Dato Zainal Abu Zarin of Malaysia, newly elected president of Asia Paralympic Committee, declared here on Tuesday that Guangzhou of China won the bid to host the 2010 Asian Para-Games.
South Korea's medal hopes at the 15th Asian Games may have been dealt a blow after Doha officials confiscated their national dish from team members at the athletes village.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad plans to visit the Asian Games in Qatar, a presidential aide said on Monday after FIFA provisionally lifted a ban to let Iran's soccer team compete.
India's weightlifters will miss the Asian Games after the latest in a series of doping scandals but the country is looking to its shooters to restore national pride in Doha.
The closing ceremony of the 15th Asian Games in Doha will see an eight-minute performance from Guangzhou, the host to next Asian Games in 2010, a Guangzhou Games organizer said on Monday
More than 6,500 costumes embodying the vast cultures of Asian countries and regions will highlight the opening ceremony of the Doha Asian Games, producers said on Monday.
Organizers have prepared 21 venues in the Qatar capital and its surrounds to host the 39 events of the 2006 Asian Games.
China has unveiled the emblem for the 2010 Asian Games to be held in south China's Guangzhou just ahead of the Doha Asian Games taking place next month in Qatar.
With an aim to deliver a best ever Asian Games, Doha organizers are catering not only to the needs of athletes and officials, but also to more than 4,500 journalists from all over the world, including their palates.
Aleksandr Mukanin of Tajikistan felt great with the Athletes' Village of the 15th Asian Games in Doha here on Sunday.