and also PHOTOS and the homepage.

i like whene abudarya came and whene the boy was saying (qatar will alays be free)while holding the lit astroble :)

I guess its better to keep to the other thread for Sports News Only (as we have our very own SSC.com Sports Correspondent Qatarson! Let's make this one for photos and discussion of the games (your reactions/events/stories/ part TWO) I merged it with Imran's thread.

good idea

can someone please post a photo of the stadium with the LCD screen on the exterior, i just would like to see how far and how tall they mopunted the screen.

is the astrolabe cauldron still burning, i was thinking that since the khalifa tower is burning as well that they are just going to use it for the opening, pictures of it in the daytime would also be appreciated

thanks

good job on doha2006!

can anyone already spill what doha has instore in the closing? details of the ceremonies and the handovr to guangzhou? sorry,i may be a bit rushing it being in the first days of action but the opening ceremonies really got be going

well yes the couldron is still on until the last day 15th - dec

liked these two, had to post them

http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/8295/22015101209ca0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/4969/22013411209sj1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

lol

Guys did anybody record the opening from ALJAZEERA SPORTS? If so, please PM me important!

you can find it on youtube

Show me the link please!

call Aljazeera sport if it is imp. lol because youtube doesn't have it!

can someone please post a photo of the stadium with the LCD screen on the exterior, i just would like to see how far and how tall they mopunted the screen.

is the astrolabe cauldron still burning, i was thinking that since the khalifa tower is burning as well that they are just going to use it for the opening, pictures of it in the daytime would also be appreciated

thanks

good job on doha2006!

Off topic: pinoy ka? coz your username sounds pinoy... (gilas, the SEAGames mascot)

EDIT: ah ok, pinoy ka nga, hehehehe...


anyway, they should keep the astrolabe burning because it was the one lit up with the asiad flame, the aspire tower on the other hand was lit up in some other way.... not with the asiad flame...

halawala I do have the opening on DVD If u need it.

halawala I do have the opening on DVD If u need it.

Thanks Salman! il7amdilla 3ala el salama ;)

halawala I do have the opening on DVD If u need it.

Hi 'salman515'..... i need that .... b/c i missed some of the scenes and wana see them again ... plz:)

They are putting a documentary on Qatar TV about how the opening ceremony took place and what modifications were needed in the Stadium. They also showed the Aspire Tower and its stages of construction.

I have It in DVD " 2 DVDs actually" but :) I am not in Doha, I'll try to host it.

I have It in DVD " 2 DVDs actually" but :) I am not in Doha, I'll try to host it.

Thanks Salman....

Here is the South Korean who passed away sadly. Once again, our condolences to his family and his friends. :(

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/4557/skhorsedk0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

yep its so sad i mean the horse fell on his head wats up with that !!!:(:(>(

Games opening ceremony wins global praisePublished: Friday, 8 December, 2006, 12:39 PM Doha Time

Staff Reporter

SIX days since the three-hour long spectacular extravaganza was revealed to the world, the opening ceremony of the 15th Asian Games, Doha, 2006, still continues to steal the limelight.

Doha has received the thumbs-up from the vast majority of the international media - even from non-Asian Games participating countries.

Plaudits have poured in from various media across the globe, who described the grand spectacle viewed by some 3bn people worldwide as ‘magical’, ‘lavish’, ‘spectacular’, and ‘beautiful’.

The opening ceremony had it all: spectacle, imagination, originality, history, song, dance and modern technology. The kaleidoscope of colour and movement left everyone awestruck with its amazing display of fireworks, lighting and performance, leading many to believe that it was the best-ever opening ceremony.

Paul Deighton, Chief Executive of the London Olympics Organising Committee, praised The Games’ opening ceremony, adding that Beijing and London Olympic organisers now felt the pressure.

"It was a splendid opening ceremony," said Deighton. "It was fantastic. It combined the tradition and the modern world in a wonderful spectacle."

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) described the event as a "lavish ceremony" with Arabian horses galloping against a shimmering backdrop of thousands of neon-lit pearls. Television New Zealand was charmed by the impressive projection of Arab history even under uncharacteristic heavy showers.

