Asian Games 2006, Doha

[V Reddy]

Well its starts today. Some tidbits about Asian Games 2006

New games this edition - Chess & Triatholon
Money Spent on this edition so far - 2.8 Billion Dollars
No. of countries participating - 45
No. of Chinese Atheletes - 928
No. of Athletes - 13500 ~

 

[V Reddy]

Todays schedule at 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 for Indians

Football -

Group D -
India vs Hongkong

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TableTennis -

Womens -
India vs Uzbekistan

India vs North Korea

Mens -
India vs Japan

India vs China

 

[V Reddy]

Results so far

India bt Uzbekistan 3-0

GHATAK Poulomi bt ISMAILOVA Aliye 6-11 11-6 13-11 11-6
DAS Mouma bt LEVINA Ekaterina 11-4 14-12 17-15
KUMARESAN Shamini bt AYUBOVA Madina 11-6 11-6 11-2

 

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The Website for the Games - http://www.doha-2006.com/

 

[V Reddy]

Mens TT

ACHANTA Sharath Kamal (120, Ind) bt KAN Yo(65, Jpn) 12-14 13-11 11-9 11-6
MIZUTANI Jun (96, Jpn) bt SAHA Subhajit (327, Ind) 11-4 11-9 12-10
YOSHIDA Kaii (43, Jpn) bt ROY Soumyadeep (230, Ind) 11-6 11-9 11-6
MIZUTANI Jun (96, Jpn) bt ACHANTA Sharath Kamal (120, Ind) 11-7 8-11 11-6 5-11 11-5

Japan Beat India 3-1 in the Mens Table Tennis Team Event. Good performance by Sharat Kamal though.