Doha Asian Games
In 2000, Qatar competed with many other Asian cities to
host the 15th Asian Games. After gaining the majority vote, for the
organization of the 2006 Asian Games.
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Asian Games Dates
The Games will take place between the 1st and 15th of
December 2006.
The 14 previous locations of the Asian Games
1951 New Delhi, India
1954 Manila, Philippines
1958 Tokyo, Japan
1962 Jakarta, Indonesia
1966 Bangkok, Thailand
1970 Bangkok, Thailand
1974 Tehran, Iran
1978 Bangkok, Thailand
1982 Delhi, India
1986 Seoul, South Korea
1990 Beijing, China
1994 Hiroshima, Japan
1998 Bangkok, Thailand
2002 Busan, South Korea
The Previous Asian Games took place in Busan, 2002
They were the largest Asian Games : 44 NOC's participated - 38 sports
and 420 events
Afghanistan returned to the games and East Timor participated for the
first time
The top three winners were: China, Korea and Japan
Asian Games Doha, 2006 will be the most important ones in history
39 sports will be organised |
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