"More than 30,000 fireworks lit up the night sky as the lavish production evoked the rich history of the region in a performance even rain failed to dampen," the report said. It added that the ceremony was a "whirlwind of Asian culture and Arabian splendour."

The involvement of the Australian horse in the act of the lighting of the cauldron amazed many. A New Zealand-based equine website Horsetalk, was impressed by the lighting mechanism.

"The final torchbearer, HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, cantered up a steep ramp to the height of the stadium to light the flame... The horse, with specially adapted shoes for extra grip, slowed momentarily halfway up the ramp, but continued on to complete the stunt," the report said of the incredible feat.

UK-based website Monster and Critics said the ceremony had both spectacle and modern technology with the world’s largest LED screen that "made use of several special effects that would not have been amiss in a Hollywood blockbuster."

Canada’s Chronicle Herald was also full of praise saying the enchanting ceremony was a "spectacle of pyrotechnics, animatronics and boundless enthusiasm."

The opening ceremony of The Games has surpassed the expectations. The triumphant applause from the vast majority of the international media is probably the best evidence of Doha’s success in organising the mega sporting event.

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=121463&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16

nice to know that :)

Interesting article there Imran... Thanks man :)

I will post later on pics from the basketball game I took!! Lebanon vc Tapei.. and post a pic of my and my hubby cheering Lebanon!! :)

I will post later on pics from the basketball game I took!! Lebanon vc Tapei.. and post a pic of my and my hubby cheering Lebanon!! :)

Great!! Looking forward!

Great!! Looking forward!

Me too!:D

waiting .....

Picture deleted...

Kindly delete the rest...

This me and my husband cheering for Lebanon!!

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/2188/pb300213oz6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

You guys are such a cute couple MASHALLA. Suzan, put this in the Lebanese show pictres forum.

:)

Thanks and I will!! :)
By the way Halawala.. post your pic of when u were at the opening!

That's the only picture of me during the opening since I had the camera and took photos of my family.

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/1245/memememegy1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Nice pics guys.

Nice pic Halawala!! :)

By the way, your car seems to be cooooooooooooL

NVM

no :(

oh but you cheered :(:(:(

This me and my husband cheering for Lebanon!!

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/2188/pb300213oz6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

MASHALLAH ....

Really Nice Couple ... GOD Bless u guys

That's the only picture of me during the opening since I had the camera and took photos of my family.

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/1245/memememegy1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Nice Pic...
I was curious to see all the members here .... I Think others should share it here their pics:)

^^ no please no " show your pic" thread in here I'm too shy :P

wat the......... ....... ...... thats a great idea

Come on guys!! we are friends arent we ;)

we are arent we? :):(;)

Yes!! Then post your pick Qatarson..!

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:)

Any pic of the Khalifa Stadium?

By the way, I'm from the Philippines.

^^


this is khalifa stadium...
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/1736/dsc01968mh4.th.jpg (http://img152.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01968mh4.jpg)

BTW welcome to forum:)

nice pic imran!! welcome to the forum again..

nice pic imran!! welcome to the forum again..

thanks suzan ... but there is not one:) there are two .....

pics imran althou this is not the show yourpic thread

By the way, your car seems to be cooooooooooooL

Thanks Suzan!!

^^


this is khalifa stadium...
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/1736/dsc01968mh4.th.jpg (http://img152.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01968mh4.jpg)

BTW welcome to forum:)

Cool pic bro... you look familiar. LOL!

^^ no please no " show your pic" thread in here I'm too shy :P

Yeah! Me too! :D
Seriously, I have no new pics. I never take any pics of myself. Plus, I haven't had a haircut since July!

Well, maybe if Sheik Jo3an wouldn't have come out of Landmark too quickly, I would have posted a pic. of me with his SLR McLaren! :D

O and nice pics everyone of course... Very nice pic Suzan. And Halawala in a Bimmer with red interior? That's some serious ballin' man ;) loool!

i think i already posted a pic of me

Yeah! Me too! :D
And Halawala in a Bimmer with red interior? That's some serious ballin' man ;) loool!

