Malaysia at the 2006 Asian Games

Malaysia at the
2006 Asian Games
IOC codeMAS
NOCOlympic Council of Malaysia
Websitewww.olympic.org.my (in English)
in Doha
Competitors244 in 23 sports
Flag bearer Josiah Ng[1][2]
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
8
Silver
17
Bronze
17
Total
42
Asian Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 North Borneo (1954, 1958, 1962)
 Sarawak (1962)

Malaysia competed in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. The country was represented by 244 athletes competing in 23 of the 39 sports provided. Among the popular sports were aquatics, athletics, badminton, bodybuilding, bowling, cycling, hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, kabaddi, karate-do, sepak takraw, squash, table tennis, taekwondo, weightlifting and wushu.[3] Athletes from Malaysia won overall 42 medals (including eight golds), and clinched the eleventh spot in the medal table.[4] Abdullah Sani Karim was the chief of the delegation.[5]

  1. ^ "Our cyclists to share the wheels". The Star (Malaysia). 4 December 2006.
  2. ^ Lim Teik Huat (1 November 2006). "Cycling: Acid test for Josiah". The Star (Malaysia).
  3. ^ 15th Asian Games. Athletes and Teams
  4. ^ "Overall medal standings – Doha 2006". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Malaysian contingent 15th Asian Games Doha 2006".