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| Host city | Doha, Qatar |
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| Motto | The Games of Your Life[a] |
| Nations | 45 |
| Athletes | 9,520[1] |
| Events | 424 in 39 sports (46 disciplines) |
| Opening | December 1 |
| Closing | December 15 |
| Opened by | Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Emir of Qatar |
| Closed by | Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah President of the Olympic Council of Asia |
| Athlete's Oath | Mubarak Eid Bilal |
| Judge's Oath | Abd Allah Al-Bulooshi |
| Torch lighter | Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani |
| Main venue | Khalifa International Stadium |
| Website | doha-2006.com (archived) |
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The 2006 Asian Games (Arabic: دورة الألعاب الآسيوية 2006, romanized: Dawrat al-ʼAl‘ab al-Asīawīah 2006), officially known as the XV Asiad or 15th Asian Games (Arabic: دورة الألعاب الآسيوية الخامسة عشرة, and commonly known as Doha 2006 (Arabic: الدوحة 2006), was an Asian multi-sport event held in Doha, Qatar[2] from December 1 to 15, 2006, with 424 events in 39 sports featured in the games. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia (following Tehran in 1974) to host the games. The city will host the games again in 2030.[3][4]
It was the first time that all 45 member nations of the Olympic Council of Asia took part in this event. Also, Eurosport broadcast the event, marking the first time that the event was broadcast outside the continent.[5] 21 competition venues were used for the Games including the newly constructed Aspire Indoor Sports Complex. The opening and closing ceremonies of the Games were held at Khalifa International Stadium. The trampoline discipline of gymnastics, as well as chess and triathlon made their debut at the Games.
The final medal tally was led by China, followed by South Korea and Japan. Qatar finished in ninth place. Tajikistan, Jordan and United Arab Emirates won their first ever Asian Games gold medals.[6] 7 world and 23 Asian records were broken during the games, while South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan was announced as the most valuable player.[7]
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- ^ "Olympic Council of Asia : Games". Ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- ^ "The 2006 Asian Games in Doha". 2006-11-30. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ^ "Qatar to stage 2023 Asian Cup, most likely in early 2024". Reuters. 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ^ "Qatar Wins 2023 Asian Cup Bid Just Over A Decade After It Last Hosted The Tournament". Forbes. 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ^ "The Asian Games Live On Eurosport". Sportbusiness.com. 10 November 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
- ^ "A feast of facts from the Games". DAGOC. 16 December 2006. Archived from the original on 9 January 2007.
- ^ "Records". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 6 January 2007.