I was waiting all day to hear your comment about the car. :lol: :lol: Thanks dude!

I was waiting all day to hear your comment about the car. :lol: :lol: Thanks dude!
You know me... I would never miss something like that! :D
BTW, just guessing... But that's an X5 right?

You know me... I would never miss something like that! :D
BTW, just guessing... But that's an X5 right?

Yup! 4.8L

Nice pics you all!!!!

Halawala - I am almost sure I saw your pic online while browsing on flickr a couple of days ago! And like Omar I mostly remember cause of the red interior of you BMW! lol!

I don't wanna post my pic in here, but I'd be pleased to show it to my friends on this forum :) So guys just PM me and I'll give you a link if you want.

actually I dont mind posting my pic, I think halawala can do that for me :) , since I dont have any good photos. all I do have is some photos with crazy look :)

Halawala - I am almost sure I saw your pic online while browsing on flickr a couple of days ago! And like Omar I mostly remember cause of the red interior of you BMW! lol!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33157094@N00/316477253/
:D:D:D

his name is mohommad didnt know that ow well are you shure thats halawala becase i think he said its his cuzion ? ? ? ? ?!?!?!!?!?!?!!?1/1/1 ?! ?! ! ?! /

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33157094@N00/316477253/
:D:D:D

Wow, do you guys spend most of your time searching me on the net! LOoooooooOOL!!!

so that is you

actually I dont mind posting my pic, I think halawala can do that for me :) , since I dont have any good photos. all I do have is some photos with crazy look :)

I sure can:

Here is me and Salman, (this photo was posted before in Lebanese forum):

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/7201/meandsalmanlt9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:cheers:

hehe Its one month old I think, coz now I have beard in my face

so this is you and salman or are you joking , salman you have a bear on your face why the heck would you want a bear on your face :? !!!!

You guys look great! :D

so this is you and salman or are you joking , salman you have a bear on your face why the heck would you want a bear on your face :? !!!!

Lol, he means beard.

You guys look great! :D

Thanks!

loool! Salman edited his "bear"! :D Too late ;)

Anyways, Halawala you look different in this photo. When I looked at it first, I was like which one is Halawala?!! :D

^^^ Its just the same old me!

so is that you or your joking becase i think its you ?

^ We said its HIM like 1000s time and sorry guys for the mistake :D

ao its HIM and YOU weres that place applebees

hi guys .... so we have the pics of most of us in this thread now ....:)

BTW i am sorry that i started and now this thread is completely going off topic..... i believe we should come back now...:)

so is that you or your joking becase i think its you ?
Why would I be joking?
ao its HIM and YOU weres that place applebees
Yes its applebees Dubai
hi guys .... so we have the pics of most of us in this thread now ....:)

BTW i am sorry that i started and now this thread is completely going off topic..... i believe we should come back now...:)

Well its not offhand really. It says PHOTOS in the title and all our photos are related the ASIAN GAMES (WEll, maybe except the last one of me and Salman, but we discussed the Asian Games at dinner LOL...

Why would I be joking?

Yes its applebees Dubai


Well its not offhand really. It says PHOTOS in the title and all our photos are related the ASIAN GAMES (WEll, maybe except the last one of me and Salman, but we discussed the Asian Games at dinner LOL...

Very nice .....:lol: :)

Always nice to put faces to names... qatarson, no offense or anything but do you really need to post every single article found on the Doha 2006 website? Wallah we can go and read them ourselves!

wat the i dont post every single one i post any arabic contrey related one and some important articals

Always nice to put faces to names... qatarson, no offense or anything but do you really need to post every single article found on the Doha 2006 website? Wallah we can go and read them ourselves!

True. Qatarson just post the ones that are interesting--maybe 2 or 1 a day.

watever i will try

Who is going to the closing ceremony?

Who is going to the closing ceremony?

Me :)

Qatarson - again, I didn't mean any offense, just a suggestion.

I'm supposed to, but the problem is i'm also going to the football final, which means after its done I have around an hour to leave Al Sadd, find a parking, walk in and find my seat. While that may sound simple, when I went to the opening ceremony it took me at least an hour to park, walk, etc, and I had gone 2 hours early.

