15th Asian Games 2006
01-15 December 2006 | Doha, Qatar
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. Athletes from the Malaysia won overall 42 medals (including eight golds), and clinched eleventh spot in the medal table. A Sani Karim was the chief of the delegation.
Emblem
The emblem of the 15th Asian Games is an image of an athlete in motion which represents the fearless manner of a sportsperson in face of challenges and obstacles. The colours used in the emblem represent Qatar's landscape. Yellow represents the crescent-shaped sand dunes of the desert, blue represents the calm sea of the Gulf and red represents the sun and warm spirit of Asia.
Mascot
The Doha Asian Games Organising Committee chose "Orry", a Qatari Oryx, as the official mascot of the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006. It was unveiled at the waterfront of the Qatari capital on 1 January 2005 in conjunction with the start of the 700-day countdown to the games. He represents energy, determination, sportsmanship spirit, commitment, enthusiasm, participation, respect, peace and fun and is described as a great sportsman.
Athletes & Officials
Click on any of the sport’s icon to view the list of athletes & officials.
Medals
8
Gold
17
Silver
17
Bronze