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Athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
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competition was contested at the
2006 Asian Games
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in
Doha
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Qatar
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from December 7 to December 12. Twenty-three events were contested for the men while 22 were on the slate for the women. Only the 3000 Meter
Steeplechase was not contested for by the women. All
track and field
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events were held at
Khalifa International Stadium
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, and the
racewalking
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and
marathon took place at the
Doha Corniche
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. A total of 530 athletes (comprising 331 men and 199 women) from 41 nations took part in the competition.
Bhutan
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Brunei
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Indonesia
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and
Myanmar
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were the only nations without a representative in the events.
Schedule
Medalists
Men
Women
Medal table
Participating nations
A total of 530 athletes from 41 nations competed in athletics at the 2006 Asian Games:
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References
*Negash, Elshadai (2006-12-07)
Chinese sweep Race Walk titles - Asian Games, Day One IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-18.
*Negash, Elshadai (2006-12-08)
Zhang throws Asian Hammer Record - Asian Games, Day Two IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-18.
*Negash, Elshadai (2006-12-09)
Jamal on course for double, while track debutant takes 10,000m title - Asian Games, Day Three IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-18.
*Negash, Elshadai (2006-12-10)
Ramzi and Simpson defeated in Doha - Asian Games, Day Four IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-18.
*Negash, Elshadai (2006-12-11)
Perfect tactics give Kamel 800m victory - Asian Games, Day Five IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-18.
*Negash, Elshadai (2006-12-12)
Xiang 13.15, while Jamal completes double - Asian Games, Day Six IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-18.
External links
* at the official website for the 2006 Doha Games
{{2006 in athletics
2006 Asian Games events
Asian Games
2006
International athletics competitions hosted by Qatar