Asian games 2006 medal tally

It was the first time that all 45 member nations of the Olympic Council of Asia took part in this event. Also, Eurosport broadcast the event, marking the first time that the European continent could watch this Asian sporting event.

The final medal tally was led by China followed by South Korea and Japan with host Qatar at 9th place. Several world and Asian records were broken during the games. The teenager Pincky Balhara won a silver medal in the women's Kurash 52 kg weight class.

Questions were raised about the team's participation at the Games and the Indian Olympic Association had said the athletes would have to pay for their kits as they come from the non-recognised Kurash Association of India KAI. Manjit Singh pipped pre-race favourite and national record holder Jinson Johson to take the gold in the Men's metres with a time of Arpinder Singh clinched India's first men's triple jump gold medal in 48 years with a jump of Swapna Barman produced her career-best performance by logging 6, aggregate points in the women's heptathlon to win a gold medal.

She fought through intense pain during the event, competing with a tape on her right cheek to lessen pain arising out of tooth infection. Fouaad Mirza topped the dressage and cross-country qualifiers with a score of In the medal round, he notched up Indian sprinter Dutee Chand won a silver medal in the women's m in Jakarta. Dutee clocked Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian javelin thrower to win an Asian Games gold medal as he shattered his own national record of Muhammed Anas Yahiya bagged a silver in the men's m final, finishing the race in Veteran long-distance runner Sudha Singh completed the women's metres steeplechase event in 9 minutes The Indians enjoyed a tumultuous ride to the medal, losing to Chinese Taipei but also beating favourites Japan.

With this, India have claimed two medals in the women's singles event: Sindhu's silver and Saina Nehwal's bronze. Indian men's compound archery team wins silver, losing to South Korea in a shootoff. In the shootoff too, the scores were level. But the Koreans had more arrows in the centre circle. Tajinderpal Singh Toor shattered the Asian Games record in men's shot put with a throw of Top seed Saurav Ghosal lost to Chung Ming Au of Hong Kong China in the men's singles semifinals to pick up the bronze medal in men's singles squash.

Ghosal had won a silver in the men's singles in the Asian Games. Joshna Chinappa failed to match up to the level of her year-old opponent, losing in the semi-final to pick up a bronze medal. Squash star Dipika Pallikal Karthik ensured another bronze medal for India in women's singles event. She lost her semi-final to Nicol David, but with both semi-finalists assured a bronze, she took India's medal tally to Defending champions India go down fighting to Iran in the final to clinch the silver medal.

Heena kept her calm under tremendous pressure to avoid elimination and brought out her A game just when it mattered. Sawarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh win India's first gold of Day 6 after finishing first in the men's quadruple sculls event with a timing of Despite making a slow start, Rohit and Bhagwan finished third behind Japan and South Korea with a timing of to win India's second bronze on Day 6.

All of 15, Shardul Vihan clinched the silver medal in the men's double trap shooting event at the 18th Asian Games. Narender Grewal was beaten by Akmal Rakhimov of Uzbekistan in men's sanda 65 kg semi-final bout. Manage notifications. Write For Us. Contact Us. GDPR Compliance. Writer Awards. Editor Awards. Tech Blog. Go to your Browser"s Setting's page.

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The live colour coverage of the Games led to a craze. As colour televisions were not manufactured in India, imports were allowed. Union Government allowed the import of 50, colour television sets by November of that year. The imported colour TV sets were priced at Rs , almost double the cost of Indian ones at Rs , but most people were ready to pay for them anyway.