Andrew8 Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 The capital city of Qatar, Doha, will be hosting the largest sporting event in Asia for the first time. MAP: EMBLEM: An athlete in motion is the inspiration for the logo of the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 - a sportsperson facing up to the challenges and obstacles in a fearless manner. The colours used in the logo are especially relevant to the state of Qatar: yellow for the crescent-shaped sand dunes of the desert, blue for the calm sea of the Gulf and red for the sun and warm spirit of Asia. SLOGAN: "The Games of Your Life"MASCOT: Orry the oryx TORCH The Torch design for the Doha 2006 Torch Relay is modest, elegant and light in design. Inspiration for the Torch was drawn from the curvaceous horns of the Arabian Oryx, the endangered national animal which also inspired Orry, the official Games mascot and the colours of the Qatari flag.It symbolises the unifying spirit of competition and friendship throughout Asia. The emblem of the 15th Asian Games appears on the top of the Torch, with the Olympic Council of Asia's sun icon embossed on the maroon middle section. The Asian sun is also engraved on the top of the Torch so that the Flame represents its core. The Torch was designed by the Creative & Visual Profile Team of Doha Asian Games Organising Committee (DAGOC). The Doha 2006 Torch is a unifying source that sums up the ever-burning desire to merge and light anew the spirit of competition and friendship through Asia. TORCH RELAY The Doha 2006 Torch Relay is the longest relay in the history of the Games; travelling over 50,000 kilometres to 15 countries and regions in more than 50 days. MAP OF THE TORCH RELAYMEDALS: Aspects of the Old and New have been incorporated into the design of the official medals PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES: AFG Afghanistan MAS Malaysia BAN Bangladesh MDV Maldives BHU Bhutan MGL Mongolia BRN Bahrain (Kingdom of Bahrain) MYA Myanmar BRU Brunei Darussalam NEP Nepal CAM Cambodia OMA Oman (Sultanate of Oman) CHN China (PR China) PAK Pakistan HKG Hong Kong, China PHI Philippines (The Philippines) INA Indonesia PLE Palestine IND India PRK DPR Korea IRI IR Iran SIN Singapore IRQ Iraq SRI Sri Lanka JOR Jordan SYR Syria (Syrian Arab Republic) JPN Japan THA Thailand KAZ Kazakhstan TJK Tajikistan KGZ Kyrgyzstan TKM Turkmenistan KOR Korea (Republic of Korea) TLS Timor-Leste KSA Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) TPE Chinese Taipei KUW Kuwait UAE United Arab Emirates LAO Lao PDR UZB Uzbekistan LIB Lebanon VIE Vietnam MAC Macau, China YEM Yemen (Republic of Yemen) QAT Qatar (State of Qatar) VENUE MAP: MAIN STADIUM: Khalifa Stadium The Khalifa Stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000 fans, the largest sporting venue in the city. THE CAULDRON: http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/7074/dscn27132lu.jpg Picture of Doha: OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF DOHA 2006 ASIAN GAMES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Isn't this like the third thread we have on these games? How many do we need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew8 Posted November 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Well... mine's better... so yay~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatsnotmypuppy Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 I wonder how long it will be until Australia starts competing in the Asian Games. I know we aren't technically Asia - but since we made the move to the Asian Football league, surely the time will come when AOC alligns (maybe not joins, but alligns) with the OCA... Then we could host and win everything! Well everything the Chinese haven't.. ahem... won fair and square. BTW I was going to start a fourth thread just to state this but thought I'd give you a break roltel :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 The logo for these games reminds me of Barcelona 1992, apart from different colours and slightly different shapes, really like the torch design tho and the stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew8 Posted November 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 I was trying to look for the bidding logo for Doha 2006, but I don't know why i can't find that on the internet..... I remember it looking waaaaay better than the current logo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Uh-oh. Athens 204 redux for Doha! Empty football stadia as Asiad begins... And they want to bid for the Olympics? Not a good start... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTHarner Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 The Bahrain vs Vietnam match was played before an announced crowd of 75, but before we harp on the attendance figures too much, I am reminded of some articles printed during the 1999 Pan American Games raising the same issues, yet, if I am not mistaken, those Games were considered very successful in the end. Keep in mind that the whole nation of Qatar has a population of less than 900,000 and not everybody is enough of a sports fan to want to attend the Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 Uh, guys, is it just me or there is a some kind of sculpture of the "Olympic Rings" in that stadium picture that andrew8 posted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Where are all the crowds? Are they vacationing in Greece or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatsnotmypuppy Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 To be fair to the Doha organisers, the Games dont actually start until today - and the Opening Ceremony is sold out - 50,000 tickets. The football and basketball matches thus far are the minnows trying to get into the final rounds that start the day after the Opening. Kind of like the Eurovision semi!! Apparently swimming (those Arabs will finally get to see some real woman flesh!), athletics and some martial arts sessions are sold out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rav3n Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 For those who wants to see the opening ceremony, go here. http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?channel=615 As i have hearded, they will transmit the last moments of the relay, as well for the ceremonies and the events. Highly recomended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Iredale Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 DAGBS: Opening Ceremony Run Down I stil can't work out how I can get a broadcast feed though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rav3n Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Another good website to view tv channels online. wwitv.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Did any of you know that there are 46 sports/discipines in this Asiad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 *bangs head on the computer keyboard* Why is there a couple of these such topics here? Anyway, I'll put this IOC article again: Link: IOC: The 2006 Asian Games In Doha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkParkFn Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 I know. I thought I had put one up earlier, albeit it was only to provide a link to the official athletes' village newspaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafa Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Live opening ceremony images before the start: http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/7913/dsc00056cl9.jpg http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/2034/dsc00057xa2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCD 2012 Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 I am watching it on my local tv station . In other news , Tokyo and Doha lobbying for the 2016 Olympics in Qatar http://www.channelnewsasia.com/asiangames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Iredale Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 I'm about to watch an opening ceremony for the first time with Arabic commentary, rather than Barry Davies. Should be weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rav3n Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Very outstanding and spectacular ceremony, the Sydney 2000 guys did it again. Too bad my connection is a little screwed up and i couldn record very much. ;( I'm praying that the opening ceremony appears avalible to download in some P2P program in the next days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rav3n Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Pics of the ceremony: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafa Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 uhm WOW! the flame lighting..the ceremony..wow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Iredale Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 A very good ceremony. Many thanks rav3n, with your link I would have been screwed! uhm WOW! the flame lighting..the ceremony..wow... The lighting was good until the bit at the end! It seemed a bit of a cop out! On horseback though, running up those steps. Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkParkFn Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Wow. I just wish I knew somewhere to download the ceremony. Anybody have HQ pics of the show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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