BTW guys, they did change the venue to Al Sadd, right? That's what they wrote on the Doha 2006 website, but they didn't send any messages out like last time or anything. (I'm talking about the football final here)

yes they did send messeges to the football final amrja i think whene you leave the stadium they will close the doors to kalifa stadium becase i think they have to close the door an hour before the cermony remmember i think

THE FIREWORKS ARE UNBELIEVABLLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well done guys you all should be very proud of the achievement Qatar just accomplished. I watched the games from the opening ceremony till the final moments tonight; I don’t think the games could have been organized any better. I even think the Chinese delegate was a bit nervous because you guys set the bar so high. lol The aljazeera channels broadcasting the event did an excellent job of covering the games and giving a daily round up. I hope Qatar makes the most out of the facilities generated for the event and gain an impressive sports pedigree in the future. Once again well done. :applause:

(AFP)

16 December 2006



DOHA - Sinbad the Sailor, 900 child genies and Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves came to the Khalifa Stadium on Friday when Qatar staged a spectacular ceremony to mark the end of the Asian Games.


It drew the curtain on the 15-day multi-sports event, which China dominated.

The two-hour extravaganza was themed around the famous Middle Eastern tale Arabian Nights, but the atmosphere was more of a giant party as athletes, spectators and organisers celebrated the success of the Games.

Among the stories told was Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves with their giant caravans and several hundred colourful jugglers, arcobats and whirling dancers.

Smoke filled the arena and a giant 3D genie appeared to tell another story of Aladdin and his lamp which “magically” makes 900 children dressed as genies carrying lanterns appear and form a 12-pointed star.

The ceremony climaxed with a fireworks display, sparking wild applause.

There was double reason to celebrate with Qatar winning football gold just hours before the ceremony, defeating Iraq for the final title of the Games, bringing wild party scenes from the partisan crowd filling the stadium.

Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah, president of the Olympic Council of Asia, told an estimated global television audience of three billion and another 55,000 packed in the stadium that the 15th Games had been a tremendous success.

He also thanked the thousands of athletes, who earlier marched together into the arena, from 45 countries who competed in 39 sports.

South Korean schoolboy swimmer Park Tae-Hwan was then announced as the most valuable player of the Games.

The shy 17-year-old upstaged rivals China and Japan battling for supremacy in the pool by winning three golds, a silver and three bronze medals.

Al Sabah declared the Games closed, handing the Olympic Council of Asia flag to the mayor of Guangzhou city in southern China, the hosts of the next Games in 2010 who then staged their own mini cultural performance.

“May the youth of Asia ever celebrate the Asian Games in the spirit of brotherhood and for the good of humanity,” he said.

The ceremony was another success for Australian artistic director David Atkins and his team who received praise for their three-hour opening ceremony on December 1.

Atkins was also responsible for the opening and closing ceremonies at the Sydney Olympics.


http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?section=sports&xfile=data/sports/2006/December/sports_December680.xml

That... was... amazing! I ended up going to both the game and the closing ceremonies, both didn't disappoint! My seat was amazing, it was near the top above the VIP stand, so I had an excellent view - I seriously think this was better than the opening. I love how it was all Arab-themed, it was spectacular.

As for the game - the atmosphere in Al Sadd was amazing as well, and all I have to say is MABROOK QATAR! El 3enabi got it, and they deserved it.

greetings!

i wasnt able to watch the live feed of the closing ceremonies, i'm watching its rerun/replay right now... i caught up at the part where there was a woman singing on a crescent moon... at what part of the closing ceremony was that? did i miss a lot? or was that just the opening part? hehehe

yep you missed the part whene they turn the flame off unlucky you :( THE FIRE WORK WAS THE COOLEST EVER !!!!!

I watched the rerun yesterday after I finished studying at about 2 am...
Frankly, it was SPECTACULAR!! It was just way too awesome that I forget I had an exam the next morning!! lol!

@vince_rilian
That woman singing on the crescent (Shahrazad) was up there for a long time and sang a few times. Try to be more specific. I mean, what happened after she sang?

