Portal:Asian Games
 Asian Games or Asiad are a multi-sport event taking place every four years among the athletes from all over the Asia. The Games are recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and are described as the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games. During the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, a conversation between sportsmen from China and the Philippines raised the idea of restoring the Far Eastern Games. However, the Indian IOC representative Guru Dutt Sondhi thought that the restoration of the Games would not be sufficient to show the spirit of unity and level of achievement in Asian sports, so proposed to sports leaders the idea of having discussions about holding a wholly new competition — the Asian Games. First Asian Games held in Delhi in 1951, since then Games have been held every fourth year. Template:/box-footerSelected article - Selected athlete -
Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player and as of April 11, 2011, ranked No. 73 in the singles and No. 29 in the doubles ranking of Women's Tennis Association (WTA). She began her tennis career in 2003 and reached career high ranking of World No. 27 on August 27, 2007. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings. In the 2006 Asian Games, she won gold at mixed doubles event and two silvers in singles and team events. She participated in the 2010 Asian Games and won silver in mixed doubles and a bronze in singles. She is well-known for her powerful forehand ground strokes.
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The 15th Asian Games Opening Ceremony was held in Doha, Qatar on December 1 marking the start of the 2006 Asian Games. The ceremony took place in the multi-purpose Khalifa International Stadium. Did you know? -
Selected game - Guangzhou was awarded the right to host the Games on July 1, 2004, as the sole bidding city. This came after the withdrawal of several cities, Amman, Kuala Lumpur and Seoul. A total of 53 venues were used to host the events including 11 constructed for use at the Games. The opening and closing ceremonies were held along the Pearl River in Haixinsha Island, and was the first time in history that the opening ceremony for a major sports event was not held inside a stadium. The final medal tally was led by traditional powerhouse China, followed by South Korea and third place Japan. China set a new Games record with 199 gold medals. The President of Olympic Council of Asia Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah hailed the Games as "outstanding" and "one of the best ever". Template:/box-header Template:/Categories Template:/box-footer
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