Doha 2016 officially launched

“CELEBRATING CHANGE”. This will be the tagline under which Qatar would press ahead with its 2016 Olympics bid which was officially launched by HH the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at a spectacular Corniche ceremony yesterday.
At the event, Sheikh Tamim also unveiled the bid’s new logo and the new state-of-the-art website.

Thousands of people gathered along the road to watch the event, which featured an acrobatic display by Jump Zone and culminated in a spectacular firework display over the sea.

Nada Zeidan, Qatari archer and Doha 2016 team bid ambassador, gets ready to fire an arrow as part of the launch celebrations.

India win First Gold Medal in Doha Asian Games 2006

India has won the first golden medal in Doha Asian Games 2006 in Rapid Chess Category. Koneru Humby won the Gold medal in Women's Rapid Chess. She is from Vijayawada of Andhra Pradesh.

India Grab Handball Win

India eased to victory over Macau, China 31–14 in a group A match of the men’s handball tournament at the Al-Gharrafa Indoor Hall on Monday 4 December.

Naya Chandra Singh Rungbam netted 12 for the victors, who slipped into cruise control after logging a 17–5 half-time lead. As well as Rungbam, they owed much of their success to goalkeeper Ratish Kumar Pandey who saved a remarkable 14 of the 24 shots that came his way.

For Macau, China, Chau Hong Cheung and Kuok Weng Hang topped their scoring charts with three apiece. They at least improved on their opening tie of the tournament, when they were torn apart by Bahrain 53–11. India too made a vast improvement, having lost their opener 48–19 to hosts Qatar. (From www.doha-2006.com)

China is Top on the List

China’s domination of the men’s 56kg weightlifting class at the Asian Games continued with Li Zheng’s victory giving them a sixth consecutive gold medal – the most successful winning streak in history that stretches back to 1986.

It came as Vietnamese Hoang Anh Tuan won his country's first-ever Asian Games weightlifting medal by claiming silver.

Doha Asian Started

15th Asian Games at Doha started with a spectacular opening ceremony. In the beginning, the Opening Ceremony of the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 focussed on the future, as Qatari youngsters were introduced into the stadium and spent an energetic and colourful 10 minutes creating a traditional Qatari sadu carpet on the stadium floor with huge pieces of billowing cloth.

They were followed by youngsters from ASPIRE, who raced around the stadium chasing Orry, the Games’ mascot. This emphasis on youth underlined Qatar’s bid to make the country the sports capital of the Middle East.

The Grand Opening Ceremony of Doha Asian Games 2006

The Grand Opening Ceremony of Doha Asian Games 2006 is shceduled at 19:00 hrs at Khalifa Stadium.

Not only will the Ceremony officially signal the start of the greatest Asian Games ever, it will be the most spectacular opening of any Games.

According to Doha Asian Games Organising Committee, this opening ceremony will have an everlasting effect on everybody's mind.

Around 50,000 people are expected to gather at Khalifa Stadium

Spectacular Opening Ceremony for Doha Asian Games

A new era for Qatar: It took six years of preparations, $3bn of hard cash and unprecedented hype. Finally its time to get down to brass tacks and deliver "The Games of your life".