^^ hehe, i think @qatar son was right, i only missed the part where the cauldron/asian games flame was extinguised, but its weird that the flame was extinguished before the games was officially closed... (i watched from the beginning of the story:alibaba, etc...)

glad to see Lea Salonga sing the last live song for the closing ceremonies, the last live song for the doha 2006 asian games!

anyway, the fireworks were great, given that i am a pyrotechnics fanatic (yup, i know how to make them.....) i was stunned to see one particularly new effect (well, it seemed new to me, hehehe, but it might have been in use a long time ago). there were pyrotechnic shells (but probably not really pyrotechnic shells...) that continuously spew out stars while suspended in mid-air, great! amazing!

IMHO, i really think that doha 2006 is the best ever, most likely that guangzhou will not beat it, hehehe, look at the guangzhou website (http://www.gz2010asiangames.org/vfs/web/en/index.htm), its not even half as appealing of www.doha-2006.com! (not even 1/8 as appealing of www.doha-2006.com!?) hehe, the opening and closing ceremonies was well done as both were able to capture asia as a whole, which pusan/busan failed to do, but we'll see guangzhou...

no you missec more than that you also missed the boy going on the magic carpet then he lighted his torch and the flame was not egstinguwished it just turned off ..... yada yada yada

Flickr:

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/7183/32375689797ab353e5aoel3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2897/dfsdfuc4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/3884/dgfdgfrk7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img344.imageshack.us/img344/1204/erwetric9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/8005/rtrtvc7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img330.imageshack.us/img330/3946/tytryxm7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

do you happen to have more fireworks pics ?

I found those pics in www.flickr.com
Why dont you check?
Write either Doha or Qatar
and u will get pics!

no you missec more than that you also missed the boy going on the magic carpet then he lighted his torch and the flame was not egstinguwished it just turned off ..... yada yada yada

fire/flame was extinguished = fire/flame was turned off

:cheers:

yes but whene you say extinguished it reminds me of that white powder inside the tank thats used in fires and in kalifa stadium there was no powder

do you happen to have more fireworks pics ?

How about a full video of the fireworks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWbhCfou184

yepeee thanks a dozen cosin

yes but whene you say extinguished it reminds me of that white powder inside the tank thats used in fires and in kalifa stadium there was no powder

thats a different extinguish... :lol: its for firefighting, hence the name fire extinguisher... hehehe

compiled this one from youtube videos...

TOGETHER NOW Lyrics
Jacky Cheung
(NOTE: "Var" denotes variation as performed by Jacky Cheung at the opening ceremonies of the Asian Games Doha 2006.)


Can you hear it, hear the sound?
The sound of thunder rolling in
A thousand drummers on a breath of wind

The sound of footsteps beating down
Coming closer, nearer now
The tribes that gather like a storm accross the sky

With banners flying in the sun
The colours bleeding into one
Step by step, one by one, we come
Together now!

Can you feel it, the kiss of wind?
The wind of change that fans the flame
The flame that lights up like a storm against the sky

With banners flying in the sun
The colours bleeding into one
Step by step, one by one, we come
Together now!

Accross the seas and dessert sands
The people reaching out their hands
Step by step, one by one, we come
Together now!

Step by step, one by one, we come
Together now!

Now that the time has come
This moment in the sun
(A) new day breaks with the dawn
Accross an ancient land

Can you feel it, the kiss of wind? (Var: Can you hear it, hear the sound?)
The wind of change that fans the flame (Var: Can you feel it, feel the flame?)
The flame that lights up like a storm against the sky

With banners flying in the sun
The colours bleeding into one
Step by step, one by one, we come
Together now!

Accross the seas and dessert sands
The people reaching out their hands (Var: A nation reaches out its hands)
Step by step, one by one, we come
Together now!

Step by step, one by one, we come
Together now!

Step by step, one by one, we come
Together now!....

Here are some of my photos from the closing ceremony!!

FINALLY!!!

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/1237/l1000362edited1yb2.jpg
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WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW!!! :) ;)

thanks for the crazy pic

Lucky for u.
Beautiful Pics

Nice pics!!!!

wow those are some great pics, it must have been a blast!

excellent shots..
great job man ....

