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Bahrain At The 2006 Asian Games
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Bahrain participated in the 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad held in Doha, Qatar from 1 to 15 December 2006. Bahrain ranked 14th with 7 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad. Medalists References Nations at the 2006 Asian Games 2006 Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahrain Olympic Committee
Bahrain Olympic Committee ( ar, اللجنة الأولمبية البحرينية, IOC code: BRN) is the National Olympic Committee representing Bahrain as a member of the International Olympic Committee. It was formed in 1978 and received official recognition in 1979.Olympic.org accessed 18 June 2011 It is responsible for organizing Bahrain's participation in the . History Foundation The idea to establish the committee was finally fulfilled on 19 May 1979 as it became the official organization supervising sport activities in Bahrain and under the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, which was founded in 1975, presided by the then Crown Prince King Hamad. An ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruqaya Al-Ghasra
Ruqaya Al-Ghasra ( ar, رقية الغسرة; born September 6, 1982), is a Bahraini athlete. She was one of the first women to represent Bahrain at the Olympic Games, by Bahrain at the 2004 Summer Olympics, taking part in the women's 100 metres sprint at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens."Running into History" ESPN, September 25, 2004 (Bahraini women had, however, taken part in the Paralympics as early as 1984.) She won medals at the 2006 Asian Games and went on to run at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. She announced her international retirement in 2009. It was revealed in July 2010 that Al-Ghasra had failed an out of competition doping test and she was banned from competing for two years (between 17 September 2009 and 16 September 2011). Career |
Mushir Salem Jawher
Leonard Mucheru Maina (born 13 June 1978 in Nyandarua) is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who started from 2004 until 2007 as Mushir Salem Jawher ( ar, مشير سالم جوهر), having acquired the citizenship of Bahrain. Career Mucheru originally represented Kenya and finished fourth in the short race at the 2000 World Cross Country Championships. He moved to Bahrain in 2003 and was granted citizenship in 2004, at the same time getting a new Arabic name. At that time Bahrain acquired a number of runners from African countries, especially Kenya. In 2001, Mucheru won the Millrose Games 3,000 Meters in a time of 7:50.01, and also won the Rye Derby 5-Mile race in 23:18. Before changing nationality Maina finished seventh at the 2003 World Indoor Championships and fourth at the 2003 World Athletics Final. In 2004 he became Asian Indoor Champion for Bahrain in 3000 metres. This stirred some controversy as he, according to IAAF rules, was not eligible to run for his new country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2006 Asian Games – Men's Marathon ...
The men's marathon at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar was held on 10 December 2006 at the Marathon Street Circuit in Doha Corniche. Schedule All times are Arabia Standard Time ( UTC+03:00) Records Results ;Legend *DNF — Did not finish References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games - Men's marathon Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games 2006 2006 Asian Games Asian 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid Kamal Yaseen
Khalid Kamal Yaseen (born 10 October 1982) is a Bahraini long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He was born in Kenya as Peter Ndegwa, but changed name and nationality in 2005. He won the silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games. He finished 29th at the 2007 World Championships, 39th at the 2008 World Cross Country Championships and 40th at the 2007 World Championships. He won the Madrid Marathon in 2009.Valiente, Emeterio (2009-04-26)Yaseen and Sizmaz are successful at Madrid Marathon IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-29. His personal best times are 28:10.89 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Neerpelt; 1:02:35 hours in the half marathon, achieved in April 2005 in Manama; and 2:11:43 hours in the marathon, achieved in May 2008 in Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2006 Asian Games – Men's 1500 Metres
The men's 1500 metres competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar was held on 8 and 10 December 2006 at the Khalifa International Stadium Khalifa International Stadium (, , ) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Al Rayyan, Qatar, around west from the centre of Doha. Its ground comprises a running track and a grass pitch. Opened in 1976, the stadium was named after then- Emir o .... Schedule All times are Arabia Standard Time ( UTC+03:00) Records Results ;Legend *DNF — Did not finish 1st round * Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the final. Heat 1 Heat 2 Final References External links Results – 1st Round Heat 1 {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belal Mansoor Ali
Belal Mansoor Ali ( ar, بلال منصور علي; born 17 October 1988) is a middle distance runner now representing Bahrain after changing nationality from Kenya. He was born John Yego on 17 October 1988 in Kenya. Works with Bahrain Defence Forced. A lot of controversy has surrounded his age, starting when he won the 1500 metres race at the 2005 IAAF World Youth Championships in Marrakech, Morocco and became suspected for age cheating. In August 2005 the IAAF opened an investigation regarding Belal Mansoor Ali, Tareq Mubarak Taher and Aadam Ismaeel Khamis, all Bahraini athletes born in Kenya. The same month Ali was competed at the 2005 World Championships. His most successful event was the 800 metres, where he placed seventh in the final. In June he had set a personal best time over 800 metres of 1:44.34 minutes in Conegliano, Italy; at the time, that was a world youth best, equivalent with the World Record for under age 18. In July 2006 Ali was arrested in Kenya, suspected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2006 Asian Games – Men's 400 Metres
The men's 400 metres competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar was held on 8 and 10 December 2006 at the Khalifa International Stadium Khalifa International Stadium (, , ) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Al Rayyan, Qatar, around west from the centre of Doha. Its ground comprises a running track and a grass pitch. Opened in 1976, the stadium was named after then- Emir o .... Schedule All times are Arabia Standard Time ( UTC+03:00) Records Results 1st round * Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Final References External links Results – 1st Round Heat 1 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Simpson
Brandon Simpson (born 6 September 1981 in Florida, U.S.) is a sprinter who represents Bahrain, having previously represented Jamaica. He has won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at three world championships; 2001, 2003 and 2005. He finished 6th in the individual 400 metres contest in 2005, and 5th at the 2004 Olympics. Achievements Personal bests *400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is on ... - 44.64 s (2006) References External links * 1981 births Living people Jamaican male sprinters Bahraini male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Jamaica Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodybuilding At The 2006 Asian Games – Men's 85 kg
The men's 85 kilograms event at the 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ... was held on December 9, 2006 at the Al-Dana Banquet Hall in Doha, Qatar. Schedule All times are Arabia Standard Time ( UTC+03:00) Results Prejudging round * Noorulhoda Shirzad of Afghanistan originally got the 9th place, but was disqualified. Final round References Results – Prejudging Round {{DEFAULTSORT:Bodybuilding at the 2006 Asian Games - Men's 85 kg [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodybuilding At The 2006 Asian Games – Men's 80 kg
The men's 80 kilograms event at the 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ... was held on December 9, 2006 at the Al-Dana Banquet Hall in Doha, Qatar. Schedule All times are Arabia Standard Time ( UTC+03:00) Results Prejudging round Final round * Salem Ghanem Al-Shamsi of the United Arab Emirates originally got the 5th place, but was disqualified after he failed the drug test. References Results – Prejudging Round {{DEFAULTSORT:Bodybuilding at the 2006 Asian Games - Men's 80 kg [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2006 Asian Games – Women's 10,000 Metres
The women's 10000 metres competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar was held on 8 December 2006 at the Khalifa International Stadium Khalifa International Stadium (, , ) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Al Rayyan, Qatar, around west from the centre of Doha. Its ground comprises a running track and a grass pitch. Opened in 1976, the stadium was named after then- Emir o .... Schedule All times are Arabia Standard Time ( UTC+03:00) Records Results ;Legend *DNS — Did not start References External links Results – Final {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games - Women's 10000 metres Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |