1-15 December 2006
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6 December - Day 6
delivering the unexpected, Hong Kong, China's Ko Lai Chak and Li Ching beat China's Ma Long and Wang Hao and took gold
Expect the unexpected
It was a day when the unexpected and the expected came hand in hand. Unexpectedly, Hong Kong, China took the men’s table tennis doubles as Ko Lai Chak and Li Ching shocked top seeds and overwhelming favourites Ma Long and Wang Hao of China 4-2 for gold.
Also surprisingly, Vietnam took the women’s team sepaktakraw gold after an epic duel with the defending champions Thailand in front of a raucous crowd, 2 regus to 1.
However, the traditional powers in both sports still had their say.
China’s Guo Yue and Li Xiaoxia beat Hong Kong, China’s Tie Ya Na and Zhang Ruiin in the women’s table tennis doubles final 4–1 and Thailand regained some pride by winning the men’s sepaktakraw final against Malaysia 2–0.
Also predictable, the victories by weightlifters Hossein Reza Zadeh (IR Iran) and Mu Shuangshuang (China), India’s men’s kabaddi team and China’s artistic gymnastics team were no less thrilling for that.
‘The Iranian Hercules’ Zadeh was an awesome and crowd-pleasing victor in the men’s +105kg class, whilst Mu set a new snatch world record of 139kg as she won the women’s +75kg class. She is the third athlete to break a weightlifting world record at the 15th Asian Games.
delivering the unexpected, Hong Kong, China's Ko Lai Chak and Li Ching beat China's Ma Long and Wang Hao and took goldIt was a day when the unexpected and the expected came hand in hand. Unexpectedly, Hong Kong, China took the men’s table tennis doubles as Ko Lai Chak and Li Ching shocked top seeds and overwhelming favourites Ma Long and Wang Hao of China 4-2 for gold.
Also surprisingly, Vietnam took the women’s team sepaktakraw gold after an epic duel with the defending champions Thailand in front of a raucous crowd, 2 regus to 1.
However, the traditional powers in both sports still had their say.
China’s Guo Yue and Li Xiaoxia beat Hong Kong, China’s Tie Ya Na and Zhang Ruiin in the women’s table tennis doubles final 4–1 and Thailand regained some pride by winning the men’s sepaktakraw final against Malaysia 2–0.
Also predictable, the victories by weightlifters Hossein Reza Zadeh (IR Iran) and Mu Shuangshuang (China), India’s men’s kabaddi team and China’s artistic gymnastics team were no less thrilling for that.
‘The Iranian Hercules’ Zadeh was an awesome and crowd-pleasing victor in the men’s +105kg class, whilst Mu set a new snatch world record of 139kg as she won the women’s +75kg class. She is the third athlete to break a weightlifting world record at the 15th Asian Games.
At ASPIRE Hall 2, the artistic gymnastics concluded as China continued to dominate with some world-class, record-setting performances. They won their 100th artistic gymnastics gold medal in history, typically adding the 101st just a few minutes later. They also wrapped up their 11th gold of the 18 available at Doha 2006.
In the nearby Hall 4, India won an exciting kabaddi final against Pakistan, 35–23 in front of a passionate crowd. It was a good day for India. They won through to Thursday’s women’s team tennis final by beating Uzbekistan 2–0.
They will be joined in Wednesday’s final by Chinese Taipei who picked up on the unexpected theme of the day, by beating the higher ranked Japan 2–0. They too will have fond memories of day 6, with Wang Chun Yen and Chiang Wan Chi winning the soft tennis men’s and women’s singles gold respectively.
Kazakhstan were another of the less-heralded nations to shake the bigger boys. They won the men’s team time trial cycling gold. However, the Games super-powers Japan and China maintained their medal-gathering ways in the pool.
After another thrilling night at the Hamad Aquatic Centre, the two nations are now both locked on 39 medals each from swimming, though China have the edge with 15 gold to Japan’s 13. The final night will take place on Thursday 7 December and if the previous day is anything to go by, expect the unexpected.
In the nearby Hall 4, India won an exciting kabaddi final against Pakistan, 35–23 in front of a passionate crowd. It was a good day for India. They won through to Thursday’s women’s team tennis final by beating Uzbekistan 2–0.
They will be joined in Wednesday’s final by Chinese Taipei who picked up on the unexpected theme of the day, by beating the higher ranked Japan 2–0. They too will have fond memories of day 6, with Wang Chun Yen and Chiang Wan Chi winning the soft tennis men’s and women’s singles gold respectively.
Kazakhstan were another of the less-heralded nations to shake the bigger boys. They won the men’s team time trial cycling gold. However, the Games super-powers Japan and China maintained their medal-gathering ways in the pool.
After another thrilling night at the Hamad Aquatic Centre, the two nations are now both locked on 39 medals each from swimming, though China have the edge with 15 gold to Japan’s 13. The final night will take place on Thursday 7 December and if the previous day is anything to go by, expect the unexpected.
Hong Kong, China, pulled off a stunning victory in the table tennis men’s doubles finals tonight ....
The Iranian Hercules, Hossein Reza Zadeh took just four lifts to win the men's +105kg and the final ....
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Vietnam rumbled Thailand in an epic women’s sepaktakraw final to win the country’s first gold medal ....
Men’s and women’s blue riband events in the swimming competition at the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 ....
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