Amazing. What a ceremony!! Don't you think the Chinese freaked out for 2008 after seeing this? Much pressure for doing better!

Amazing. What a ceremony!! Don't you think the Chinese freaked out for 2008 after seeing this? Much pressure for doing better!

I think so, it raised the bar A LOT for the next ASIAN GAMES!

EDIT!

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da mosque of sports city

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da swimming pool inside aspire...used for trainin


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da vip area of khalifa stadium

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WOW, so many different themes, done so well & the fireworks looks awesome!

Very nice pics, summary of the whole event. Thanks man!

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ny1 knws hw to put da pictures on screen instead of thumbnails......

thanks for the pics

ny1 knws hw to put da pictures on screen instead of thumbnails......

If you choose the [URL=....ect.. link and paste it there instead of whatever your choosing now.

thts wot i did....its cumin so small.......i want dem to be lik da ones posted by halawala

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oh yea i got it thnx .......des r ma fav pics....wen it ws abt to rain ....chk out da second lik da light touchin sky

thts wot i did....its cumin so small.......i want dem to be lik da ones posted by halawala

check out the thread i created at the main page of Qatar.

VIP ENTRANCE

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basketball court

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camera for trackcycling....it works wid da help of hydrogen gas..nd fans to control da direction .....an xpert controls it wid a joystick

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me nnd ma fav ....outzid khalifa....

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Love the pics, especially the last one! ;) Nice lookin'car you got there. :)

thats not the basketball court !!! thats womens hall near the womens club

dooood......i .volunteerd der for 5-10 days nd also saw da qatars final nd semifinal matches .(basketball)....dats da basketball arena...quite small inside but still gud ...

near to dat is da womens club jus behind da sand sculptures .....i 'l try to get da pics......nywys...

RR Sport :bow:
Man... You got taste! ;)

cant you write right in the correct way

cant you write correctly ? not da the not dat that write correctly plz becase if you are a volenter then you must be over 18 oh and its not dood its dude !!!!

by the way i was a member in the hamad equatic center before i joined and i know wat i am talking about i saw the offical aspirezone map and it was only womens club and womens hall

al sadd stdium durin qatar uzbekistan match

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da stadium after da match ..wen qatar lost ..after dis incident dey made a ban on plastic bottles inside all da footbal venues


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again.....half of da stadium wch ws very clean ws filled wid bottles

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athletes village

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dis much for now.....wil post many pics later.....bbi

yea right....i write lik this ...im used to this coz i chat wid my frnds in dis way.....all des are modern way of chattin ..... short forms........nd that womens club ...if dats da womens club i'l give you a million riyals ..or i'l suicide....im dat much sure that its the basketball court...b,coz i used to go there daily...i saw many games frm der.....wotevar....bbi for now cya later....

sory for the pics clarity ...tuk in my mob.....

youve got a serious problem :ohno:

u lose buddy...

Great pictures buddy! Thanks for sharing! I especially like the pic of the Village courtyard!

impressive pics

Has anybody seen this before?!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6188775.stm

WTF?!! I mean really, WTF?!!

Has anybody seen this before?!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6188775.stm

WTF?!! I mean really, WTF?!!

So, what exactly is a gender test? Its pretty obvious if she is a woman or a man; there are visible signs. Do they mean that she is a transexual?

So, what exactly is a gender test? Its pretty obvious if she is a woman or a man; there are visible signs. Do they mean that she is a transexual?

I assume that she is so... But the article says: "It is not clear how she failed the test at the Asian Games in Doha."

I dunno, but I couldn't think of any other reason for failing such a test!

I assume that she is so... But the article says: "It is not clear how she failed the test at the Asian Games in Doha."

I dunno, but I couldn't think of any other reason for failing such a test!

