Malaysia at the 2006 Asian Games | |
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IOC code | MAS |
NOC | Olympic Council of Malaysia |
Website | www |
in Doha | |
Competitors | 244 in 23 sports |
Flag bearer | Josiah Ng[1][2] |
Medals Ranked 11th |
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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]