Read this article about the controversy of gender testing. Its a bit long but interesting. (http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/OlympicGenderTesting.html)

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da rooms inside da apartment....5 rooms in one apartmment...includin one tv,dining table ,refridgerator....etc..was fun stayin der..,,

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Very nice pics. Hazeem are you an athelete or just a visitor or volunteer? The pics are really awesome!

he said he was a volenter

btw thaouse rooms look small no wonder it will become hamad medical city lol

Nice pics. But the bedrooms r small

me volunteer....dey gave a chance to all volunteers to spend one night in athletes villlage b4 the games .....so i ws der ...

its a shame they might demolish all this. the venue looks great

yes i heard they might demolish the whoul thing then build it again since it was already used :) :ohno:

demolish and rebuild? oh...

It wont be demolished but will be closed and refurbished. It will soon be adapted to HMCC.

thats better , HMCC? i thout HMC not HMCC

EDIT oww ok just saw my sig iits hamad medical city complex sorry :)

By the way ... They said that Hamd Hosbital will adapte the city on 2008...

So I think there is too much work to do ...

^^ Yup, they will transform the whole village into a Hamad Medical City or something like that. It is due to open in 2008--in about a year or a year and a half from now.

على راسي يالفهد

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Al-Kubaisi from flickr!

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... He was there in almost every event in the Asian games ... He deserve a medal him self ...

..

well the asian olympic councol headquarters is in kuwait

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indian fans durin da kabbadi match.....da arena ws full...nd dey showed the match on a giant screen in the track cyclin area....

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good pic hazeem

exellent pics Hazeem

:applause: :applause:
Amazing pics!

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Wonderful pics :)

Interseting Pics

amazing pics!
I'm surprised that all the construction was finished in time. When I left Qatar in September after an internship, I really thought they would never finish the job in time. Apparently I was wrong, luckily ;-)

amazing pics!
I'm surprised that all the construction was finished in time. When I left Qatar in September after an internship, I really thought they would never finish the job in time. Apparently I was wrong, luckily ;-)

But, the stadium was completed more than a year ago. Do yoiu mean the infrastructure?

But, the stadium was completed more than a year ago. Do yoiu mean the infrastructure?

Idd, I was especially referring to the infrastructure and some buildings being prepared for the games and hosting of the people. An example was a complex not far from Rydges. The entrance seemed far from complete.

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Breaking News:

Opening and Closing Ceremony will be available in limited numbers in DVDs

starting from tomorrow ...

you can buy it from Official Doha 2006 Outlets and other places like:
Music Master, Moods, Star Music, DVD House, and City Center Cinema.





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Nice!!

Great I might buy one for the future.

is there engish available?, i've been looking foward to those

^^ English is a must I guess .... it should be in English also ... maybe you can choose the language in the DVD like movies...:)

yah!!!:banana:

I want a copy !! :cry:
Anyone know if it's possible to buy the dvd's online also??

SOMEONE SHUD POST IT ON SITE....TORRENT SITES.....SO THAT I CAN DOWNLOAD!!!!!!!!!

I dont think u will find it in any torrent sites, lets wait and see.

Great I might buy one for the future.


buy me one plzz ;p

I dont think u will find it in any torrent sites, lets wait and see.


any1 in this forum can buy this and post it......wil be sooooo thankfull......i want it so badly..........

any1 in this forum can buy this and post it......wil be sooooo thankfull......i want it so badly..........

mee too

Someone buy it and rip it and maybe we could upload it for everyone to download :)

:) halawala will buy it, I will rip it and u will upload it :P

:lol:

Acknowledged as the greatest Opening and Closing Ceremonies of any international sporting Games

Staged on 1 December and 15 December as the bookends to the 15th Asian Games, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies were widely agreed to have surpassed anything ever before staged.

Source: http://www.doha-2006.com/

is anyone going to go to the opening ceremony? Its going to cost 500 riyals just for a seat!! I heard there are no wastas!! no free tickets!

looooooooooool :lol:
i was given free tickets (seriously)

looooooooooool :lol:
i was given free tickets (seriously)

:ancient: Its been like....ummmm.... centuries ago!!!

yes yes...i know so forget it! :D

I am desperately looking for a recording (DVD, online) of the boxing bouts at the Asian Games. Does anyone know where I can get these?

Thanks in advance.

Please feel free to email me at franklinquinten@hotmail.com

where can i buy the dvd with the OC?